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Affluence in IV30 8LP

How IV30 8LP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Mosstodloch, Portgordon, Urquhart and seaward
Council
Moray
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
750 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off IV30 8LP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the IV30 8LP area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 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

57.8% of adults in the IV30 8LP area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 29.6% are retired and 5.1% are full-time students.

IV30 8LPScotland
Employee, full-time34.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.6%11.5%
Self-employed11.3%7.4%
Unemployed1.1%1.9%
Full-time student5.1%8.8%
Retired29.6%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.4%5.2%
Other0.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

37.6% of adults in the IV30 8LP area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

IV30 8LPScotland
Higher managerial & professional12.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional25.3%21.1%
Intermediate11.2%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed12.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.6%7.1%
Semi-routine11.5%11.2%
Routine11.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.9%6.8%
Full-time students4.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

34.5% of adults in the IV30 8LP area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 11.7% have no qualifications.

IV30 8LPScotland
Degree level or above34.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent18.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.3%7.6%
No qualifications11.7%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IV30 8LP (Mosstodloch, Portgordon, Urquhart and seaward) (about 750 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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