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2.5%UNEMPLOYED
58%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
21%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of WS12 1BW belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is WS12 1BW in Walsall, how professionally qualified are the community, and how many hours a week do they work? All this, and more information and demographic statistics about WS12 1BW from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 17%Children
  • 84%Adults

17% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 8% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 50%Male
  • 50%Female

From the last census, 50% of people in WS121BW male, and 50% female. Women outnumber men in Hednesford South.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 21%AB
  • 62%C2/C2
  • 17%DE

According to census records, 21% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 26%SINGLE
  • 58%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in WS12 1BW is 26%. Single and 'other' people is 74%.

ETHNICITY

  • 98%WHITE
  • 1%NON-WHITE

98% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 90.8%WORKING
  • 2.5%UNEMPLOYED

2.5% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

Cash Machines

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Schools

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Libraries

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WS121BW Postcode Breakdown

WSAREA12DISTRICT1SECTORBWUNIT
Full PostcodeWS12 1BW
Latitude/Longitude,
Postal TownWalsall
Easting
Northing
Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
CountyStaffordshire
Region
CountryEngland
Local Authority
Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationUrban with Significant Rural (rural including hub towns 26-49%)

WS121BW Postal District

Compass Postal District

WS12 1BW postcode is located in the postal town of Walsall. Walsall postal area may cover a large geographical region that may correspond to several postal districts, which may include many towns and/or villages. Use the map to determine the geographical location of the postcode WS12 1BW.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Hednesford0.4 miles SW
Huntington1.7 miles W
Cannock1.7 miles SW
Burntwood4.2 miles E
Rugeley5.1 miles NE
Armitage5.1 miles E
Brownhills5.5 miles SE
Dunston5.5 miles NW
Acton Trussell5.5 miles NW
Gailey5.9 miles W
Milford6 miles NW
Lower Stonnall6.7 miles SE
Shugborough6.8 miles N
Walsall7.1 miles S
London116 miles SE
Glasgow233 miles NW
Edinburgh229 miles N
Cardiff98 miles SW
Liverpool64 miles NW
Southampton127 miles S
Saint Ives129 miles S

Temporary closure of Leek Household Waste Recycling Centre for electrical work

Leek household waste recycling centre (HWRC) is closing for a five-day electrical upgrade.

Staffordshire County Council

Office units and hot desking facilities available to support small businesses at Staffordshire enterprise centres

Start-up businesses, growing small companies and sole traders are being urged to find out more about office units, meeting room hire and hot desking at Staffordshire County Council's enterprise centre&hellip

Staffordshire County Council

Pioneering Partnership for Drugs and Alcohol Service Launched

Residents struggling with drug and alcohol issues in Staffordshire are set to benefit from a new partnership between the council and the NHS.

Staffordshire County Council

Three police cars and two ambulances in Hanley street as couple in hospital

Staffordshire Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service were called to Astle Place, in Hanley

Stoke Sentinel

Funding available for projects that help improve the local environment

Community groups from across Staffordshire are being invited to apply for funding for projects that help improve their local environment.

Staffordshire County Council

County Council reiterates action call for Walleys Quarry

Staffordshire County Council's Cabinet will consider a report next week requiring it to pressure Government to take 'urgent and decisive action' over Walleys Quarry landfill site in Newcastle-under-Ly&hellip

Staffordshire County Council

Sizzling Stoke-on-Trent set for 22C blast as temperatures keep climbing

The Met Office reckons its going to be a warm and dry week

Stoke Sentinel

Crewe midfielder Thomas signs new deal

Crewe Alexandra midfielder Conor Thomas signs a new two-year deal with the club.

BBC News

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