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Affluence in WS2 8TZ

How WS2 8TZ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Leamore
Council
Walsall
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,662 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off WS2 8TZ is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WS2 8TZ area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is older people in low-income households (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Older people in low-income households3.0
  • Income4.0
  • Health and disability4.0
  • Children in low-income families4.0
  • Employment5.0
  • Education and skills5.0
  • Living environment5.0
  • Crime8.0
  • Barriers to housing and services8.0
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£42,645
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
19%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

57.3% of adults in the WS2 8TZ area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 22.1% are retired and 6.3% are full-time students.

WS2 8TZEngland
Employee, full-time36%34.3%
Employee, part-time13.2%11.9%
Self-employed8.2%9.5%
Unemployed2.3%2.9%
Full-time student6.3%7.9%
Retired22.1%21.5%
Looking after home or family5.2%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled3.8%4.1%
Other3%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

24.8% of adults in the WS2 8TZ area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.

WS2 8TZEngland
Higher managerial & professional6.5%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional18.2%19.9%
Intermediate10.8%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed9.1%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6.6%5.3%
Semi-routine14.4%11.3%
Routine18.8%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.3%8.5%
Full-time students6.3%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

23.9% of adults in the WS2 8TZ area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 26.2% have no qualifications.

WS2 8TZEngland
Degree level or above23.9%33.9%
A level or equivalent16.2%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above13.9%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.4%9.7%
Apprenticeship5.3%5.3%
Other qualifications3.2%2.8%
No qualifications26.2%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WS2 8TZ (Leamore) (about 1,662 residents).

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

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