Affluence in ME14 5SA
How ME14 5SA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Penenden Heath
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,536 (2024)
ME14 5SAMaidstone
How well off ME14 5SA is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME14 5SA area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services4.0
- Education and skills5.0
- Crime6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Income7.0
- Employment7.0
- Health and disability8.0
- Living environment8.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
61.4% of adults in the ME14 5SA area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 22.7% are retired and 5.2% are full-time students.
Social grade
28.3% of adults in the ME14 5SA area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
22.1% of adults in the ME14 5SA area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 19.7% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME14 5SA (Penenden Heath) (about 1,536 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.