Affluence in ME3 7HR
How ME3 7HR ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Higham & Shorne
- Council
- Gravesham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,422 (2024)
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How well off ME3 7HR is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME3 7HR 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 (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services2.0
- Living environment4.0
- Education and skills6.0
- Crime6.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Income8.0
- Employment8.0
- Children in low-income families8.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
54.4% of adults in the ME3 7HR area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 30.6% are retired and 5% are full-time students.
Social grade
34.7% of adults in the ME3 7HR area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
26.5% of adults in the ME3 7HR area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 18.5% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME3 7HR (Higham & Shorne) (about 1,422 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.