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Affluence in PA15 3LT

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

Neighbourhood
Greenock Town Centre and East Central
Council
Inverclyde
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
755 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off PA15 3LT is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the PA15 3LT area scores 1.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
1.0/ 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

46.6% of adults in the PA15 3LT area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 17.8% are retired and 7.1% are full-time students.

PA15 3LTScotland
Employee, full-time29.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.5%11.5%
Self-employed4%7.4%
Unemployed2.7%1.9%
Full-time student7.1%8.8%
Retired17.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family7.2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled14.5%5.2%
Other4.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

16.6% of adults in the PA15 3LT area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

PA15 3LTScotland
Higher managerial & professional3.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional12.7%21.1%
Intermediate10.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed4.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.1%7.1%
Semi-routine19.1%11.2%
Routine20.9%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed15.6%6.8%
Full-time students7.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

10.6% of adults in the PA15 3LT area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 27.3% have no qualifications.

PA15 3LTScotland
Degree level or above10.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent30.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship8%7.6%
No qualifications27.3%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PA15 3LT (Greenock Town Centre and East Central) (about 755 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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