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Affluence in WA15 8XQ

How WA15 8XQ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Woodhouse Park & Airport
Council
Manchester
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,795 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off WA15 8XQ is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WA15 8XQ area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is employment (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Employment2.0
  • Health and disability2.0
  • Income3.0
  • Education and skills3.0
  • Barriers to housing and services3.0
  • Older people in low-income households3.0
  • Children in low-income families4.0
  • Crime5.0
  • Living environment8.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£36,401
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
3%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

60.3% of adults in the WA15 8XQ area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 11.8% are retired and 7.5% are full-time students.

WA15 8XQEngland
Employee, full-time36%34.3%
Employee, part-time14.5%11.9%
Self-employed9.7%9.5%
Unemployed4.9%2.9%
Full-time student7.5%7.9%
Retired11.8%21.5%
Looking after home or family5.3%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled5.3%4.1%
Other4.9%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

22.9% of adults in the WA15 8XQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.

WA15 8XQEngland
Higher managerial & professional6.4%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional16.5%19.9%
Intermediate11.1%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed9.5%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6.7%5.3%
Semi-routine11.4%11.3%
Routine18.2%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed13.1%8.5%
Full-time students7.1%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

27.2% of adults in the WA15 8XQ area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 23.4% have no qualifications.

WA15 8XQEngland
Degree level or above27.2%33.9%
A level or equivalent15.1%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above13.8%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.8%9.7%
Apprenticeship5.9%5.3%
Other qualifications2.9%2.8%
No qualifications23.4%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WA15 8XQ (Woodhouse Park & Airport) (about 1,795 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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