Affluence in WS8 7HF
How WS8 7HF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Brownhills West & Clayhanger
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,692 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
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How well off WS8 7HF is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WS8 7HF area scores 8.0 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.
- Education and skills6.0
- Health and disability6.0
- Older people in low-income households6.0
- Employment7.0
- Barriers to housing and services7.0
- Income8.0
- Crime8.0
- Children in low-income families8.0
- Living environment9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
66.7% of adults in the WS8 7HF area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 16.8% are retired and 6.2% are full-time students.
Social grade
33% of adults in the WS8 7HF area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
26% of adults in the WS8 7HF area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 15.9% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WS8 7HF (Brownhills West & Clayhanger) (about 1,692 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.