Affluence in ME3 9EW
How ME3 9EW 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
- 2,300 (2024)
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How well off ME3 9EW is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME3 9EW 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 (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
- Education and skills5.0
- Crime5.0
- Income6.0
- Employment6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Older people in low-income households6.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Living environment10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
62.8% of adults in the ME3 9EW area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 20.3% are retired and 4.3% are full-time students.
Social grade
31.6% of adults in the ME3 9EW area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
23.1% of adults in the ME3 9EW area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 19.2% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME3 9EW (Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow) (about 2,300 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.