Affluence in ME5 9TF
How ME5 9TF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Horsted
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,542 (2024)
ME5 9TFChatham
How well off ME5 9TF is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME5 9TF 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 (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services4.0
- Income6.0
- Employment6.0
- Education and skills6.0
- Crime6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Older people in low-income households6.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Living environment7.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
57.3% of adults in the ME5 9TF area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 24.4% are retired and 4.8% are full-time students.
Social grade
27% of adults in the ME5 9TF area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
22.4% of adults in the ME5 9TF area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 19.5% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME5 9TF (Horsted) (about 1,542 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.