Affluence in ME12 3BY
How ME12 3BY ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Minster South
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,592 (2024)
ME12 3BYSheerness
How well off ME12 3BY is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME12 3BY area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills3.0
- Barriers to housing and services3.0
- Employment4.0
- Income5.0
- Health and disability5.0
- Children in low-income families5.0
- Crime6.0
- Living environment6.0
- Older people in low-income households6.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
54.5% of adults in the ME12 3BY area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 28.8% are retired and 4.7% are full-time students.
Social grade
22.6% of adults in the ME12 3BY area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
16.4% of adults in the ME12 3BY area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the England average of 33.9%. 26.7% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME12 3BY (Minster South) (about 1,592 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.