Affluence in DY8 4YT
How DY8 4YT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Hawbush
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,677 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
DY8 4YTStourbridge
How well off DY8 4YT is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the DY8 4YT area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is living environment (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Living environment2.0
- Health and disability4.0
- Older people in low-income households6.0
- Income7.0
- Employment7.0
- Education and skills7.0
- Crime7.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Barriers to housing and services10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
68.1% of adults in the DY8 4YT area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 17.3% are retired and 4.8% are full-time students.
Social grade
35.9% of adults in the DY8 4YT area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
30.1% of adults in the DY8 4YT area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 14.4% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DY8 4YT (Hawbush) (about 1,677 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.