61POPULATION
7.2%UNEMPLOYED
51%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
12%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of WS8 7LN belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is WS8 7LN 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 WS8 7LN from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 19%Children
  • 80%Adults

19% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 8% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 50.8%Male
  • 49.2%Female

From the last census, 50.8% of people in WS87LN male, and 49.2% female. Men outnumber women in Brownhills.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 12%AB
  • 57%C2/C2
  • 30%DE

According to census records, 12% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 30%SINGLE
  • 51%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in WS8 7LN is 30%. Single and 'other' people is 69%.

ETHNICITY

  • 96%WHITE
  • 2%NON-WHITE

96% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 87.5%WORKING
  • 7.2%UNEMPLOYED

7.2% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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WS87LN Postcode Breakdown

WSAREA8DISTRICT7SECTORLNUNIT
Full PostcodeWS8 7LN
Latitude/Longitude,
Postal TownWalsall
Easting
Northing
Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
CountyWest Midlands
Region
CountryEngland
Local Authority
Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationUrban with Major Conurbation

WS87LN Postal District

Compass Postal District

WS8 7LN 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 WS8 7LN.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Brownhills1.8 miles SE
Burntwood2.8 miles NE
Lower Stonnall3.2 miles E
Cannock3.4 miles NW
Upper Stonnall3.5 miles SE
Hednesford3.7 miles NW
Aldridge4.2 miles SE
Walsall4.5 miles SW
Huntington4.6 miles NW
Shenstone5.1 miles E
Willenhall5.3 miles SW
Streetly5.8 miles SE
Lichfield5.9 miles E
Armitage6 miles NE
London112 miles SE
Glasgow237 miles NW
Edinburgh233 miles N
Cardiff96 miles SW
Liverpool68 miles NW
Southampton124 miles S
Saint Ives126 miles S

Murder inquiry as man and woman found dead

Police say there is no wider threat to the community after two bodies were found at a house.

BBC News

Man dies after car overturns in crash

A man found in critical condition died at the scene of the crash, and another was sent to hospital.

BBC News

Nursery worker jailed for child sexual offences

Craig Ordish, 39, is sentenced to 10 years in prison and a further three on licence for his crimes.

BBC News

Scams on the rise as end of financial year looms

Trading Standards officers in Staffordshire are reminding businesses to be particularly vigilant as they prepare for the end of the financial year on 5 April.

Staffordshire County Council

Staffordshire receives electric bus boost for county towns

New electric buses will be running in Tamworth and Burton thanks to 3.1million government funding and investment from the transport providers.

Staffordshire County Council

Inside the mind of a Staffordshire gambler

Recovering gambler, Bianca Colclough on the logic and lies behind her 12 year addiction.

BBC News

A strategy to help unpaid carers of all ages across Staffordshire has been agreed by the county councils cabinet

The "Staffordshire's All Age Carers Strategy 2024 2029" has been produced by the county council and Integrated Care Board (ICB) alongside other partners.

Staffordshire County Council

Police update after Stoke-on-Trent double street stabbing

Staffordshire Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service were called to Howard Place, in Shelton

Stoke Sentinel

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