Affluence in ME8 6SP
How ME8 6SP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Twydall
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,576 (2024)
ME8 6SPGillingham
How well off ME8 6SP is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME8 6SP area scores 3.0 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.
- Education and skills2.0
- Employment3.0
- Health and disability3.0
- Crime3.0
- Older people in low-income households3.0
- Income4.0
- Barriers to housing and services4.0
- Children in low-income families5.0
- Living environment9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
52.7% of adults in the ME8 6SP area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 23.3% are retired and 5.7% are full-time students.
Social grade
21.9% of adults in the ME8 6SP area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
16.2% of adults in the ME8 6SP area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the England average of 33.9%. 26.6% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME8 6SP (Twydall) (about 1,576 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.