Affluence in WV10 6PQ
How WV10 6PQ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Bushbury
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,478 (2024)
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How well off WV10 6PQ is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WV10 6PQ area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services4.0
- Health and disability6.0
- Income7.0
- Employment7.0
- Education and skills7.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Crime8.0
- Living environment8.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
57.8% of adults in the WV10 6PQ area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 30.2% are retired and 3.8% are full-time students.
Social grade
31.3% of adults in the WV10 6PQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
26.6% of adults in the WV10 6PQ area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 21.8% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WV10 6PQ (Bushbury) (about 1,478 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.