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WS6 postcode area · South Staffordshire

The WS6 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in South Staffordshire. Area Scores range from 36 to 79 across them. Every full WS6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The WS6 district contains both ends of the scale: Cheslyn Hay at 79 out of 100 (#1,417 of 6,856 in England) against Featherstone East & Essington at 36, a 43-point gap between neighbouring areas. 1 of the 4 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Prices are tightly grouped: every reported median falls between £240,000 and £262,250.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,849a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime57per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied73%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WS6 district

£260,000median home sold over the past year · +25.3% over 5 years · +2.0% over the year · 228 sales
Detached£375,000
Semi-detached£250,000
Terraced£215,000
Flat£200,000
South Staffordshire£292,500
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Cheslyn HaySouth Staffordshire 1,41779 £262,250
Great WyrleySouth Staffordshire 3,33051 £258,500
HuntingtonSouth Staffordshire 3,72046 £240,000
Featherstone East & EssingtonSouth Staffordshire 4,38536 £240,000

People living in WS6 Census 2021

Residents31,087
Median age (est.)46
Density616per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above23%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 29%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 18%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 25%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Skilled trades 15% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Skilled trades15%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional12%
Administrative11%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · No religion 37% · Sikh 1%

Born outside the UK: 3%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in WS6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WS6 district.

Featherstone

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WS6.

WS11 WV11 WS3 WV12 WV10 WS12 WS8 WS2

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.