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Affluence in KA20 3LY

How KA20 3LY ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Stevenston Ardeer
Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
979 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA20 3LY is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA20 3LY area scores 1.0 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
1.0/ 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

50.3% of adults in the KA20 3LY area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 23.3% are retired and 6.1% are full-time students.

KA20 3LYScotland
Employee, full-time32.6%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.9%11.5%
Self-employed4.8%7.4%
Unemployed3.1%1.9%
Full-time student6.1%8.8%
Retired23.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.6%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled9.3%5.2%
Other2.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

19.5% of adults in the KA20 3LY area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA20 3LYScotland
Higher managerial & professional4.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional14.9%21.1%
Intermediate11.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.5%7.1%
Semi-routine15.6%11.2%
Routine21.1%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed10.9%6.8%
Full-time students7.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

16.6% of adults in the KA20 3LY area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 25.3% have no qualifications.

KA20 3LYScotland
Degree level or above16.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND18.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent20.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.3%7.6%
No qualifications25.3%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA20 3LY (Stevenston Ardeer) (about 979 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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