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Affluence in WR9 8PN

How WR9 8PN ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Droitwich Spa East
Council
Wychavon
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,872 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Deprivation

How well off WR9 8PN is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WR9 8PN area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is employment (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Employment3.0
  • Education and skills3.0
  • Health and disability3.0
  • Crime3.0
  • Income4.0
  • Children in low-income families4.0
  • Older people in low-income households4.0
  • Living environment5.0
  • Barriers to housing and services9.0
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£48,806
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
38%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

45% of adults in the WR9 8PN area are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 41.3% are retired and 2% are full-time students.

WR9 8PNEngland
Employee, full-time29.3%34.3%
Employee, part-time7.6%11.9%
Self-employed8.1%9.5%
Unemployed1.7%2.9%
Full-time student2%7.9%
Retired41.3%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.2%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.9%4.1%
Other2%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

29.1% of adults in the WR9 8PN area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.

WR9 8PNEngland
Higher managerial & professional11.3%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional17.8%19.9%
Intermediate12.3%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed11.1%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6.7%5.3%
Semi-routine14.8%11.3%
Routine16.3%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.8%8.5%
Full-time students1.9%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

26.8% of adults in the WR9 8PN area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 28.8% have no qualifications.

WR9 8PNEngland
Degree level or above26.8%33.9%
A level or equivalent12.6%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above11.9%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C10.5%9.7%
Apprenticeship5.7%5.3%
Other qualifications3.7%2.8%
No qualifications28.8%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WR9 8PN (Droitwich Spa East) (about 1,872 residents).

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

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