Affluence in ME15 9UG
How ME15 9UG ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Loose Valley & Boughton Monchelsea
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,661 (2024)
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How well off ME15 9UG is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME15 9UG area scores 9.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth 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
- Crime7.0
- Living environment7.0
- Education and skills8.0
- Employment9.0
- Children in low-income families9.0
- Income10.0
- Health and disability10.0
- Older people in low-income households10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
58.7% of adults in the ME15 9UG area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 29.4% are retired and 5.6% are full-time students.
Social grade
41.9% of adults in the ME15 9UG area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
30.4% of adults in the ME15 9UG area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 13% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME15 9UG (Loose Valley & Boughton Monchelsea) (about 1,661 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.