Affluence in ME8 8HG
How ME8 8HG ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Rainham North East
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,493 (2024)
ME8 8HGGillingham
How well off ME8 8HG is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME8 8HG area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is employment (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Employment2.0
- Income3.0
- Education and skills3.0
- Health and disability3.0
- Crime3.0
- Children in low-income families3.0
- Barriers to housing and services4.0
- Older people in low-income households4.0
- Living environment5.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
55.5% of adults in the ME8 8HG area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 21.3% are retired and 6.2% are full-time students.
Social grade
25.2% of adults in the ME8 8HG area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
19.9% of adults in the ME8 8HG area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 20% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME8 8HG (Rainham North East) (about 1,493 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.