Affluence in ME12 3NE
How ME12 3NE ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Minster South
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,574 (2024)
ME12 3NESheerness
How well off ME12 3NE is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME12 3NE 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
- Barriers to housing and services2.0
- Income4.0
- Employment4.0
- Children in low-income families4.0
- Health and disability5.0
- Crime6.0
- Older people in low-income households6.0
- Living environment8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
55.7% of adults in the ME12 3NE area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 24.7% are retired and 3.8% are full-time students.
Social grade
26.6% of adults in the ME12 3NE area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
16.3% of adults in the ME12 3NE area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the England average of 33.9%. 24.3% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME12 3NE (Minster South) (about 1,574 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.