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Affluence in PH21 1LS

How PH21 1LS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Badenoch and Strathspey South
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
707 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off PH21 1LS is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the PH21 1LS area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 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

59.4% of adults in the PH21 1LS area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 29.7% are retired and 3.8% are full-time students.

PH21 1LSScotland
Employee, full-time32.7%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.6%11.5%
Self-employed14%7.4%
Unemployed1.1%1.9%
Full-time student3.8%8.8%
Retired29.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.6%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.4%5.2%
Other2.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

42.3% of adults in the PH21 1LS area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

PH21 1LSScotland
Higher managerial & professional17.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional24.8%21.1%
Intermediate9.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed16.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.3%7.1%
Semi-routine8.8%11.2%
Routine7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.2%6.8%
Full-time students4.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

49.3% of adults in the PH21 1LS area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 8.8% have no qualifications.

PH21 1LSScotland
Degree level or above49.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent14.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship3.8%7.6%
No qualifications8.8%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PH21 1LS (Badenoch and Strathspey South) (about 707 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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