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Affluence in KA7 4UD

How KA7 4UD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Alloway
Council
South Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
997 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA7 4UD is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA7 4UD 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

45.8% of adults in the KA7 4UD area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 41.1% are retired and 6.8% are full-time students.

KA7 4UDScotland
Employee, full-time29.5%36.1%
Employee, part-time8.8%11.5%
Self-employed7.6%7.4%
Unemployed0.5%1.9%
Full-time student6.8%8.8%
Retired41.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2%5.2%
Other1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

49.4% of adults in the KA7 4UD area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA7 4UDScotland
Higher managerial & professional17.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional31.7%21.1%
Intermediate12.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.3%7.1%
Semi-routine10.3%11.2%
Routine3.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed1.5%6.8%
Full-time students6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

45.8% of adults in the KA7 4UD area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 7.3% have no qualifications.

KA7 4UDScotland
Degree level or above45.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent13.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent11.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.3%7.6%
No qualifications7.3%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA7 4UD (Alloway) (about 997 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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