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ME12 4

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8,393 people · median £242,000 · Swale

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Cleaner air than mostMore affordable than most

Swale Council · Labour / Independent / Green coalition 28/47 seats · 60% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This postcode sector

Population8,393

0–14

12%

15–24

10%

25–44

31%

45–64

28%

65+

20%

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Median age43.4

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate57%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents5.4%

Self-employed · of people in work17.2%

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Retired22.5%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified17%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications29.1%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health80%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 7.42/10

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Happiness7.75/10

Feels worthwhile7.66/10

Anxiety (lower = better)2.81/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 2/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 15% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 2/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 2/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — more deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 15% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 2 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

3.7/10

Employment

3.2/10

Education & skills

1.2/10

Health & disability

2.3/10

Crime

2.2/10

Housing & services

1.2/10

Living environment

5.3/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

71%

own their home

92%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Black 4%

ONS Census 2021

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