PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · Argyll and Bute

Affluence in PA31 9TH

How PA31 9TH ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Greater Lochgilphead
Council
Argyll and Bute
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
826 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off PA31 9TH is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the PA31 9TH 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

52.5% of adults in the PA31 9TH area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 28.9% are retired and 2.9% are full-time students.

PA31 9THScotland
Employee, full-time32.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.3%11.5%
Self-employed8.4%7.4%
Unemployed1.1%1.9%
Full-time student2.9%8.8%
Retired28.9%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.8%5.2%
Other2.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

27.7% of adults in the PA31 9TH area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

PA31 9THScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional20.6%21.1%
Intermediate13%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed9.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.4%7.1%
Semi-routine11.2%11.2%
Routine19.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7%6.8%
Full-time students2.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

27.6% of adults in the PA31 9TH area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 23.1% have no qualifications.

PA31 9THScotland
Degree level or above27.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND10.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent22%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.8%7.6%
No qualifications23.1%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PA31 9TH (Greater Lochgilphead) (about 826 residents).

Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

Explore

Look up another area