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Postcode district · Walsall

Affluence in WS5

How WS5 ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Council
Walsall
Region
West Midlands
Population
30,945 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off WS5 is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, WS5 scores 5.2 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
5.2/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 17 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Income4.6
  • Children in low-income families4.6
  • Employment4.9
  • Older people in low-income households4.9
  • Health and disability5.1
  • Living environment5.2
  • Crime5.2
  • Education and skills5.3
  • Barriers to housing and services5.6
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£50,816
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
44%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

53% of adults in WS5 are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 20.2% are retired and 9% are full-time students.

WS5England
Employee, full-time31.9%34.3%
Employee, part-time12.5%11.9%
Self-employed8.6%9.5%
Unemployed3.6%2.9%
Full-time student9%7.9%
Retired20.2%21.5%
Looking after home or family6.5%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.4%4.1%
Other3.4%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

28.4% of adults in WS5 work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.

WS5England
Higher managerial & professional10.6%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional17.8%19.9%
Intermediate11.5%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed9.3%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical5%5.3%
Semi-routine12%11.3%
Routine13.3%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed11.9%8.5%
Full-time students8.7%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

31.2% of adults in WS5 hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 22.8% have no qualifications.

WS5England
Degree level or above31.2%33.9%
A level or equivalent14.7%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above13.4%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C10.5%9.7%
Apprenticeship4%5.3%
Other qualifications3.4%2.8%
No qualifications22.8%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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