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Affluence in WS12 5DJ

How WS12 5DJ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Cannock North East
Council
Cannock Chase
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,565 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Deprivation

How well off WS12 5DJ is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WS12 5DJ area scores 7.0 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
7.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Employment5.0
  • Education and skills5.0
  • Health and disability5.0
  • Living environment6.0
  • Older people in low-income households6.0
  • Income7.0
  • Crime7.0
  • Children in low-income families7.0
  • Barriers to housing and services10.0
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£40,794
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
13%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

55.3% of adults in the WS12 5DJ area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 28.8% are retired and 4.1% are full-time students.

WS12 5DJEngland
Employee, full-time33.3%34.3%
Employee, part-time12.6%11.9%
Self-employed9.4%9.5%
Unemployed2.5%2.9%
Full-time student4.1%7.9%
Retired28.8%21.5%
Looking after home or family3%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4%4.1%
Other2.3%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

28% of adults in the WS12 5DJ area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.

WS12 5DJEngland
Higher managerial & professional8.9%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional19.1%19.9%
Intermediate11.5%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed12.2%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical8%5.3%
Semi-routine15.1%11.3%
Routine14.8%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.4%8.5%
Full-time students4%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

20.3% of adults in the WS12 5DJ area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 23.8% have no qualifications.

WS12 5DJEngland
Degree level or above20.3%33.9%
A level or equivalent19.4%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above13.8%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C12.3%9.7%
Apprenticeship7%5.3%
Other qualifications3.4%2.8%
No qualifications23.8%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WS12 5DJ (Cannock North East) (about 1,565 residents).

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

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