Affluence in ME10 3AX
How ME10 3AX ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Sittingbourne East
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,256 (2024)
ME10 3AXSittingbourne
How well off ME10 3AX is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME10 3AX area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills4.0
- Crime4.0
- Employment6.0
- Income7.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Barriers to housing and services7.0
- Living environment7.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Older people in low-income households7.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
62.1% of adults in the ME10 3AX area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 23.5% are retired and 3.3% are full-time students.
Social grade
28.9% of adults in the ME10 3AX area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
19.5% of adults in the ME10 3AX area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 20.8% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME10 3AX (Sittingbourne East) (about 1,256 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.