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Affluence in EH7 5BF

How EH7 5BF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,554 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH7 5BF is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH7 5BF 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

84.5% of adults in the EH7 5BF area are in work, well above the Scotland average of 55%. 2.1% are retired and 7.4% are full-time students.

EH7 5BFScotland
Employee, full-time67%36.1%
Employee, part-time8.8%11.5%
Self-employed8.8%7.4%
Unemployed1.4%1.9%
Full-time student7.4%8.8%
Retired2.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.7%5.2%
Other1.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

50.5% of adults in the EH7 5BF area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH7 5BFScotland
Higher managerial & professional25.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional25.1%21.1%
Intermediate10.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.5%7.1%
Semi-routine7.7%11.2%
Routine8.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.6%6.8%
Full-time students6.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

64.9% of adults in the EH7 5BF area hold a degree or equivalent, more than double the Scotland average of 32.5%. 2.9% have no qualifications.

EH7 5BFScotland
Degree level or above64.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND10.8%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent11%18.9%
Apprenticeship2.1%7.6%
No qualifications2.9%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH7 5BF (Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North) (about 1,554 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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