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Postcode · Na h-Eileanan Siar

Affluence in HS2 0GS

How HS2 0GS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Stornoway East
Council
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
786 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off HS2 0GS is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the HS2 0GS area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.0/ 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

58.6% of adults in the HS2 0GS area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 29.4% are retired and 4% are full-time students.

HS2 0GSScotland
Employee, full-time37.7%36.1%
Employee, part-time14.2%11.5%
Self-employed6.7%7.4%
Unemployed1.3%1.9%
Full-time student4%8.8%
Retired29.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5.4%5.2%
Other1.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

31.5% of adults in the HS2 0GS area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

HS2 0GSScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional24.3%21.1%
Intermediate13.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.4%7.1%
Semi-routine15%11.2%
Routine20.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed1.8%6.8%
Full-time students5.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

26.7% of adults in the HS2 0GS area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 16% have no qualifications.

HS2 0GSScotland
Degree level or above26.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND17.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent20.7%18.9%
Apprenticeship6.5%7.6%
No qualifications16%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HS2 0GS (Stornoway East) (about 786 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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