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Affluence in KW1 5ED

How KW1 5ED ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Wick South
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
712 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KW1 5ED is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KW1 5ED area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 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

63.7% of adults in the KW1 5ED area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 21.8% are retired and 4.5% are full-time students.

KW1 5EDScotland
Employee, full-time40.5%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.1%11.5%
Self-employed11.1%7.4%
Unemployed1%1.9%
Full-time student4.5%8.8%
Retired21.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.5%5.2%
Other2.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

28.3% of adults in the KW1 5ED area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KW1 5EDScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional21.1%21.1%
Intermediate11.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed11.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical11.2%7.1%
Semi-routine13.4%11.2%
Routine15.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.5%6.8%
Full-time students4.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

22.4% of adults in the KW1 5ED area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 17.1% have no qualifications.

KW1 5EDScotland
Degree level or above22.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent13.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent23.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship11.4%7.6%
No qualifications17.1%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KW1 5ED (Wick South) (about 712 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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