Affluence in ME5 0NT
How ME5 0NT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Walderslade
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,640 (2024)
ME5 0NTChatham
How well off ME5 0NT is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME5 0NT area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services5.0
- Education and skills6.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Income8.0
- Employment8.0
- Crime8.0
- Living environment8.0
- Health and disability9.0
- Older people in low-income households9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
60.3% of adults in the ME5 0NT area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 23.5% are retired and 6.7% are full-time students.
Social grade
33.5% of adults in the ME5 0NT area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
26% of adults in the ME5 0NT area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 15.7% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME5 0NT (Walderslade) (about 1,640 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.