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Affluence in KW10 6SA

How KW10 6SA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Sutherland East
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
710 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KW10 6SA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KW10 6SA 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

49.8% of adults in the KW10 6SA area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 32.8% are retired and 3% are full-time students.

KW10 6SAScotland
Employee, full-time27.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.5%11.5%
Self-employed9.1%7.4%
Unemployed1.1%1.9%
Full-time student3%8.8%
Retired32.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.7%5.2%
Other2.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

24.8% of adults in the KW10 6SA area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KW10 6SAScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional18.4%21.1%
Intermediate11%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed13%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.4%7.1%
Semi-routine17.1%11.2%
Routine15.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.1%6.8%
Full-time students2.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

24.2% of adults in the KW10 6SA area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 18.7% have no qualifications.

KW10 6SAScotland
Degree level or above24.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.8%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent20.7%18.9%
Apprenticeship14.1%7.6%
No qualifications18.7%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KW10 6SA (Sutherland East) (about 710 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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