Affluence in WS8 7PZ
How WS8 7PZ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Brownhills West & Clayhanger
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,565 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
WS8 7PZWalsall
How well off WS8 7PZ is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WS8 7PZ area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of 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
- Health and disability3.0
- Employment4.0
- Crime4.0
- Children in low-income families4.0
- Income5.0
- Living environment5.0
- Barriers to housing and services6.0
- Older people in low-income households6.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
56.3% of adults in the WS8 7PZ area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 26.6% are retired and 3.6% are full-time students.
Social grade
22.5% of adults in the WS8 7PZ area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
17.5% of adults in the WS8 7PZ area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 26.4% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WS8 7PZ (Brownhills West & Clayhanger) (about 1,565 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.