Affluence in ME10 4RB
How ME10 4RB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & Bredgar
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,532 (2024)
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How well off ME10 4RB is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME10 4RB 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
- Health and disability5.0
- Crime5.0
- Income6.0
- Education and skills6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Older people in low-income households6.0
- Barriers to housing and services8.0
- Living environment9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
61.8% of adults in the ME10 4RB area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 20.6% are retired and 4.8% are full-time students.
Social grade
39.9% of adults in the ME10 4RB area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
31% of adults in the ME10 4RB area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 17.5% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME10 4RB (Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & Bredgar) (about 1,532 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.