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Affluence in KA1 3PL

How KA1 3PL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Bellfield and Kirkstyle
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
768 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA1 3PL is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA1 3PL 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

61.6% of adults in the KA1 3PL area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 21.2% are retired and 5.2% are full-time students.

KA1 3PLScotland
Employee, full-time39.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time14.1%11.5%
Self-employed7.8%7.4%
Unemployed1.6%1.9%
Full-time student5.2%8.8%
Retired21.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6%5.2%
Other1.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

19.6% of adults in the KA1 3PL area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA1 3PLScotland
Higher managerial & professional4.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional14.9%21.1%
Intermediate16.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.3%7.1%
Semi-routine17.3%11.2%
Routine19%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.5%6.8%
Full-time students4.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

16.3% of adults in the KA1 3PL area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 26% have no qualifications.

KA1 3PLScotland
Degree level or above16.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND17.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent6.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship11.1%7.6%
No qualifications26%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA1 3PL (Bellfield and Kirkstyle) (about 768 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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