Affluence in ME5 8SD
How ME5 8SD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Lordswood
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,550 (2024)
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How well off ME5 8SD is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME5 8SD area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills3.0
- Employment4.0
- Health and disability4.0
- Crime4.0
- Barriers to housing and services4.0
- Older people in low-income households4.0
- Income5.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Living environment9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
58.1% of adults in the ME5 8SD area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 23% are retired and 4.5% are full-time students.
Social grade
25.2% of adults in the ME5 8SD area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
15.9% of adults in the ME5 8SD area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the England average of 33.9%. 24.7% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME5 8SD (Lordswood) (about 1,550 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.