Affluence in ME20 7HB
How ME20 7HB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Boxley & Detling
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,693 (2024)
ME20 7HBAylesford
How well off ME20 7HB is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME20 7HB area scores 6.0 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
- Living environment3.0
- Crime4.0
- Education and skills7.0
- Children in low-income families8.0
- Income9.0
- Employment9.0
- 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
63.9% of adults in the ME20 7HB area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 22.9% are retired and 5.7% are full-time students.
Social grade
41.9% of adults in the ME20 7HB area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
31.8% of adults in the ME20 7HB area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 11.7% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME20 7HB (Boxley & Detling) (about 1,693 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.