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Affluence in EH52 5PD

How EH52 5PD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Pumpherston and Uphall Station
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
707 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH52 5PD is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH52 5PD area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

ONS publishes small-area income estimates for England and Wales only.
Work

Who is in work

55.4% of adults in the EH52 5PD area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 18.1% are retired and 4.8% are full-time students.

EH52 5PDScotland
Employee, full-time39.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.2%11.5%
Self-employed5.5%7.4%
Unemployed2.2%1.9%
Full-time student4.8%8.8%
Retired18.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family5.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled8.1%5.2%
Other1.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

24.4% of adults in the EH52 5PD area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH52 5PDScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional17%21.1%
Intermediate10.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.1%7.1%
Semi-routine11%11.2%
Routine22.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.6%6.8%
Full-time students5.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

22.2% of adults in the EH52 5PD area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 20% have no qualifications.

EH52 5PDScotland
Degree level or above22.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent28.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.4%7.6%
No qualifications20%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH52 5PD (Pumpherston and Uphall Station) (about 707 residents).

Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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