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Affluence in EH6 5AR

How EH6 5AR ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Pilrig
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
967 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH6 5AR is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH6 5AR area scores 4.0 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
4.0/ 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

60.6% of adults in the EH6 5AR area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 12% are retired and 10.2% are full-time students.

EH6 5ARScotland
Employee, full-time39.5%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.4%11.5%
Self-employed9.7%7.4%
Unemployed2.3%1.9%
Full-time student10.2%8.8%
Retired12%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.6%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5.5%5.2%
Other3.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

35.1% of adults in the EH6 5AR area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH6 5ARScotland
Higher managerial & professional13.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional21.6%21.1%
Intermediate12%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed9.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.7%7.1%
Semi-routine9.9%11.2%
Routine11.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.2%6.8%
Full-time students9.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

47.9% of adults in the EH6 5AR area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 11.8% have no qualifications.

EH6 5ARScotland
Degree level or above47.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND10.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent14.7%18.9%
Apprenticeship4.5%7.6%
No qualifications11.8%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH6 5AR (Pilrig) (about 967 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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