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Affluence in WR2 5QD

How WR2 5QD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Dines Green & St Johns
Council
Worcester
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,984 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off WR2 5QD is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WR2 5QD area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Barriers to housing and services2.0
  • Education and skills4.0
  • Children in low-income families6.0
  • Income7.0
  • Employment7.0
  • Crime7.0
  • Health and disability8.0
  • Living environment9.0
  • Older people in low-income households9.0
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£46,295
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
31%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

47.6% of adults in the WR2 5QD area are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 24% are retired and 19.3% are full-time students.

WR2 5QDEngland
Employee, full-time27.3%34.3%
Employee, part-time13%11.9%
Self-employed7.3%9.5%
Unemployed1.4%2.9%
Full-time student19.3%7.9%
Retired24%21.5%
Looking after home or family2.7%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled2.8%4.1%
Other2.1%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

24.3% of adults in the WR2 5QD area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.

WR2 5QDEngland
Higher managerial & professional6.8%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional17.5%19.9%
Intermediate10.9%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed9.3%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical5.6%5.3%
Semi-routine12.5%11.3%
Routine12.1%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.1%8.5%
Full-time students19.2%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

23.6% of adults in the WR2 5QD area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 16.5% have no qualifications.

WR2 5QDEngland
Degree level or above23.6%33.9%
A level or equivalent27.4%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above12.5%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C10.2%9.7%
Apprenticeship7.3%5.3%
Other qualifications2.4%2.8%
No qualifications16.5%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WR2 5QD (Dines Green & St Johns) (about 1,984 residents).

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

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