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Affluence in ME15 8QT

How ME15 8QT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Parkwood & Senacre
Council
Maidstone
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,366 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ME15 8QT is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME15 8QT area scores 3.0 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.

Overall score
3.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills2.0
  • Children in low-income families2.0
  • Older people in low-income households2.0
  • Income3.0
  • Employment3.0
  • Health and disability3.0
  • Barriers to housing and services3.0
  • Crime5.0
  • Living environment8.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£47,078
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
33%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

53.2% of adults in the ME15 8QT area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 25.7% are retired and 4.1% are full-time students.

ME15 8QTEngland
Employee, full-time35.1%34.3%
Employee, part-time10.1%11.9%
Self-employed8%9.5%
Unemployed1.6%2.9%
Full-time student4.1%7.9%
Retired25.7%21.5%
Looking after home or family5.1%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled6.7%4.1%
Other3.6%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

18.3% of adults in the ME15 8QT area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.

ME15 8QTEngland
Higher managerial & professional5%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional13.3%19.9%
Intermediate10.5%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed10.1%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6.5%5.3%
Semi-routine17.7%11.3%
Routine23.3%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.4%8.5%
Full-time students4.1%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

16.4% of adults in the ME15 8QT area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the England average of 33.9%. 30% have no qualifications.

ME15 8QTEngland
Degree level or above16.4%33.9%
A level or equivalent16.4%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above15.3%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C13.7%9.7%
Apprenticeship5.4%5.3%
Other qualifications2.7%2.8%
No qualifications30%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME15 8QT (Parkwood & Senacre) (about 1,366 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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