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8.7%UNEMPLOYED
39%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
HI CRIME RATE
7%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of WS15 1GS belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is WS15 1GS 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 WS15 1GS from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 25%Children
  • 77%Adults

25% 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 WS151GS male, and 50% female. Women outnumber men in Brereton and Ravenhill.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 7%AB
  • 45%C2/C2
  • 48%DE

According to census records, 7% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 34%SINGLE
  • 39%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in WS15 1GS is 34%. Single and 'other' people is 66%.

ETHNICITY

  • 98%WHITE
  • 1%NON-WHITE

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

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 85.7%WORKING
  • 8.7%UNEMPLOYED

8.7% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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WS151GS Postcode Breakdown

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Full PostcodeWS15 1GS
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%)

WS151GS Postal District

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WS15 1GS 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 WS15 1GS.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Rugeley1.3 miles N
Armitage2.2 miles E
Pipe Ridware4.1 miles E
Hamstall4.3 miles E
Hednesford4.4 miles SW
Abbots Bromley4.5 miles NE
Burntwood4.6 miles SE
Kings Bromley4.9 miles E
Shugborough5.1 miles NW
Huntington5.4 miles SW
Milford5.5 miles W
Cannock5.7 miles SW
Yoxall6.2 miles E
Ingestre6.4 miles NW
Lichfield6.5 miles E
London116 miles SE
Glasgow231 miles NW
Edinburgh227 miles N
Cardiff102 miles SW
Liverpool64 miles NW
Southampton130 miles S
Saint Ives132 miles S

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