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Affluence in WV11 1LQ

How WV11 1LQ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Wood End
Council
Wolverhampton
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,970 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off WV11 1LQ is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WV11 1LQ area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is older people in low-income households (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Older people in low-income households2.0
  • Income3.0
  • Employment3.0
  • Education and skills3.0
  • Health and disability3.0
  • Children in low-income families4.0
  • Crime5.0
  • Barriers to housing and services6.0
  • Living environment6.0
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£50,580
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
43%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

53.1% of adults in the WV11 1LQ area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 21% are retired and 7.5% are full-time students.

WV11 1LQEngland
Employee, full-time32.8%34.3%
Employee, part-time12.7%11.9%
Self-employed7.5%9.5%
Unemployed3%2.9%
Full-time student7.5%7.9%
Retired21%21.5%
Looking after home or family6.2%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled6%4.1%
Other3.2%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

21.5% of adults in the WV11 1LQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.

WV11 1LQEngland
Higher managerial & professional5.8%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional15.7%19.9%
Intermediate11.6%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed9%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical5.9%5.3%
Semi-routine14.8%11.3%
Routine18.6%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed11.3%8.5%
Full-time students7.3%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

18.9% of adults in the WV11 1LQ area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 28.4% have no qualifications.

WV11 1LQEngland
Degree level or above18.9%33.9%
A level or equivalent16.1%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above15.6%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C12.8%9.7%
Apprenticeship5.3%5.3%
Other qualifications3%2.8%
No qualifications28.4%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WV11 1LQ (Wood End) (about 1,970 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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