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Affluence in KW16 3DB

How KW16 3DB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness
Council
Orkney Islands
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
511 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KW16 3DB is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KW16 3DB area scores 8.0 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
8.0/ 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

57.4% of adults in the KW16 3DB area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 27.7% are retired and 4.3% are full-time students.

KW16 3DBScotland
Employee, full-time32.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.2%11.5%
Self-employed11.3%7.4%
Unemployed2.5%1.9%
Full-time student4.3%8.8%
Retired27.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3.4%5.2%
Other2.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

33.3% of adults in the KW16 3DB area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KW16 3DBScotland
Higher managerial & professional13.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional19.7%21.1%
Intermediate7.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed14.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.2%7.1%
Semi-routine13.6%11.2%
Routine16.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.5%6.8%
Full-time students3.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

41% of adults in the KW16 3DB area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 11.6% have no qualifications.

KW16 3DBScotland
Degree level or above41%32.5%
College or HNC/HND10%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent17.7%18.9%
Apprenticeship6.6%7.6%
No qualifications11.6%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KW16 3DB (Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness) (about 511 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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