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Affluence in HS1 2EU

How HS1 2EU ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Stornoway West
Council
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
513 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off HS1 2EU is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the HS1 2EU area scores 3.0 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
3.0/ 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

55.3% of adults in the HS1 2EU area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 27.6% are retired and 6.6% are full-time students.

HS1 2EUScotland
Employee, full-time35.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.1%11.5%
Self-employed7%7.4%
Unemployed1.9%1.9%
Full-time student6.6%8.8%
Retired27.6%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.6%5.2%
Other0.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

30.7% of adults in the HS1 2EU area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

HS1 2EUScotland
Higher managerial & professional11.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional19.4%21.1%
Intermediate8.2%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.9%7.1%
Semi-routine15.2%11.2%
Routine23%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.4%6.8%
Full-time students6.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

27.9% of adults in the HS1 2EU area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 23.4% have no qualifications.

HS1 2EUScotland
Degree level or above27.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent17.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.2%7.6%
No qualifications23.4%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HS1 2EU (Stornoway West) (about 513 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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