Affluence in ME5 9JP
How ME5 9JP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Boxley & Detling
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,317 (2024)
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How well off ME5 9JP is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME5 9JP area scores 10.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services3.0
- Education and skills9.0
- Income10.0
- Employment10.0
- Health and disability10.0
- Crime10.0
- Living environment10.0
- Children in low-income families10.0
- Older people in low-income households10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
65.5% of adults in the ME5 9JP area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 20.3% are retired and 5.8% are full-time students.
Social grade
46.1% of adults in the ME5 9JP area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
32% of adults in the ME5 9JP area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 10.2% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME5 9JP (Boxley & Detling) (about 2,317 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.