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Affluence in KW1 5TP

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

Neighbourhood
Caithness South
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
834 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KW1 5TP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KW1 5TP 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

68.5% of adults in the KW1 5TP area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 19.9% are retired and 3.6% are full-time students.

KW1 5TPScotland
Employee, full-time41%36.1%
Employee, part-time15.1%11.5%
Self-employed12.4%7.4%
Unemployed0.9%1.9%
Full-time student3.6%8.8%
Retired19.9%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.8%5.2%
Other1.9%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

34.3% of adults in the KW1 5TP area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KW1 5TPScotland
Higher managerial & professional10.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional24.2%21.1%
Intermediate12.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed12.5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.1%7.1%
Semi-routine13.3%11.2%
Routine11.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.5%6.8%
Full-time students4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

24.6% of adults in the KW1 5TP area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 15.4% have no qualifications.

KW1 5TPScotland
Degree level or above24.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent14.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent18.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship13%7.6%
No qualifications15.4%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KW1 5TP (Caithness South) (about 834 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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