East – Overview of Population, Deprivation, Unemployment and Schools

East Berwickshire ward has a population of 10,591. The main settlements (population of 500 or more) in East Berwickshire are , , Ayton and . The 2015 population estimates were produced by the National Records of . The percent of children in low income families is produced by HMRC.

Children Working Age Pension Age Total Population Population Population Population Datazone Name (2011) DZ2011 Code 2015 2015 2015 2015 Ayton S01012309 84 350 157 591 Chirnside - East S01012321 189 500 185 874 Chirnside - West S01012320 118 346 117 581 and Area S01012313 100 505 158 763 Coldingham S01012311 79 302 156 537 Eyemouth - Central S01012316 125 333 154 612 Eyemouth - Gunsgreen S01012314 181 483 182 846 Eyemouth - North S01012318 163 488 139 790 Eyemouth - Seafront Harbour S01012315 97 382 261 740 Eyemouth - South S01012317 133 338 104 575 Foulden and Area S01012323 98 503 247 848 Reston and Coldingham Moor Area S01012312 149 583 239 971 and Eyemouth Landward S01012310 100 538 252 890 Allanton and Hutton Area S01012322 129 592 252 973 East Berwickshire Total 1,745 6,243 2,603 10,591 18,975 68,307 26,748 114,030 Scotland 912,262 3,477,740 982,998 5,373,000 Chirnside 307 846 302 1,455 Eyemouth 699 2,024 840 3,563

% Children % Working Age % Pension Age % Children in Low Population 2015 Population 2015 Population 2015 Income Families (2014) Datazone Name (2011) Ayton 14.2% 59.2% 26.6% 10.3% Chirnside - East 21.6% 57.2% 21.2% 15.2% Chirnside - West 20.3% 59.6% 20.1% 25.9% Cockburnspath and Area 13.1% 66.2% 20.7% 9.3% Coldingham 14.7% 56.2% 29.1% 18.8% Eyemouth - Central 20.4% 54.4% 25.2% 27.8% Eyemouth - Gunsgreen 21.4% 57.1% 21.5% 17.9% Eyemouth - North 20.6% 61.8% 17.6% 21.1% Eyemouth - Seafront Harbour 13.1% 51.6% 35.3% 15.5% Eyemouth - South 23.1% 58.8% 18.1% 16.3% Foulden and Area 11.6% 59.3% 29.1% 11.1% Reston and Coldingham Moor Area 15.3% 60.0% 24.6% 14.0% St Abbs and Eyemouth Landward 11.2% 60.4% 28.3% 7.2% Whitsome Allanton and Hutton Area 13.3% 60.8% 25.9% 12.5% East Berwickshire Total 16.5% 58.9% 24.6% 15.9% Scottish Borders 16.6% 59.9% 23.5% 14.0% Scotland 17.0% 64.7% 18.3% 18.4% Chirnside 21.1% 58.1% 20.8% 20.6% Eyemouth 19.6% 56.8% 23.6% 19.7%

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The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) is the official tool to identify small area concentrations of multiple deprivation across all of Scotland in a consistent way. The SIMD2016 comprises of 28 indicators across 7 SIMD Domains: Employment, Income, Education, Health, Access, Crime and Housing Full details of the SIMD2016 can be found on the Scottish Government’s Website.

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation - Deciles 6 Fold Urban / Rural Classification

1 Settlements of 125,000 or more people. Most Deprived in Scotland 2 Settlements of 10,000 to 124,999 people. Settlements of 3,000 to 9,999 people and within 30 1 2 3 4 5 3 minutes drive of a settlement of 10,000 or more. 6 7 8 9 10 Settlements of 3,000 to 9,999 people and with a drive Least Deprived in Scotland 4 time of over 30 minutes to a settlement of 10,000 or more. Areas with a population of less than 3,000 people, and 5 within a 30 minute drive time of a settlement of 10,000 or more. Areas with a population of less than 3,000 people, and 6 with a drive time of over 30 minutes to a settlement of 10,000 or more.

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2016: 1 = Most Deprived, 10 = Least Deprived

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nt decile Education Datazone Name (2011) Employme Ayton 6 6 7 5 4 8 4 8 5 Chirnside - East 7 6 7 6 5 6 8 7 5 Chirnside - West 5 4 5 4 3 4 8 8 5 Cockburnspath and Area 5 5 6 6 5 8 1 7 6 Coldingham 7 6 5 6 6 8 10 8 5 Eyemouth - Central 3 2 3 3 3 5 10 6 3 Eyemouth - Gunsgreen 4 4 4 5 3 4 6 9 3 Eyemouth - North 4 4 4 3 3 5 6 6 3 Eyemouth - Seafront Harbour 4 3 3 4 5 4 10 1 3 Eyemouth - South 8 8 8 8 5 6 9 8 3 Foulden and Area 7 7 6 9 7 8 1 8 5 Reston and Coldingham Moor Area 5 5 7 6 6 8 1 7 5 St Abbs and Eyemouth Landward 6 6 7 6 6 6 2 6 5 Whitsome Allanton and Hutton Area 7 7 7 8 8 6 1 10 5

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The Unemployment Claimant Rate for East Berwickshire has consistently been below the rate for Scottish Borders and Scotland. The Scottish Borders Economic Development team produces an economic bulletin each month. Official labour market statistics provided by Office of National Statistics can be found on the NOMIS website.

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According to the School Census September 2016 there were 1,110 pupils attending the various schools in East Berwickshire. The primary schools that are the ‘feeder’ schools for Eyemouth High School are Ayton Primary, Cockburnspath Primary, Coldingham Primary, Eyemouth Primary and Reston Primary. Note that Chirnside Primary is in the Catchment.

Female Male All Ward Name School High School Catchment Pupils Pupils Pupils Ayton Primary Eyemouth High School 35 30 65 Chirnside Primary Berwickshire High School 90 75 165 Cockburnspath Primary Eyemouth High School 18 17 35 East Coldingham Primary Eyemouth High School 38 20 58 Berwickshire Eyemouth High School Eyemouth High School 206 205 411 Eyemouth Primary Eyemouth High School 164 162 326 Reston Primary Eyemouth High School 20 30 50 East Berwickshire Total 571 539 1,110

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