Affluence in ME15 7ED
How ME15 7ED ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Loose Valley & Boughton Monchelsea
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,488 (2024)
ME15 7EDMaidstone
How well off ME15 7ED is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME15 7ED area scores 9.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Employment7.0
- Education and skills7.0
- Crime7.0
- Barriers to housing and services7.0
- Health and disability8.0
- Living environment8.0
- Income9.0
- Children in low-income families9.0
- Older people in low-income households9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
56.9% of adults in the ME15 7ED area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 29.1% are retired and 4.8% are full-time students.
Social grade
38.1% of adults in the ME15 7ED area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
31% of adults in the ME15 7ED area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 13.6% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME15 7ED (Loose Valley & Boughton Monchelsea) (about 1,488 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.