Affluence in WS15 1LQ
How WS15 1LQ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Armitage & Colton
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,855 (2024)
WS15 1LQRugeley
How well off WS15 1LQ is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WS15 1LQ area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services3.0
- Older people in low-income households5.0
- Income7.0
- Education and skills7.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Employment8.0
- Crime8.0
- Living environment10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
76.1% of adults in the WS15 1LQ area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 9.1% are retired and 4.1% are full-time students.
Social grade
43.5% of adults in the WS15 1LQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
37.1% of adults in the WS15 1LQ area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 8.9% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WS15 1LQ (Armitage & Colton) (about 1,855 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.