40POPULATION
2.3%UNEMPLOYED
54%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
18%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of WS8 7RG belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is WS8 7RG 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 7RG from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 23%Children
  • 77%Adults

23% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 4% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 45%Male
  • 55%Female

From the last census, 45% of people in WS87RG male, and 55% female. Women outnumber men in Brownhills.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 18%AB
  • 64%C2/C2
  • 18%DE

According to census records, 18% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 31%SINGLE
  • 54%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in WS8 7RG is 31%. Single and 'other' people is 69%.

ETHNICITY

  • 97%WHITE
  • 2%NON-WHITE

97% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 90.4%WORKING
  • 2.3%UNEMPLOYED

2.3% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Hotels and Bed & Breakfast

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

Cash Machines

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Schools

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Libraries

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WS87RG Postcode Breakdown

WSAREA8DISTRICT7SECTORRGUNIT
Full PostcodeWS8 7RG
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

WS87RG Postal District

Compass Postal District

WS8 7RG 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 7RG.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Brownhills0.8 miles SE
Upper Stonnall2.6 miles E
Lower Stonnall2.7 miles E
Aldridge3.1 miles SE
Burntwood3.5 miles NE
Walsall3.6 miles SW
Cannock4.1 miles NW
Hednesford4.6 miles NW
Willenhall4.6 miles SW
Shenstone4.8 miles E
Streetly4.8 miles SE
Huntington5.5 miles NW
Lichfield6.1 miles E
Four Oaks6.2 miles E
London111 miles SE
Glasgow238 miles NW
Edinburgh234 miles N
Cardiff96 miles SW
Liverpool69 miles NW
Southampton123 miles S
Saint Ives125 miles S

Town centre transport improvement scheme moves to next phase

A regeneration project to improve roads and routes for cycling and walking in Cannock town centre moves to its final phase on Monday April 8.

Staffordshire County Council

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BBC News

School refurbishments could be given the green light

A total of 56 million will be spent on building new schools, and maintaining and improving existing ones in Staffordshire over the coming year.

Staffordshire County Council

Major highways works completed in Burton

A major highways improvement scheme to resurface the A511 Horninglow Road North in Burton has been completed.

Staffordshire County Council

The fashion item featuring a map of Stoke-on-Trent

Hear about the international brand that's recognising it's roots.

BBC News

Cabbie who won on National Lottery six weeks ago 'yet to receive a penny'

Ray Laird, 69, won 800 after buying a ticket at a One Stop on March 2 - but says he's still yet to receive the sum and has been left on hold when he's tried to contact lottery officials

Stoke Sentinel

Four arrested after drugs raids across city

A "significant quantity" of crack cocaine and heroin is found, and three men and a woman detained.

BBC News

Highways improvements in Newcastle completed

Work on a major highways improvements scheme on the A34 Talke Road in Newcastle has finished.

Staffordshire County Council

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