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Affluence in KW16 3LN

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

Neighbourhood
Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness
Council
Orkney Islands
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,077 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KW16 3LN is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KW16 3LN 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

61% of adults in the KW16 3LN area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 27.3% are retired and 3.3% are full-time students.

KW16 3LNScotland
Employee, full-time33.7%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.7%11.5%
Self-employed16.6%7.4%
Unemployed0.6%1.9%
Full-time student3.3%8.8%
Retired27.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.9%5.2%
Other1.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

32.3% of adults in the KW16 3LN area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KW16 3LNScotland
Higher managerial & professional11%12%
Lower managerial & professional21.3%21.1%
Intermediate8.2%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed22.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.1%7.1%
Semi-routine10.9%11.2%
Routine11.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.2%6.8%
Full-time students3.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

34.4% of adults in the KW16 3LN area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 17.5% have no qualifications.

KW16 3LNScotland
Degree level or above34.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent11.7%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.6%7.6%
No qualifications17.5%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KW16 3LN (Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness) (about 1,077 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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