Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be low income larger families living in semis. These are known as type 44 in the ACORN classification and 3.04% of the UK’s population live in this type.
The Black Country and South Yorkshire are the main places for these communities, although they generally crop up in most urban areas. Towns such as Doncaster, Barnsley, Dudley, Wrexham, and Ballymoney are typical. Here is an overview of the likely preferences and features of your neighbourhood:
| Family income | Low |
|---|---|
| Interest in current affairs | Low |
| Housing - with mortgage | Medium |
| Educated - to degree | Very low |
| Couples with children | Medium |
| Have satellite TV | Medium |
These families tend to live in reasonably large council properties.
Incomes are well below average with nearly a third of families earning less than £10,000. Unemployment is higher than average. Work is typically routine, in a factory or some other manual occupation. Jobs reflect the general lack of educational qualifications.
Households tend to be families with a number of school age children. Over 10% are single parent families. Home to these families will often be a three bedroom semi-detached property rented from the local council or housing association.
The lottery, football pools and bingo may offer the hope of wealth. Since money is tight, the payment facilities offered by catalogue shopping are an attraction in these areas. People with a car will own a low value second hand vehicle.
Shopping may be done in Morrisons or Kwik Save, and holidays may well be to a caravan park or a camp site.
Few leisure activities seem affordable. Angling is popular and people will spend time listening to music or watching television. The newspaper is generally a tabloid.
This is a description of the type of neighbourhood to which this postcode has been matched, it is not a description of the postcode. The overview describes characteristics frequently found in these neighbourhoods. Since most postcodes include a mix of people we don’t expect everyone there will fit the description perfectly. Learn more.
You should not base important decision-making on the ACORN classification alone. ACORN © CACI Limited 2008 All rights reserved; no right to publish is granted.
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