Affluence in ME2 3QB
How ME2 3QB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Broomhill
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,782 (2024)
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How well off ME2 3QB is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME2 3QB 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
- Education and skills6.0
- Living environment6.0
- Employment7.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Income8.0
- Children in low-income families8.0
- 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
62.6% of adults in the ME2 3QB area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 19.7% are retired and 5.5% are full-time students.
Social grade
33.6% of adults in the ME2 3QB area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
26.7% of adults in the ME2 3QB area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 16.5% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME2 3QB (Broomhill) (about 1,782 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.