Affluence in WV12 5BD
How WV12 5BD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- New Invention
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,403 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
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How well off WV12 5BD is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WV12 5BD area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Employment5.0
- Education and skills5.0
- Health and disability5.0
- Children in low-income families5.0
- Income6.0
- Crime7.0
- Living environment7.0
- Older people in low-income households7.0
- Barriers to housing and services9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
55.6% of adults in the WV12 5BD area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 24.9% are retired and 6.4% are full-time students.
Social grade
25.7% of adults in the WV12 5BD area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
22% of adults in the WV12 5BD area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 26.5% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WV12 5BD (New Invention) (about 1,403 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.