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Postcode area · Walsall

Affluence in WS

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

Council
Walsall
Region
West Midlands
Population
528,813 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off WS is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, WS scores 4.9 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.9/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 303 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills4.2
  • Health and disability4.3
  • Employment4.4
  • Children in low-income families4.7
  • Income4.7
  • Older people in low-income households5.0
  • Crime5.5
  • Living environment6.1
  • Barriers to housing and services7.0
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£48,451
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
37%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

53.9% of adults in WS are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 22.8% are retired and 6.3% are full-time students.

WSEngland
Employee, full-time33.3%34.3%
Employee, part-time12.4%11.9%
Self-employed8.2%9.5%
Unemployed3.2%2.9%
Full-time student6.3%7.9%
Retired22.8%21.5%
Looking after home or family5.7%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.9%4.1%
Other3.2%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

27.5% of adults in WS work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.

WSEngland
Higher managerial & professional9.5%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional18%19.9%
Intermediate11.2%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed9.8%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6.3%5.3%
Semi-routine13.5%11.3%
Routine15.3%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed10.3%8.5%
Full-time students6%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

25.7% of adults in WS hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 23.5% have no qualifications.

WSEngland
Degree level or above25.7%33.9%
A level or equivalent16.7%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above14.6%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.2%9.7%
Apprenticeship5.4%5.3%
Other qualifications3%2.8%
No qualifications23.5%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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