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Affluence in KA15 2DF

How KA15 2DF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Beith East and Rural
Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
605 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA15 2DF is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA15 2DF 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

50.5% of adults in the KA15 2DF area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 25.8% are retired and 6.5% are full-time students.

KA15 2DFScotland
Employee, full-time35.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time8.8%11.5%
Self-employed6.4%7.4%
Unemployed2.5%1.9%
Full-time student6.5%8.8%
Retired25.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled8.2%5.2%
Other3.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

25.8% of adults in the KA15 2DF area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA15 2DFScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional19.1%21.1%
Intermediate10.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.3%7.1%
Semi-routine12.1%11.2%
Routine18.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.5%6.8%
Full-time students6.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

24% of adults in the KA15 2DF area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 25.5% have no qualifications.

KA15 2DFScotland
Degree level or above24%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent22.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.3%7.6%
No qualifications25.5%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA15 2DF (Beith East and Rural) (about 605 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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