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Affluence in KA18 1DN

How KA18 1DN ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Cumnock North
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
770 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA18 1DN is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA18 1DN 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

49.5% of adults in the KA18 1DN area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 26.5% are retired and 5.4% are full-time students.

KA18 1DNScotland
Employee, full-time31.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.2%11.5%
Self-employed6.2%7.4%
Unemployed3.5%1.9%
Full-time student5.4%8.8%
Retired26.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.9%5.2%
Other3.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

29.3% of adults in the KA18 1DN area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA18 1DNScotland
Higher managerial & professional9%12%
Lower managerial & professional20.3%21.1%
Intermediate11.2%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.9%7.1%
Semi-routine10.5%11.2%
Routine17.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed12.7%6.8%
Full-time students5.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

20.8% of adults in the KA18 1DN area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 24.9% have no qualifications.

KA18 1DNScotland
Degree level or above20.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.8%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent22.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship8%7.6%
No qualifications24.9%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA18 1DN (Cumnock North) (about 770 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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