Affluence in DY3 3BE
How DY3 3BE ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Gornal & The Straits
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,442 (2024)
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How well off DY3 3BE is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the DY3 3BE area scores 9.0 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
- Employment8.0
- Education and skills8.0
- Health and disability8.0
- Living environment8.0
- Income9.0
- Older people in low-income households9.0
- 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
52.7% of adults in the DY3 3BE area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 37.7% are retired and 2.5% are full-time students.
Social grade
32.4% of adults in the DY3 3BE area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
24.3% of adults in the DY3 3BE area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 23.1% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DY3 3BE (Lower Gornal & The Straits) (about 1,442 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.