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Affluence in WV14 8RJ

How WV14 8RJ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Coseley Wallbrook
Council
Dudley
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,480 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off WV14 8RJ is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WV14 8RJ area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is employment (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
  • Employment2.0
  • Education and skills2.0
  • Income3.0
  • Health and disability3.0
  • Crime3.0
  • Children in low-income families3.0
  • Older people in low-income households4.0
  • 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
£41,638
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
16%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

51.5% of adults in the WV14 8RJ area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 24.6% are retired and 4.9% are full-time students.

WV14 8RJEngland
Employee, full-time31.8%34.3%
Employee, part-time12.4%11.9%
Self-employed7.2%9.5%
Unemployed3.2%2.9%
Full-time student4.9%7.9%
Retired24.6%21.5%
Looking after home or family6%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled5.7%4.1%
Other4.1%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

20.5% of adults in the WV14 8RJ area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.

WV14 8RJEngland
Higher managerial & professional5.9%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional14.5%19.9%
Intermediate11.2%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed9.1%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6.9%5.3%
Semi-routine16.1%11.3%
Routine20.4%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed11.5%8.5%
Full-time students4.4%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

16.3% of adults in the WV14 8RJ area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the England average of 33.9%. 32.1% have no qualifications.

WV14 8RJEngland
Degree level or above16.3%33.9%
A level or equivalent14.9%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above15.5%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C12.5%9.7%
Apprenticeship5.9%5.3%
Other qualifications2.8%2.8%
No qualifications32.1%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WV14 8RJ (Coseley Wallbrook) (about 1,480 residents).

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

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