Affluence in WS8 7PJ
How WS8 7PJ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Brownhills
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,667 (2024)
WS8 7PJWalsall
How well off WS8 7PJ is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WS8 7PJ area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills3.0
- Employment4.0
- Barriers to housing and services4.0
- Income5.0
- Health and disability5.0
- Crime5.0
- Children in low-income families5.0
- Living environment7.0
- Older people in low-income households7.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
51.8% of adults in the WS8 7PJ area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 30.7% are retired and 5% are full-time students.
Social grade
25.1% of adults in the WS8 7PJ area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
18.4% of adults in the WS8 7PJ area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 24% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WS8 7PJ (Brownhills) (about 1,667 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.