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Affluence in EH54 8EY

How EH54 8EY ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Livingston Knightsridge and Eliburn North
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
722 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH54 8EY is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH54 8EY 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

60.5% of adults in the EH54 8EY area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 16.8% are retired and 5.5% are full-time students.

EH54 8EYScotland
Employee, full-time43.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.5%11.5%
Self-employed3.6%7.4%
Unemployed2.2%1.9%
Full-time student5.5%8.8%
Retired16.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.5%5.2%
Other1.9%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

20.9% of adults in the EH54 8EY area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH54 8EYScotland
Higher managerial & professional7%12%
Lower managerial & professional13.8%21.1%
Intermediate13%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed3.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.5%7.1%
Semi-routine14.2%11.2%
Routine24.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.4%6.8%
Full-time students4.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

16.1% of adults in the EH54 8EY area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 19.8% have no qualifications.

EH54 8EYScotland
Degree level or above16.1%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16.8%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent30.9%18.9%
Apprenticeship3.8%7.6%
No qualifications19.8%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH54 8EY (Livingston Knightsridge and Eliburn North) (about 722 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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