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Affluence in KA12 9EQ

How KA12 9EQ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Irvine Castlepark North
Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
497 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA12 9EQ is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA12 9EQ area scores 2.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
2.0/ 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

39.6% of adults in the KA12 9EQ area are in work, well below the Scotland average of 55%. 12.8% are retired and 10.9% are full-time students.

KA12 9EQScotland
Employee, full-time25.6%36.1%
Employee, part-time8.9%11.5%
Self-employed5%7.4%
Unemployed7.2%1.9%
Full-time student10.9%8.8%
Retired12.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family8.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled15.9%5.2%
Other5.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

12% of adults in the KA12 9EQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA12 9EQScotland
Higher managerial & professional1.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional10%21.1%
Intermediate12%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7%7.1%
Semi-routine16.4%11.2%
Routine20.1%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed12.8%6.8%
Full-time students10.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

12.5% of adults in the KA12 9EQ area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 26.5% have no qualifications.

KA12 9EQScotland
Degree level or above12.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent29.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.2%7.6%
No qualifications26.5%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA12 9EQ (Irvine Castlepark North) (about 497 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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