Affluence in DY3 2UR
How DY3 2UR ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Gornal & The Straits
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,384 (2024)
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How well off DY3 2UR is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the DY3 2UR area scores 10.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services7.0
- Employment9.0
- Education and skills9.0
- Health and disability9.0
- Living environment9.0
- Older people in low-income households9.0
- Income10.0
- Crime10.0
- Children in low-income families10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
50.9% of adults in the DY3 2UR area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 40.4% are retired and 3.9% are full-time students.
Social grade
29.7% of adults in the DY3 2UR area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
25.5% of adults in the DY3 2UR area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 21.4% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DY3 2UR (Lower Gornal & The Straits) (about 1,384 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.