Affluence in DY8 4QL
How DY8 4QL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Stourbridge Town & Old Quarter
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,448 (2024)
DY8 4QLStourbridge
How well off DY8 4QL is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the DY8 4QL area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is living environment (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Living environment4.0
- Children in low-income families5.0
- Income6.0
- Employment6.0
- Education and skills6.0
- Health and disability6.0
- Crime6.0
- Older people in low-income households6.0
- Barriers to housing and services9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
57.6% of adults in the DY8 4QL area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 26.3% are retired and 4.7% are full-time students.
Social grade
36.5% of adults in the DY8 4QL area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
33% of adults in the DY8 4QL area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 18.7% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DY8 4QL (Stourbridge Town & Old Quarter) (about 1,448 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.