Affluence in WV12 5QG
How WV12 5QG ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- New Invention
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,695 (2024)
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How well off WV12 5QG is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WV12 5QG 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
- Crime3.0
- Income4.0
- Employment4.0
- Children in low-income families4.0
- Living environment5.0
- Older people in low-income households5.0
- Barriers to housing and services7.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
58.1% of adults in the WV12 5QG area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 20.6% are retired and 5.4% are full-time students.
Social grade
18.7% of adults in the WV12 5QG area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
17.1% of adults in the WV12 5QG area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 28.1% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WV12 5QG (New Invention) (about 1,695 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.