Affluence in CT6 8EP
How CT6 8EP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,485 (2024)
CT6 8EPHerne Bay
How well off CT6 8EP is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the CT6 8EP area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Employment5.0
- Education and skills6.0
- Health and disability6.0
- Crime6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Income7.0
- Barriers to housing and services7.0
- Living environment9.0
- Older people in low-income households9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
45.3% of adults in the CT6 8EP area are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 39.1% are retired and 4.3% are full-time students.
Social grade
34.4% of adults in the CT6 8EP area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
27.7% of adults in the CT6 8EP area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 19.1% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CT6 8EP (Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe) (about 1,485 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.