Affluence in ME5 0RU
How ME5 0RU ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Walderslade
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,665 (2024)
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How well off ME5 0RU is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME5 0RU area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is employment (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Employment2.0
- Education and skills2.0
- Barriers to housing and services2.0
- Older people in low-income households2.0
- Income3.0
- Health and disability3.0
- Crime4.0
- Children in low-income families4.0
- Living environment9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
57.4% of adults in the ME5 0RU area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 17.1% are retired and 6.4% are full-time students.
Social grade
19.6% of adults in the ME5 0RU area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
16.8% of adults in the ME5 0RU area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the England average of 33.9%. 28.4% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME5 0RU (Walderslade) (about 1,665 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.