Affluence in ME5 8XD
How ME5 8XD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Boxley & Detling
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,327 (2024)
ME5 8XDChatham
How well off ME5 8XD is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME5 8XD area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of 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
- Education and skills6.0
- Health and disability6.0
- Crime6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Older people in low-income households7.0
- Employment8.0
- Living environment9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
70.8% of adults in the ME5 8XD area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 13.5% are retired and 4.3% are full-time students.
Social grade
33.8% of adults in the ME5 8XD area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
22.6% of adults in the ME5 8XD area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 11.8% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME5 8XD (Boxley & Detling) (about 1,327 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.