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Affluence in KA6 5EB

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

Neighbourhood
Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton
Council
South Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
783 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA6 5EB is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA6 5EB 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

58.4% of adults in the KA6 5EB area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 21.3% are retired and 5.1% are full-time students.

KA6 5EBScotland
Employee, full-time37.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time15.3%11.5%
Self-employed5.2%7.4%
Unemployed2.8%1.9%
Full-time student5.1%8.8%
Retired21.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled8.2%5.2%
Other1.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

21.9% of adults in the KA6 5EB area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA6 5EBScotland
Higher managerial & professional3.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional18.4%21.1%
Intermediate12.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.7%7.1%
Semi-routine17.2%11.2%
Routine19.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.5%6.8%
Full-time students5.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

14.4% of adults in the KA6 5EB area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 23.4% have no qualifications.

KA6 5EBScotland
Degree level or above14.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent25.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.5%7.6%
No qualifications23.4%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 5EB (Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton) (about 783 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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