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Affluence in EH7 6AR

How EH7 6AR 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
315 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH7 6AR is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH7 6AR area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 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

52.2% of adults in the EH7 6AR area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 35.4% are retired and 3.3% are full-time students.

EH7 6ARScotland
Employee, full-time31.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.3%11.5%
Self-employed9%7.4%
Unemployed2%1.9%
Full-time student3.3%8.8%
Retired35.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.2%5.2%
Other2.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

29.5% of adults in the EH7 6AR area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH7 6ARScotland
Higher managerial & professional10.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional19.3%21.1%
Intermediate13.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.3%7.1%
Semi-routine11.3%11.2%
Routine12.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed14.3%6.8%
Full-time students3.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

26.6% of adults in the EH7 6AR area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 28.8% have no qualifications.

EH7 6ARScotland
Degree level or above26.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND6.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent18.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship11.3%7.6%
No qualifications28.8%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH7 6AR (Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North) (about 315 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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