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Affluence in KA2 0HE

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

Neighbourhood
Crosshouse, Gatehead and Kilmaurs Rural
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
909 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA2 0HE is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA2 0HE 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

53.4% of adults in the KA2 0HE area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 27.6% are retired and 5.8% are full-time students.

KA2 0HEScotland
Employee, full-time33.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.3%11.5%
Self-employed6.9%7.4%
Unemployed2.1%1.9%
Full-time student5.8%8.8%
Retired27.6%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.9%5.2%
Other2.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

22.3% of adults in the KA2 0HE area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA2 0HEScotland
Higher managerial & professional5.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional17%21.1%
Intermediate16.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10%7.1%
Semi-routine13.1%11.2%
Routine17.1%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.3%6.8%
Full-time students5.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

18.6% of adults in the KA2 0HE area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 27.1% have no qualifications.

KA2 0HEScotland
Degree level or above18.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent20.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship11.8%7.6%
No qualifications27.1%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 0HE (Crosshouse, Gatehead and Kilmaurs Rural) (about 909 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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