Affluence in ME15 8UD
How ME15 8UD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Bearsted & Downswood
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,599 (2024)
ME15 8UDMaidstone
How well off ME15 8UD is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME15 8UD 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 (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
- Education and skills7.0
- Income8.0
- Employment8.0
- Children in low-income families8.0
- Health and disability9.0
- Crime9.0
- Living environment9.0
- 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
56.5% of adults in the ME15 8UD area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 29% are retired and 4.3% are full-time students.
Social grade
33.8% of adults in the ME15 8UD area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
24.4% of adults in the ME15 8UD area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 18% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME15 8UD (Bearsted & Downswood) (about 1,599 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.