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Affluence in EH54 8UL

How EH54 8UL 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
786 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH54 8UL is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH54 8UL area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.0/ 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

69.1% of adults in the EH54 8UL area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 17.2% are retired and 5% are full-time students.

EH54 8ULScotland
Employee, full-time49.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time12%11.5%
Self-employed7.8%7.4%
Unemployed1.6%1.9%
Full-time student5%8.8%
Retired17.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5.1%5.2%
Other0.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

34% of adults in the EH54 8UL area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH54 8ULScotland
Higher managerial & professional11.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional22.3%21.1%
Intermediate17.2%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.2%7.1%
Semi-routine8.4%11.2%
Routine15.9%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.7%6.8%
Full-time students5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

26.5% of adults in the EH54 8UL area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 13.1% have no qualifications.

EH54 8ULScotland
Degree level or above26.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND19.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.4%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent22.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.6%7.6%
No qualifications13.1%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 8UL (Livingston Knightsridge and Eliburn North) (about 786 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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