Affluence in ME5 8NW
How ME5 8NW ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Lordswood
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,443 (2024)
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How well off ME5 8NW is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME5 8NW area scores 5.0 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
- Older people in low-income households3.0
- Income4.0
- Education and skills4.0
- Health and disability4.0
- Crime4.0
- Children in low-income families4.0
- Employment5.0
- Living environment9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
65.7% of adults in the ME5 8NW area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 16% are retired and 4% are full-time students.
Social grade
28.9% of adults in the ME5 8NW area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
23.7% of adults in the ME5 8NW area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 16.4% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME5 8NW (Lordswood) (about 1,443 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.