Affluence in ME17 4SX
How ME17 4SX ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Loose Valley & Boughton Monchelsea
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,844 (2024)
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How well off ME17 4SX is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME17 4SX 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 (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 skills6.0
- Living environment7.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Income8.0
- Employment8.0
- Health and disability8.0
- Crime8.0
- 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
59.2% of adults in the ME17 4SX area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 24.5% are retired and 5.4% are full-time students.
Social grade
39.1% of adults in the ME17 4SX area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
30.2% of adults in the ME17 4SX 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 ME17 4SX (Loose Valley & Boughton Monchelsea) (about 1,844 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.