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Affluence in KA6 5BF

How KA6 5BF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton
Council
South Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,176 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA6 5BF is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA6 5BF area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.0/ 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

53.8% of adults in the KA6 5BF area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 25.7% are retired and 4.8% are full-time students.

KA6 5BFScotland
Employee, full-time34.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.3%11.5%
Self-employed5.6%7.4%
Unemployed1.5%1.9%
Full-time student4.8%8.8%
Retired25.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled9%5.2%
Other2.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

25.1% of adults in the KA6 5BF area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA6 5BFScotland
Higher managerial & professional5.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional19.2%21.1%
Intermediate12%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.9%7.1%
Semi-routine16.8%11.2%
Routine14.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed10.4%6.8%
Full-time students4.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

19.3% of adults in the KA6 5BF area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 25.3% have no qualifications.

KA6 5BFScotland
Degree level or above19.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent7.4%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.5%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 KA6 5BF (Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton) (about 1,176 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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