Affluence in ME8 9RT
How ME8 9RT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Parkwood West
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,511 (2024)
ME8 9RTGillingham
How well off ME8 9RT is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME8 9RT area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills4.0
- Barriers to housing and services4.0
- Children in low-income families5.0
- Income6.0
- Employment6.0
- Crime7.0
- Living environment7.0
- Health and disability8.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
63% of adults in the ME8 9RT area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 19.6% are retired and 5.9% are full-time students.
Social grade
33% of adults in the ME8 9RT area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
22.1% of adults in the ME8 9RT area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 16% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME8 9RT (Parkwood West) (about 1,511 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.