Affluence in SY8 4AB
How SY8 4AB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Cleobury Mortimer, Burford & Ashford Carbonell
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,266 (2024)
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How well off SY8 4AB is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the SY8 4AB 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
- Employment6.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Income8.0
- Education and skills8.0
- Crime8.0
- Children in low-income families8.0
- Older people in low-income households10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
54% of adults in the SY8 4AB area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 35.5% are retired and 3.1% are full-time students.
Social grade
41.3% of adults in the SY8 4AB area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
43.5% of adults in the SY8 4AB area hold a degree or equivalent, above the England average of 33.9%. 12.6% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SY8 4AB (Cleobury Mortimer, Burford & Ashford Carbonell) (about 1,266 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.