Affluence in ME3 8FW
How ME3 8FW ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,376 (2024)
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How well off ME3 8FW is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME3 8FW area scores 4.0 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
- Crime2.0
- Education and skills4.0
- Children in low-income families4.0
- Income5.0
- Employment5.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Living environment8.0
- 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
65.2% of adults in the ME3 8FW area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 14% are retired and 7% are full-time students.
Social grade
31.9% of adults in the ME3 8FW area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
24.6% of adults in the ME3 8FW area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 14.4% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME3 8FW (Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow) (about 3,376 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.