Affluence in ME8 8PB
How ME8 8PB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Parkwood East
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,429 (2024)
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How well off ME8 8PB is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME8 8PB area scores 8.0 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
- Income7.0
- Employment7.0
- Barriers to housing and services7.0
- Health and disability8.0
- Crime8.0
- Living environment8.0
- Children in low-income families8.0
- Older people in low-income households9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
67% of adults in the ME8 8PB area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 19.2% are retired and 4.7% are full-time students.
Social grade
36.8% of adults in the ME8 8PB area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
27.1% of adults in the ME8 8PB area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 12.1% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME8 8PB (Parkwood East) (about 1,429 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.