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2.9%UNEMPLOYED
61%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
HI CRIME RATE
30%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of ME17 1QU belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is ME17 1QU in Medway, how professionally qualified are the community, and how many hours a week do they work? All this, and more information and demographic statistics about ME17 1QU from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 17%Children
  • 82%Adults

17% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 9% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 50%Male
  • 50%Female

From the last census, 50% of people in ME171QU male, and 50% female. Women outnumber men in North Downs.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 30%AB
  • 58%C2/C2
  • 12%DE

According to census records, 30% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 23%SINGLE
  • 61%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in ME17 1QU is 23%. Single and 'other' people is 77%.

ETHNICITY

  • 98%WHITE
  • 2%NON-WHITE

98% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 92.5%WORKING
  • 2.9%UNEMPLOYED

2.9% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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ME171QU Postcode Breakdown

MEAREA17DISTRICT1SECTORQUUNIT
Full PostcodeME17 1QU
Latitude/Longitude,
Postal TownMedway
Easting
Northing
Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
CountyKent
Region
CountryEngland
Local Authority
Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationUrban with Significant Rural (rural including hub towns 26-49%)

ME171QU Postal District

Compass Postal District

ME17 1QU postcode is located in the postal town of Medway. Medway postal area may cover a large geographical region that may correspond to several postal districts, which may include many towns and/or villages. Use the map to determine the geographical location of the postcode ME17 1QU.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Bicknor1.8 miles E
Detling2 miles W
Stockbury2.1 miles NE
Bredhurst2.6 miles NW
Hollingbourne3 miles SE
Wormshill3.6 miles E
Borden3.6 miles E
Leeds4 miles S
Rainham4.3 miles N
Bromfield4.3 miles SE
Langley4.4 miles SW
Newington4.5 miles NE
Maidstone5 miles W
Upchurch5.4 miles N
Lower Halstow5.5 miles N
London35 miles W
Glasgow367 miles NW
Edinburgh354 miles NW
Cardiff165 miles W
Liverpool210 miles NW
Southampton92 miles W
Saint Ives111 miles W

Woman in court after pensioner robbed of phone' in busy town centre

A woman has appeared in court after an 89-year-old man was allegedly assaulted and robbed of his phone in a busy town centre.

Kent Online

Abri and Vistry partner to develop 1,500 homes in West Sussex

The 50/50 joint venture will develop the scheme on a former airfield site in Arundel.

Property Week

Work well underway' to avert port traffic hell ahead of new EU checks

Plans to avert major disruption at the Channel ports caused by new EU biometric checks are well underway despite continued warnings of long delays.

Kent Online

Getting to tourist attraction is perilous - children have to walk on 40mph road'

Visitors are being forced to brave a perilous walk along a busy road to a popular tourist attraction due to a lack of parking.

Kent Online

Cambridge science campus gets go-ahead

Landmark science and innovation park in South Cambridge given the green light.

Property Week

Residents prepare to vote in Kent local elections

Eighty-eight seats on two councils are up for re-election in Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone on 2 May.

BBC News

Former school in Kent leads Clive Emson's May auction

The May catalogue features 149 residential and commercial lotsfrom across southern England.

Property Week

Edmond de Rothschild REIM acquires Newbury resi scheme for 34m

The affordable housing project has already seen the development of almost 120 new homes.

Property Week

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