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Affluence in WV12 5QR

How WV12 5QR ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
New Invention
Council
Walsall
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,552 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off WV12 5QR is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WV12 5QR area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills4.0
  • Income5.0
  • Employment5.0
  • Health and disability5.0
  • Children in low-income families5.0
  • Crime6.0
  • Living environment6.0
  • Older people in low-income households6.0
  • Barriers to housing and services7.0
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£42,781
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
19%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

53.1% of adults in the WV12 5QR area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 26.9% are retired and 5% are full-time students.

WV12 5QREngland
Employee, full-time35.3%34.3%
Employee, part-time10.5%11.9%
Self-employed7.3%9.5%
Unemployed2.8%2.9%
Full-time student5%7.9%
Retired26.9%21.5%
Looking after home or family5.8%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.2%4.1%
Other2.2%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

23.2% of adults in the WV12 5QR area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.

WV12 5QREngland
Higher managerial & professional6%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional17.2%19.9%
Intermediate11.8%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed8.5%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical9.2%5.3%
Semi-routine14.1%11.3%
Routine17.8%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed10.4%8.5%
Full-time students5%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

19.4% of adults in the WV12 5QR area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 27.8% have no qualifications.

WV12 5QREngland
Degree level or above19.4%33.9%
A level or equivalent16.4%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above14.8%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C12.5%9.7%
Apprenticeship6.8%5.3%
Other qualifications2.3%2.8%
No qualifications27.8%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WV12 5QR (New Invention) (about 1,552 residents).

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

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