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Affluence in HS1 2FQ

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

Neighbourhood
Stornoway West
Council
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
816 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off HS1 2FQ is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the HS1 2FQ 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

58.5% of adults in the HS1 2FQ area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 24.2% are retired and 5.1% are full-time students.

HS1 2FQScotland
Employee, full-time35.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.8%11.5%
Self-employed9.4%7.4%
Unemployed0.8%1.9%
Full-time student5.1%8.8%
Retired24.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5.4%5.2%
Other2.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

34.1% of adults in the HS1 2FQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

HS1 2FQScotland
Higher managerial & professional10.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional23.5%21.1%
Intermediate10%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed11.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.2%7.1%
Semi-routine14.5%11.2%
Routine14.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.9%6.8%
Full-time students3.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

33.7% of adults in the HS1 2FQ area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 17.1% have no qualifications.

HS1 2FQScotland
Degree level or above33.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent15.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.7%7.6%
No qualifications17.1%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 2FQ (Stornoway West) (about 816 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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