Affluence in ME10 4UJ
How ME10 4UJ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & Bredgar
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,593 (2024)
ME10 4UJSittingbourne
How well off ME10 4UJ is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME10 4UJ area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services4.0
- Education and skills5.0
- Crime5.0
- Children in low-income families5.0
- Income6.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Employment8.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
- Living environment9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
59.5% of adults in the ME10 4UJ area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 28.2% are retired and 4.5% are full-time students.
Social grade
36.6% of adults in the ME10 4UJ area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
28.1% of adults in the ME10 4UJ area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 16.8% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME10 4UJ (Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & Bredgar) (about 1,593 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.