Affluence in DY3 2LY
How DY3 2LY ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Gornal & The Straits
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,489 (2024)
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How well off DY3 2LY is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the DY3 2LY area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills1.0
- Income3.0
- Employment3.0
- Crime3.0
- Children in low-income families3.0
- Older people in low-income households3.0
- Health and disability5.0
- Living environment6.0
- Barriers to housing and services8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
55.3% of adults in the DY3 2LY area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 21.6% are retired and 5.7% are full-time students.
Social grade
19.8% of adults in the DY3 2LY area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
17.8% of adults in the DY3 2LY area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 27% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DY3 2LY (Lower Gornal & The Straits) (about 1,489 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.