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Affluence in ME6 5QX

How ME6 5QX ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Snodland
Council
Tonbridge and Malling
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,941 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ME6 5QX is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME6 5QX area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills2.0
  • Crime2.0
  • Income4.0
  • Employment4.0
  • Health and disability4.0
  • Older people in low-income households4.0
  • Living environment5.0
  • Children in low-income families5.0
  • Barriers to housing and services6.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£57,072
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Above the national average
Higher than
60%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

65.2% of adults in the ME6 5QX area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 13% are retired and 4.9% are full-time students.

ME6 5QXEngland
Employee, full-time41.1%34.3%
Employee, part-time13.4%11.9%
Self-employed10.7%9.5%
Unemployed2.8%2.9%
Full-time student4.9%7.9%
Retired13%21.5%
Looking after home or family6%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled5.9%4.1%
Other2.3%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

27.6% of adults in the ME6 5QX area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.

ME6 5QXEngland
Higher managerial & professional8.6%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional19%19.9%
Intermediate13.1%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed11.9%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6.8%5.3%
Semi-routine13%11.3%
Routine16.5%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.4%8.5%
Full-time students4.7%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

19.7% of adults in the ME6 5QX area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 20.1% have no qualifications.

ME6 5QXEngland
Degree level or above19.7%33.9%
A level or equivalent21.4%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above17.8%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C12.9%9.7%
Apprenticeship5.5%5.3%
Other qualifications2.5%2.8%
No qualifications20.1%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME6 5QX (Snodland) (about 1,941 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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