Affluence in ME10 4HB
How ME10 4HB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & Bredgar
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,337 (2024)
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How well off ME10 4HB is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME10 4HB area scores 6.0 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
- Living environment3.0
- Employment5.0
- Education and skills6.0
- Health and disability6.0
- Income7.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
- Barriers to housing and services9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
57.8% of adults in the ME10 4HB area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 23.8% are retired and 7.4% are full-time students.
Social grade
35.7% of adults in the ME10 4HB area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
28% of adults in the ME10 4HB area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 14.5% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME10 4HB (Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & Bredgar) (about 1,337 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.