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Affluence in PA5 8UL

How PA5 8UL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Renfrewshire Rural North and Langbank
Council
Renfrewshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
881 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off PA5 8UL is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the PA5 8UL area scores 9.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
9.0/ 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

57.8% of adults in the PA5 8UL area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 31% are retired and 5.1% are full-time students.

PA5 8ULScotland
Employee, full-time42.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time5.9%11.5%
Self-employed9.5%7.4%
Unemployed1.7%1.9%
Full-time student5.1%8.8%
Retired31%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.6%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.7%5.2%
Other1.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

59.8% of adults in the PA5 8UL area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

PA5 8ULScotland
Higher managerial & professional25.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional34.5%21.1%
Intermediate9.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed10.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical4.6%7.1%
Semi-routine4.2%11.2%
Routine3.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.4%6.8%
Full-time students5.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

54.3% of adults in the PA5 8UL area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 7.5% have no qualifications.

PA5 8ULScotland
Degree level or above54.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent11%18.9%
Apprenticeship3.5%7.6%
No qualifications7.5%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PA5 8UL (Renfrewshire Rural North and Langbank) (about 881 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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