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Affluence in KA9 1DA

How KA9 1DA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Prestwick East
Council
South Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
775 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA9 1DA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA9 1DA 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

56.4% of adults in the KA9 1DA area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 20% are retired and 8.3% are full-time students.

KA9 1DAScotland
Employee, full-time39.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.3%11.5%
Self-employed4%7.4%
Unemployed2.9%1.9%
Full-time student8.3%8.8%
Retired20%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5.5%5.2%
Other1.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

26.5% of adults in the KA9 1DA area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA9 1DAScotland
Higher managerial & professional6%12%
Lower managerial & professional20.5%21.1%
Intermediate12.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed4.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.2%7.1%
Semi-routine16.6%11.2%
Routine16.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.9%6.8%
Full-time students8.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

22.5% of adults in the KA9 1DA area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 22.5% have no qualifications.

KA9 1DAScotland
Degree level or above22.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent19.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship8%7.6%
No qualifications22.5%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA9 1DA (Prestwick East) (about 775 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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