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Affluence in EH7 6FD

How EH7 6FD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Easter Road and Hawkhill Avenue
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
663 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH7 6FD is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH7 6FD 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

80.5% of adults in the EH7 6FD area are in work, well above the Scotland average of 55%. 3.7% are retired and 8.5% are full-time students.

EH7 6FDScotland
Employee, full-time60%36.1%
Employee, part-time8.9%11.5%
Self-employed11.5%7.4%
Unemployed0.7%1.9%
Full-time student8.5%8.8%
Retired3.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3.7%5.2%
Other1.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

44.4% of adults in the EH7 6FD area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH7 6FDScotland
Higher managerial & professional18.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional26.3%21.1%
Intermediate11.2%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.5%7.1%
Semi-routine6.7%11.2%
Routine11.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.8%6.8%
Full-time students8.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

59.3% of adults in the EH7 6FD area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 6.4% have no qualifications.

EH7 6FDScotland
Degree level or above59.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent11.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship2%7.6%
No qualifications6.4%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 6FD (Easter Road and Hawkhill Avenue) (about 663 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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