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Affluence in KA5 5EA

How KA5 5EA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Mauchline
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
691 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA5 5EA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA5 5EA area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.0/ 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

48.3% of adults in the KA5 5EA area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 39.3% are retired and 3.3% are full-time students.

KA5 5EAScotland
Employee, full-time28.5%36.1%
Employee, part-time12%11.5%
Self-employed7.8%7.4%
Unemployed1.4%1.9%
Full-time student3.3%8.8%
Retired39.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.7%5.2%
Other1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

31.3% of adults in the KA5 5EA area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA5 5EAScotland
Higher managerial & professional10.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional20.9%21.1%
Intermediate13.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed10.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.3%7.1%
Semi-routine11.8%11.2%
Routine10.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.2%6.8%
Full-time students3.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

27% of adults in the KA5 5EA area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 19.8% have no qualifications.

KA5 5EAScotland
Degree level or above27%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent17.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship11.1%7.6%
No qualifications19.8%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA5 5EA (Mauchline) (about 691 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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