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Affluence in WS10 7AF

How WS10 7AF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Princes End & Willingsworth
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,177 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off WS10 7AF is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WS10 7AF area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills4.0
  • Health and disability5.0
  • Barriers to housing and services5.0
  • Children in low-income families7.0
  • Income8.0
  • Employment8.0
  • Crime9.0
  • Living environment9.0
  • Older people in low-income households10.0
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£45,319
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
28%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

66.1% of adults in the WS10 7AF area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 17.4% are retired and 5.5% are full-time students.

WS10 7AFEngland
Employee, full-time44.4%34.3%
Employee, part-time14%11.9%
Self-employed7.7%9.5%
Unemployed2.6%2.9%
Full-time student5.5%7.9%
Retired17.4%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.5%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled2.2%4.1%
Other2.6%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

25.8% of adults in the WS10 7AF area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.

WS10 7AFEngland
Higher managerial & professional7.6%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional18.2%19.9%
Intermediate16.4%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed8.2%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical8.1%5.3%
Semi-routine16.5%11.3%
Routine14.6%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5%8.5%
Full-time students5.3%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

20.2% of adults in the WS10 7AF area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 20.6% have no qualifications.

WS10 7AFEngland
Degree level or above20.2%33.9%
A level or equivalent18%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above17.4%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C14.4%9.7%
Apprenticeship7.7%5.3%
Other qualifications1.6%2.8%
No qualifications20.6%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WS10 7AF (Princes End & Willingsworth) (about 1,177 residents).

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

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