Affluence in ME15 6TX
How ME15 6TX ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Loose Valley & Boughton Monchelsea
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,795 (2024)
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How well off ME15 6TX is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME15 6TX area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services3.0
- Income5.0
- Education and skills5.0
- Crime5.0
- Children in low-income families5.0
- Employment6.0
- Older people in low-income households6.0
- Health and disability8.0
- Living environment8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
58.3% of adults in the ME15 6TX area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 25.3% are retired and 4.9% are full-time students.
Social grade
33.8% of adults in the ME15 6TX area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
28.5% of adults in the ME15 6TX area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 17.4% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME15 6TX (Loose Valley & Boughton Monchelsea) (about 2,795 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.