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Affluence in PA15 3ED

How PA15 3ED ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Greenock Upper East
Council
Inverclyde
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
531 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off PA15 3ED is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the PA15 3ED 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

60.8% of adults in the PA15 3ED area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 14% are retired and 8.6% are full-time students.

PA15 3EDScotland
Employee, full-time42%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.8%11.5%
Self-employed6.1%7.4%
Unemployed2.6%1.9%
Full-time student8.6%8.8%
Retired14%23.3%
Looking after home or family4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.8%5.2%
Other2.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

25.2% of adults in the PA15 3ED area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

PA15 3EDScotland
Higher managerial & professional5.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional19.8%21.1%
Intermediate11%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.7%7.1%
Semi-routine17%11.2%
Routine18.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.9%6.8%
Full-time students8.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

16.1% of adults in the PA15 3ED area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 20.5% have no qualifications.

PA15 3EDScotland
Degree level or above16.1%32.5%
College or HNC/HND22.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent13.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent15.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.8%7.6%
No qualifications20.5%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PA15 3ED (Greenock Upper East) (about 531 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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