Affluence in ME17 3JB
How ME17 3JB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingswood, Langley Heath & Chart Sutton
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,452 (2024)
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How well off ME17 3JB is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME17 3JB area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services1.0
- Education and skills5.0
- Crime5.0
- Living environment5.0
- Employment7.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Income8.0
- Health and disability9.0
- 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
57.9% of adults in the ME17 3JB area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 28% are retired and 3.5% are full-time students.
Social grade
39.2% of adults in the ME17 3JB area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
29.1% of adults in the ME17 3JB area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 16.2% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME17 3JB (Kingswood, Langley Heath & Chart Sutton) (about 2,452 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.