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Affluence in KA3 7NG

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

Neighbourhood
New Farm Loch South
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
856 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA3 7NG is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA3 7NG 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

45% of adults in the KA3 7NG area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 25.4% are retired and 6.8% are full-time students.

KA3 7NGScotland
Employee, full-time28.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.4%11.5%
Self-employed4.3%7.4%
Unemployed4.5%1.9%
Full-time student6.8%8.8%
Retired25.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled10.5%5.2%
Other2.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

19.3% of adults in the KA3 7NG area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA3 7NGScotland
Higher managerial & professional4.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional14.7%21.1%
Intermediate11.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.2%7.1%
Semi-routine17.6%11.2%
Routine19%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed11.1%6.8%
Full-time students7.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

12.1% of adults in the KA3 7NG area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 24.2% have no qualifications.

KA3 7NGScotland
Degree level or above12.1%32.5%
College or HNC/HND18.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent25.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.9%7.6%
No qualifications24.2%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 7NG (New Farm Loch South) (about 856 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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