Affluence in ME8 7BG
How ME8 7BG ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Rainham North West
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,598 (2024)
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How well off ME8 7BG is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME8 7BG area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills4.0
- Employment5.0
- Income6.0
- Health and disability6.0
- Crime6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Barriers to housing and services7.0
- Living environment7.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
58% of adults in the ME8 7BG area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 25.8% are retired and 4.5% are full-time students.
Social grade
30.8% of adults in the ME8 7BG area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
24.4% of adults in the ME8 7BG area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 18.2% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME8 7BG (Rainham North West) (about 1,598 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.