Affluence in ME5 8TW
How ME5 8TW ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Lordswood
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,787 (2024)
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How well off ME5 8TW is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME5 8TW 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
- Income6.0
- Employment6.0
- Education and skills6.0
- Health and disability6.0
- Crime7.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Older people in low-income households7.0
- Living environment9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
64.1% of adults in the ME5 8TW area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 18.6% are retired and 4.9% are full-time students.
Social grade
29.5% of adults in the ME5 8TW area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
20.2% of adults in the ME5 8TW area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 17.8% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME5 8TW (Lordswood) (about 1,787 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.