Affluence in DY5 4QR
How DY5 4QR ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Pensett & Kingswinford East
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,508 (2024)
DY5 4QRBrierley Hill
How well off DY5 4QR is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the DY5 4QR area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills2.0
- Employment3.0
- Children in low-income families3.0
- Income4.0
- Health and disability4.0
- Crime4.0
- Older people in low-income households5.0
- Barriers to housing and services7.0
- Living environment9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
54.7% of adults in the DY5 4QR area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 23.9% are retired and 4.5% are full-time students.
Social grade
18.4% of adults in the DY5 4QR area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
16.8% of adults in the DY5 4QR area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the England average of 33.9%. 29% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DY5 4QR (Pensett & Kingswinford East) (about 1,508 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.