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Affluence in PA14 5AE

How PA14 5AE ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Port Glasgow Upper, West and Central
Council
Inverclyde
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
632 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off PA14 5AE is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the PA14 5AE 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

45.5% of adults in the PA14 5AE area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 36.1% are retired and 6.1% are full-time students.

PA14 5AEScotland
Employee, full-time32%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.7%11.5%
Self-employed3.9%7.4%
Unemployed1.9%1.9%
Full-time student6.1%8.8%
Retired36.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.8%5.2%
Other2.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

35.1% of adults in the PA14 5AE area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

PA14 5AEScotland
Higher managerial & professional10.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional24.5%21.1%
Intermediate13.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed4.5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.2%7.1%
Semi-routine12.3%11.2%
Routine11.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed10.8%6.8%
Full-time students6.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

29% of adults in the PA14 5AE area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 17.3% have no qualifications.

PA14 5AEScotland
Degree level or above29%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent17.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.9%7.6%
No qualifications17.3%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PA14 5AE (Port Glasgow Upper, West and Central) (about 632 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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