Affluence in ME12 3DQ
How ME12 3DQ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Queenborough
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,669 (2024)
ME12 3DQSheerness
How well off ME12 3DQ is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME12 3DQ area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for 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
- Health and disability5.0
- Income6.0
- Crime6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- 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
50.9% of adults in the ME12 3DQ area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 33.3% are retired and 3.9% are full-time students.
Social grade
24.9% of adults in the ME12 3DQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
15.5% of adults in the ME12 3DQ area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the England average of 33.9%. 25% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME12 3DQ (Queenborough) (about 1,669 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.