— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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Medway Council · Labour-controlled 31/59 seats · 53% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This postcode sector
Population416
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Median age32.4
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)
Employment rate60%
Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.
Unemployed · of economically active residents5.7%
Self-employed · of people in work16.6%
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Retired19.6%
ONS Census 2021
Degree-level qualified25%
Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.
No formal qualifications22.9%
Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021
Good or very good health82%
Residents who described their general health as good or very good.
Average life-satisfaction rating 7.29/10
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Happiness7.29/10
Feels worthwhile7.8/10
Anxiety (lower = better)3.29/10
Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 1/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 5% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 1/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 1/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — more deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 5% 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 1 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
2.0/10
Employment
1.0/10
Education & skills
2.0/10
Health & disability
2.0/10
Crime
1.0/10
Housing & services
2.0/10
Living environment
3.0/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
33%
own their home
70%
White
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 12%
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 12%
ONS Census 2021
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