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Affluence in KA2 0DP

How KA2 0DP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Grange, Howard and Gargieston
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,182 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA2 0DP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA2 0DP area scores 9.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
9.0/ 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

83.1% of adults in the KA2 0DP area are in work, well above the Scotland average of 55%. 5.4% are retired and 6.6% are full-time students.

KA2 0DPScotland
Employee, full-time57.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time18.5%11.5%
Self-employed7.5%7.4%
Unemployed0.5%1.9%
Full-time student6.6%8.8%
Retired5.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family0.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled0.5%5.2%
Other0.9%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

57.4% of adults in the KA2 0DP area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA2 0DPScotland
Higher managerial & professional21.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional36.1%21.1%
Intermediate14.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.6%7.1%
Semi-routine3.7%11.2%
Routine5.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed1.2%6.8%
Full-time students6.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

49.9% of adults in the KA2 0DP area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 4.4% have no qualifications.

KA2 0DPScotland
Degree level or above49.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND19%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent9.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship5.6%7.6%
No qualifications4.4%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA2 0DP (Grange, Howard and Gargieston) (about 1,182 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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