Affluence in DY8 5YH
How DY8 5YH ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Hawbush
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,701 (2024)
DY8 5YHStourbridge
How well off DY8 5YH is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the DY8 5YH area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is health and disability (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Health and disability4.0
- Living environment4.0
- Older people in low-income households5.0
- Income6.0
- Employment6.0
- Crime6.0
- Education and skills7.0
- 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
58.8% of adults in the DY8 5YH area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 25.6% are retired and 4.1% are full-time students.
Social grade
28.3% of adults in the DY8 5YH area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
25.8% of adults in the DY8 5YH area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 20.3% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DY8 5YH (Hawbush) (about 1,701 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.