Affluence in ME9 8JP
How ME9 8JP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Borden & The Meads
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,660 (2024)
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How well off ME9 8JP is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ME9 8JP 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 (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services2.0
- Education and skills5.0
- Living environment6.0
- Employment7.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Crime7.0
- Income8.0
- 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
54.5% of adults in the ME9 8JP area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 30.3% are retired and 4.3% are full-time students.
Social grade
34.8% of adults in the ME9 8JP area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
25% of adults in the ME9 8JP area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 19.4% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME9 8JP (Borden & The Meads) (about 2,660 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.