Affluence in ME8 8AP
How ME8 8AP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Rainham South East
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,556 (2024)
ME8 8APGillingham
How well off ME8 8AP is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME8 8AP 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.
- Education and skills5.0
- Living environment5.0
- Income6.0
- Employment6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Older people in low-income households6.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Crime7.0
- Barriers to housing and services8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
53.1% of adults in the ME8 8AP area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 31.9% are retired and 5.2% are full-time students.
Social grade
34.6% of adults in the ME8 8AP area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
26.1% of adults in the ME8 8AP area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 17.8% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME8 8AP (Rainham South East) (about 1,556 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.