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Affluence in Wells

How Wells ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Population
11,283 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off Wells is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Wells scores 6.7 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.7/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 7 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Employment5.6
  • Education and skills5.7
  • Income6.1
  • Crime6.6
  • Children in low-income families6.6
  • Health and disability6.9
  • Older people in low-income households7.0
  • Barriers to housing and services7.3
  • Living environment7.6
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£49,058
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
39%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

48.5% of adults in Wells are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 34.8% are retired and 5.6% are full-time students.

WellsEngland
Employee, full-time26.1%34.3%
Employee, part-time12.3%11.9%
Self-employed10.1%9.5%
Unemployed2%2.9%
Full-time student5.6%7.9%
Retired34.8%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.2%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled3.8%4.1%
Other2.1%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

36.6% of adults in Wells work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.

WellsEngland
Higher managerial & professional13.2%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional23.4%19.9%
Intermediate11.4%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed12%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical5%5.3%
Semi-routine13%11.3%
Routine10.9%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.7%8.5%
Full-time students5.4%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

37.7% of adults in Wells hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 14.7% have no qualifications.

WellsEngland
Degree level or above37.7%33.9%
A level or equivalent15.7%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above14.7%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C9.3%9.7%
Apprenticeship5.6%5.3%
Other qualifications2.3%2.8%
No qualifications14.7%18.1%

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

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