Affluence in ME10 2DG
How ME10 2DG ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Borden & The Meads
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,557 (2024)
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How well off ME10 2DG is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME10 2DG area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is crime (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Crime3.0
- Employment4.0
- Education and skills4.0
- Health and disability5.0
- Living environment5.0
- Older people in low-income households5.0
- Income6.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Barriers to housing and services8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
56.5% of adults in the ME10 2DG area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 24.3% are retired and 3.9% are full-time students.
Social grade
23% of adults in the ME10 2DG area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
20.9% of adults in the ME10 2DG area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 23.8% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME10 2DG (Borden & The Meads) (about 1,557 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.