Affluence in ME8 9TB
How ME8 9TB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Parkwood West
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,419 (2024)
ME8 9TBGillingham
How well off ME8 9TB is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME8 9TB 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
- Health and disability6.0
- Crime6.0
- Barriers to housing and services7.0
- Income8.0
- Employment8.0
- Living environment8.0
- Children in low-income families8.0
- 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
56.3% of adults in the ME8 9TB area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 30.1% are retired and 4.5% are full-time students.
Social grade
32.6% of adults in the ME8 9TB area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
21.4% of adults in the ME8 9TB area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 19.6% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME8 9TB (Parkwood West) (about 1,419 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.