Affluence in ME3 0AP
How ME3 0AP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Hoo Peninsula
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,724 (2024)
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How well off ME3 0AP is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME3 0AP area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived 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 skills2.0
- Employment3.0
- Health and disability3.0
- Income4.0
- Older people in low-income households4.0
- Children in low-income families5.0
- Crime6.0
- Living environment7.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
56.9% of adults in the ME3 0AP area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 22.5% are retired and 4.1% are full-time students.
Social grade
21.7% of adults in the ME3 0AP area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
17.2% of adults in the ME3 0AP area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 23.7% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME3 0AP (Hoo Peninsula) (about 1,724 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.