PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · City of Edinburgh

Affluence in EH6 6DF

How EH6 6DF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Great Junction Street
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
703 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH6 6DF is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH6 6DF 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

70% of adults in the EH6 6DF area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 6.4% are retired and 8.5% are full-time students.

EH6 6DFScotland
Employee, full-time50.5%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.7%11.5%
Self-employed9.8%7.4%
Unemployed1.9%1.9%
Full-time student8.5%8.8%
Retired6.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6%5.2%
Other3.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

43.2% of adults in the EH6 6DF area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH6 6DFScotland
Higher managerial & professional18.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional25%21.1%
Intermediate8.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical4.6%7.1%
Semi-routine9%11.2%
Routine12.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.4%6.8%
Full-time students8.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

51.5% of adults in the EH6 6DF area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 11.8% have no qualifications.

EH6 6DFScotland
Degree level or above51.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND8.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent7.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent15.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship4.1%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 6DF (Great Junction Street) (about 703 residents).

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

Explore

Look up another area