Affluence in ME10 5AT
How ME10 5AT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Borden & The Meads
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,769 (2024)
ME10 5ATSittingbourne
How well off ME10 5AT is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME10 5AT area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills2.0
- Health and disability3.0
- Crime3.0
- Barriers to housing and services3.0
- Income4.0
- Children in low-income families4.0
- Older people in low-income households4.0
- Employment5.0
- Living environment9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
67.8% of adults in the ME10 5AT area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 7.4% are retired and 7.3% are full-time students.
Social grade
30.2% of adults in the ME10 5AT area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
28.7% of adults in the ME10 5AT area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 16.3% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME10 5AT (Borden & The Meads) (about 1,769 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.