Affluence in ME8 0BQ
How ME8 0BQ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Rainham South East
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,810 (2024)
ME8 0BQGillingham
How well off ME8 0BQ is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME8 0BQ area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Crime5.0
- Education and skills6.0
- Health and disability6.0
- Living environment6.0
- Income7.0
- Employment7.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
- Barriers to housing and services9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
55.8% of adults in the ME8 0BQ area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 27.8% are retired and 4.6% are full-time students.
Social grade
34.4% of adults in the ME8 0BQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
27.5% of adults in the ME8 0BQ area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 15.7% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME8 0BQ (Rainham South East) (about 1,810 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.