I ended up in this area through circumstance, as a single man with no dependants I have no right to social housing. People live where they can can afford to live and unless you're a high earner or lucky, not where you'd like to live.
"Due to housing density, increases in population through migration, overcrowding and high levels of occupancy, the south west of xxxxxx is one of the most densely populated areas in Scotland. This places strain on local infrastructure and adds to community tensions, environmental problems and other social issues. Despite this focus on the south west of the district the highest levels of multiple deprivations exist within North xxxxxx, particularly in the predominantly social housing area to the east of xxccc Road. As of December 2012 the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) and other sources indicates that:
4 of the 12 data zones making up xxxxxx are within the bottom 15% of data zones in Scotland. One of these data zones occupies the bottom 5% of data zones in Scotland
3,796 (25.6%) of the adult population is described as 'income deprived', whilst 2,300 (22.5%) of those of employment age are 'employment deprived'.
38.2% of adults do not have any qualifications.
Life expectancy is four years lower than Scotland's average
Instances of violent crime are 159% above the Scottish average with domestic abuse incidents and drug offences 45% and 73% above.
Xxxxxxx has long been recognised as one of Scotland's deprived communities and this continues to be borne out in SIMD 2012. All but 3 of the area's 12 datazones fall into the bottom 30% of all Scottish datazones. Of these 9 datazones, 5 fall into the bottom 15% of Scottish datazones, with 4 datazones in the bottom 10%. This indicates particularly acute deprivation in much of the neighbourhood.
Xxxxxx most deprived datazones are typically found in the xxxxxx and xxxxx part of the district. Four of the five lowest ranked datazones in xxxxxx can be found in this area, all in the bottom 15% of Scottish datazones. One other datazone in the bottom 15% can be found in xxxxx West.
In addition to the above, all but two of xxxxxx SIMD datazones occupy the bottom 15% of datazones in Scotland in terms of income."
