Affluence in ME14 4NQ
How ME14 4NQ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Boxley & Detling
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,054 (2024)
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How well off ME14 4NQ is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME14 4NQ 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 (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services2.0
- Crime5.0
- Living environment5.0
- Education and skills7.0
- Older people in low-income households7.0
- Income8.0
- Children in low-income families8.0
- Employment9.0
- Health and disability10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
62.9% of adults in the ME14 4NQ area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 23.5% are retired and 4.4% are full-time students.
Social grade
45.8% of adults in the ME14 4NQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
34% of adults in the ME14 4NQ area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 14.8% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME14 4NQ (Boxley & Detling) (about 2,054 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.