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Affluence in KA1 3RA

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

Neighbourhood
Bellfield and Kirkstyle
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,024 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA1 3RA is

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

56.8% of adults in the KA1 3RA area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 17.7% are retired and 6.1% are full-time students.

KA1 3RAScotland
Employee, full-time37.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time14.1%11.5%
Self-employed5.4%7.4%
Unemployed3.3%1.9%
Full-time student6.1%8.8%
Retired17.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family6.2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.3%5.2%
Other2.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

18.3% of adults in the KA1 3RA area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA1 3RAScotland
Higher managerial & professional5.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional12.8%21.1%
Intermediate13.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.9%7.1%
Semi-routine16.2%11.2%
Routine21.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9%6.8%
Full-time students5.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

13.5% of adults in the KA1 3RA area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 26.4% have no qualifications.

KA1 3RAScotland
Degree level or above13.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND18.8%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent24.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship8%7.6%
No qualifications26.4%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA1 3RA (Bellfield and Kirkstyle) (about 1,024 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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