Affluence in ME3 9AJ
How ME3 9AJ 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
- 1,693 (2024)
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How well off ME3 9AJ is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME3 9AJ area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills2.0
- Crime2.0
- Barriers to housing and services2.0
- Health and disability3.0
- Income4.0
- Employment4.0
- Children in low-income families4.0
- Older people in low-income households4.0
- Living environment8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
56% of adults in the ME3 9AJ area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 24.2% are retired and 4.7% are full-time students.
Social grade
25.6% of adults in the ME3 9AJ area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
17.1% of adults in the ME3 9AJ area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 27.1% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME3 9AJ (Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow) (about 1,693 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.