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Affluence in PA16 7JS

How PA16 7JS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Bow Farm, Fancy Farm and Mallard Bowl
Council
Inverclyde
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
502 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off PA16 7JS is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the PA16 7JS area scores 3.0 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
3.0/ 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

51.9% of adults in the PA16 7JS area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 22.8% are retired and 7.6% are full-time students.

PA16 7JSScotland
Employee, full-time32.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time15.9%11.5%
Self-employed3.5%7.4%
Unemployed0.2%1.9%
Full-time student7.6%8.8%
Retired22.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.6%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled12.2%5.2%
Other3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

20.7% of adults in the PA16 7JS area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

PA16 7JSScotland
Higher managerial & professional4.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional16.5%21.1%
Intermediate12.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed3.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7%7.1%
Semi-routine17.2%11.2%
Routine23%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.1%6.8%
Full-time students7.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

14.1% of adults in the PA16 7JS area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 29.4% have no qualifications.

PA16 7JSScotland
Degree level or above14.1%32.5%
College or HNC/HND17.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.9%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.5%7.6%
No qualifications29.4%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PA16 7JS (Bow Farm, Fancy Farm and Mallard Bowl) (about 502 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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