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Affluence in EH6 5HA

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

Neighbourhood
Great Junction Street
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
623 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH6 5HA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH6 5HA 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

66.2% of adults in the EH6 5HA area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 8.7% are retired and 14.8% are full-time students.

EH6 5HAScotland
Employee, full-time45.5%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.5%11.5%
Self-employed8.2%7.4%
Unemployed2.4%1.9%
Full-time student14.8%8.8%
Retired8.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.6%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.5%5.2%
Other0.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

37.3% of adults in the EH6 5HA area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH6 5HAScotland
Higher managerial & professional12.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional24.4%21.1%
Intermediate9.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.9%7.1%
Semi-routine11.1%11.2%
Routine11.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.4%6.8%
Full-time students12.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

55.4% of adults in the EH6 5HA area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 9.2% have no qualifications.

EH6 5HAScotland
Degree level or above55.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND9.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent11.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship3.7%7.6%
No qualifications9.2%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 5HA (Great Junction Street) (about 623 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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