Affluence in SY6 7JY
How SY6 7JY ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,484 (2024)
SY6 7JYChurch Stretton
How well off SY6 7JY is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the SY6 7JY area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services1.0
- Living environment1.0
- Income8.0
- Education and skills8.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
- Employment9.0
- Health and disability9.0
- Crime9.0
- Children in low-income families9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
60.1% of adults in the SY6 7JY area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 27.5% are retired and 4.3% are full-time students.
Social grade
39% of adults in the SY6 7JY area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
43.1% of adults in the SY6 7JY area hold a degree or equivalent, above the England average of 33.9%. 13.8% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SY6 7JY (Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch) (about 1,484 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.