Affluence in ME16 8JP
How ME16 8JP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Barming
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,762 (2024)
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How well off ME16 8JP is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME16 8JP area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services4.0
- Crime5.0
- Income6.0
- Employment6.0
- Education and skills6.0
- Health and disability6.0
- Older people in low-income households6.0
- Living environment7.0
- Children in low-income families8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
59.2% of adults in the ME16 8JP area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 20.3% are retired and 7.3% are full-time students.
Social grade
35.1% of adults in the ME16 8JP area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
36.7% of adults in the ME16 8JP area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 15.5% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME16 8JP (Barming) (about 1,762 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.