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Affluence in FK8 1EX

How FK8 1EX ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
City Centre
Council
Stirling
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
635 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off FK8 1EX is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the FK8 1EX 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

32.2% of adults in the FK8 1EX area are in work, well below the Scotland average of 55%. 5.3% are retired and 47.1% are full-time students.

FK8 1EXScotland
Employee, full-time18.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.7%11.5%
Self-employed4%7.4%
Unemployed5.1%1.9%
Full-time student47.1%8.8%
Retired5.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.8%5.2%
Other2.6%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

18.2% of adults in the FK8 1EX area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

FK8 1EXScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional10.8%21.1%
Intermediate5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed3.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical2%7.1%
Semi-routine7.7%11.2%
Routine9.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed10.8%6.8%
Full-time students47.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

36.2% of adults in the FK8 1EX area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 7.9% have no qualifications.

FK8 1EXScotland
Degree level or above36.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent25.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent13.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship4.2%7.6%
No qualifications7.9%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around FK8 1EX (City Centre) (about 635 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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