Affluence in ME8 6LF
How ME8 6LF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Twydall
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,390 (2024)
ME8 6LFGillingham
How well off ME8 6LF is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME8 6LF area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is employment (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Employment3.0
- Education and skills3.0
- Income4.0
- Crime4.0
- Health and disability5.0
- Children in low-income families5.0
- Older people in low-income households5.0
- Barriers to housing and services8.0
- Living environment9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
59% of adults in the ME8 6LF area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 19.7% are retired and 6.9% are full-time students.
Social grade
27.9% of adults in the ME8 6LF area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
21% of adults in the ME8 6LF area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 22.8% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME8 6LF (Twydall) (about 1,390 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.