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Affluence in KA3 7EA

How KA3 7EA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
New Farm Loch South
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
432 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA3 7EA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA3 7EA area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 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

43.7% of adults in the KA3 7EA area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 39.7% are retired and 6.2% are full-time students.

KA3 7EAScotland
Employee, full-time30.5%36.1%
Employee, part-time8.9%11.5%
Self-employed4.2%7.4%
Unemployed1.2%1.9%
Full-time student6.2%8.8%
Retired39.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.2%5.2%
Other2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

33.5% of adults in the KA3 7EA area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA3 7EAScotland
Higher managerial & professional10.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional22.6%21.1%
Intermediate14.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.5%7.1%
Semi-routine11.9%11.2%
Routine11.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.2%6.8%
Full-time students6.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

25.8% of adults in the KA3 7EA area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 20.8% have no qualifications.

KA3 7EAScotland
Degree level or above25.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent17.9%18.9%
Apprenticeship12.9%7.6%
No qualifications20.8%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA3 7EA (New Farm Loch South) (about 432 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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