Affluence in ME8 9RF
How ME8 9RF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Parkwood East
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,420 (2024)
ME8 9RFGillingham
How well off ME8 9RF is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME8 9RF area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services4.0
- Education and skills5.0
- Health and disability6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Income7.0
- Living environment7.0
- Older people in low-income households7.0
- Employment8.0
- Crime9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
63.6% of adults in the ME8 9RF area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 19.3% are retired and 4.8% are full-time students.
Social grade
30.7% of adults in the ME8 9RF area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
21.2% of adults in the ME8 9RF area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 13.7% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME8 9RF (Parkwood East) (about 1,420 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.