Affluence in ME8 0HH
How ME8 0HH ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Rainham South East
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,587 (2024)
ME8 0HHGillingham
How well off ME8 0HH is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME8 0HH area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is employment (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Employment4.0
- Education and skills4.0
- Children in low-income families4.0
- Income5.0
- Health and disability6.0
- Crime6.0
- Barriers to housing and services7.0
- Older people in low-income households7.0
- Living environment9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
53% of adults in the ME8 0HH area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 24% are retired and 7.2% are full-time students.
Social grade
30.9% of adults in the ME8 0HH area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
24.3% of adults in the ME8 0HH area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 19.1% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME8 0HH (Rainham South East) (about 1,587 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.