29POPULATION
1.8%UNEMPLOYED
63%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
HI CRIME RATE
24%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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DemographicsME8 9WU

What social class do the population of ME8 9WU belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is ME8 9WU 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 ME8 9WU from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 16%Children
  • 84%Adults

16% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 6% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 58.6%Male
  • 41.4%Female

From the last census, 58.6% of people in ME89WU male, and 41.4% female. Men outnumber women in Watling.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 24%AB
  • 64%C2/C2
  • 12%DE

According to census records, 24% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 25%SINGLE
  • 63%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in ME8 9WU is 25%. Single and 'other' people is 75%.

ETHNICITY

  • 86%WHITE
  • 16%NON-WHITE

86% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 90.6%WORKING
  • 1.8%UNEMPLOYED

1.8% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Demographics

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Crime Rates and Statistics

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Events near ME8 9WU

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Hotels and Bed & Breakfast

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Tourist Information

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Banks near ME8 9WU

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

Cash Machines

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Schools

Schools

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Emergencies in ME8 9WU

Post Offices

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Libraries

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ME89WU Postcode Breakdown

MEAREA8DISTRICT9SECTORWUUNIT
Full PostcodeME8 9WU
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Postal TownMedway
Easting
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Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
County
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CountryEngland
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Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationUrban with City and Town

ME89WU Postal District

Compass Postal District

ME8 9WU 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 ME8 9WU.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Rainham1.5 miles SE
Gillingham2.4 miles N
Chatham2.8 miles W
Rochester2.8 miles W
Brompton3 miles NW
Upchurch3.2 miles E
Bredhurst3.4 miles S
Strood3.5 miles W
Lower Halstow3.9 miles E
Newington4.1 miles E
Stockbury4.7 miles SE
Kingsnorth4.8 miles N
Stoke5 miles NE
Burham5.3 miles SW
Detling5.7 miles S
London31 miles W
Glasgow361 miles NW
Edinburgh349 miles NW
Cardiff163 miles W
Liverpool204 miles NW
Southampton92 miles W
Saint Ives111 miles W

Market forced to shut due to strong winds

A large street market will be closed today after a weather warning was issued for the county.

Kent Online

60m relief road plans to be submitted this year'

A planning application for a long-awaited link road is expected to be lodged later this year with the scheme completed before the end of 2028.

Kent Online

Man on roof sparks emergency services response

A road was closed for two hours as concerns were raised about a man on a roof.

Kent Online

Further work planned as landslip rail line reopens

Network Rail says engineers will remain on site with remaining works not impacting train services.

BBC News

Father's fury asrapists handed joke sentence'

The furious father of a teenage girl raped in a park by two men says their joke prison sentence has further punished his family.

Kent Online

Paddington hotel to go under the hammer for 16m at Strettons' April auction

The asset is among the highest-valued lots ever to be offered at an auction in the UK.

Property Week

Sneak peek inside Kent's huge new Food Warehouse store

See inside the county's new Food Warehouse which is set to open inside a former Argos store, and is a haven for those fond of bulk-buying.

Kent Online

Anger at great-grandmother's hospital care

Geraldine Newing's family say she spent four days on a trolley at Medway Maritime Hospital.

BBC News

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