4POPULATION
5.3%UNEMPLOYED
45%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
11%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of DY6 8AX belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is DY6 8AX in Dudley, how professionally qualified are the community, and how many hours a week do they work? All this, and more information and demographic statistics about DY6 8AX from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 20%Children
  • 81%Adults

20% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 10% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 50%Male
  • 50%Female

From the last census, 50% of people in DY68AX male, and 50% female. Women outnumber men in Kingswinford South.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 11%AB
  • 63%C2/C2
  • 27%DE

According to census records, 11% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 33%SINGLE
  • 45%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in DY6 8AX is 33%. Single and 'other' people is 67%.

ETHNICITY

  • 96%WHITE
  • 4%NON-WHITE

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

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 89%WORKING
  • 5.3%UNEMPLOYED

5.3% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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DY68AX Postcode Breakdown

DYAREA6DISTRICT8SECTORAXUNIT
Full PostcodeDY6 8AX
Latitude/Longitude,
Postal TownDudley
Easting
Northing
Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
CountyWest Midlands
Region
CountryEngland
Local Authority
Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationUrban with Major Conurbation

DY68AX Postal District

Compass Postal District

DY6 8AX postcode is located in the postal town of Dudley. Dudley 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 DY6 8AX.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Kingswinford1.6 miles SW
Woodside1.8 miles E
Brierley Hill2.1 miles E
Wombourn2.5 miles NW
Stourbridge2.5 miles SE
Sedgley2.9 miles NE
Dudley3.2 miles E
Tipton3.4 miles E
Netherton3.4 miles E
Trysull3.9 miles NW
Rowley4 miles E
Rowley Regis4 miles E
Sleightholme4.5 miles E
Kinvere4.7 miles SW
Coseley4.7 miles NE
London112 miles E
Glasgow244 miles NW
Edinburgh242 miles N
Cardiff82 miles SW
Liverpool72 miles NW
Southampton115 miles SE
Saint Ives116 miles S

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