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Affluence in KA5 5LT

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

Neighbourhood
Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton
Council
South Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,145 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA5 5LT is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA5 5LT area scores 5.0 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
5.0/ 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

61.7% of adults in the KA5 5LT area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 20.9% are retired and 7.2% are full-time students.

KA5 5LTScotland
Employee, full-time27.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time8.7%11.5%
Self-employed25.1%7.4%
Unemployed1.2%1.9%
Full-time student7.2%8.8%
Retired20.9%23.3%
Looking after home or family4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3.2%5.2%
Other1.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

35.8% of adults in the KA5 5LT area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA5 5LTScotland
Higher managerial & professional13.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional21.9%21.1%
Intermediate10.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed26.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical4.7%7.1%
Semi-routine7%11.2%
Routine4.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.5%6.8%
Full-time students5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

32.8% of adults in the KA5 5LT area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 15.9% have no qualifications.

KA5 5LTScotland
Degree level or above32.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND19.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent14.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.5%7.6%
No qualifications15.9%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 5LT (Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton) (about 1,145 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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