Affluence in ME8 8FJ
How ME8 8FJ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Parkwood East
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,940 (2024)
ME8 8FJGillingham
How well off ME8 8FJ is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME8 8FJ area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is crime (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Crime4.0
- Education and skills5.0
- Barriers to housing and services5.0
- Income8.0
- Living environment8.0
- Children in low-income families8.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
- Employment9.0
- Health and disability9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
64% of adults in the ME8 8FJ area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 20.7% are retired and 4.9% are full-time students.
Social grade
36.6% of adults in the ME8 8FJ area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
25.5% of adults in the ME8 8FJ area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 14.8% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME8 8FJ (Parkwood East) (about 1,940 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.