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Affluence in KA7 3PD

How KA7 3PD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Castlehill and Kincaidston
Council
South Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
506 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA7 3PD is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA7 3PD area scores 10.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
10.0/ 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

39% of adults in the KA7 3PD area are in work, well below the Scotland average of 55%. 49.4% are retired and 3.9% are full-time students.

KA7 3PDScotland
Employee, full-time25.6%36.1%
Employee, part-time8.6%11.5%
Self-employed4.7%7.4%
Unemployed1.1%1.9%
Full-time student3.9%8.8%
Retired49.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.9%5.2%
Other1.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

45.7% of adults in the KA7 3PD area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA7 3PDScotland
Higher managerial & professional13.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional31.9%21.1%
Intermediate13.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.1%7.1%
Semi-routine12.1%11.2%
Routine8.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.8%6.8%
Full-time students3.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

34.5% of adults in the KA7 3PD area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 17% have no qualifications.

KA7 3PDScotland
Degree level or above34.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent17.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.7%7.6%
No qualifications17%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA7 3PD (Castlehill and Kincaidston) (about 506 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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