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2.4%UNEMPLOYED
60%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
31%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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DemographicsME17 2WQ

What social class do the population of ME17 2WQ belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is ME17 2WQ 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 2WQ from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 18%Children
  • 82%Adults

18% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 8% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 50%Male
  • 50%Female

From the last census, 50% of people in ME172WQ male, and 50% female. Women outnumber men in Harrietsham and Lenham.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 31%AB
  • 57%C2/C2
  • 12%DE

According to census records, 31% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 22%SINGLE
  • 60%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in ME17 2WQ is 22%. Single and 'other' people is 78%.

ETHNICITY

  • 96%WHITE
  • 3%NON-WHITE

96% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 93.8%WORKING
  • 2.4%UNEMPLOYED

2.4% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

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ME172WQ Postcode Breakdown

MEAREA17DISTRICT2SECTORWQUNIT
Full PostcodeME17 2WQ
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%)

ME172WQ Postal District

Compass Postal District

ME17 2WQ 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 2WQ.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Lenham0.3 miles S
Kent1.7 miles E
Wormshill2.2 miles NW
Bromfield2.2 miles W
Boughton Malherbe2.7 miles S
Otterden3 miles E
Hollingbourne3.1 miles W
Egerton3.8 miles S
Bicknor3.9 miles NW
Ulcombe3.9 miles SW
Pluckley4 miles SE
Charing4.4 miles E
Leeds4.4 miles W
Stalisfield4.5 miles E
Eastling4.7 miles E
London40 miles W
Glasgow372 miles NW
Edinburgh359 miles NW
Cardiff170 miles W
Liverpool215 miles NW
Southampton95 miles W
Saint Ives114 miles W

Portsmouth NHS trust takes offices at Lakeside North Harbour

The trust has signed a 10-year lease for space at the business park.

Property Week

Homes evacuated as car fire spreads to garage

Homes were evacuated after a car blaze spread to a garage, with firefighters spending four hours at the scene.

Kent Online

Surrey strikes 32.2m deal to buy offices from cash-strapped Woking Council

Surrey County Council will move staff into Victoria Gate building, formerly let to McLaren, later this year.

Property Week

Cambridge science campus gets go-ahead

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

Property Week

Petition launched to save oak trees in Medway

Insurers claim the oak trees are causing subsidence but campaigners want an independent assessment.

BBC News

New tenants set to move in to busy shopping complex revealed

A moving-in date for an upmarket retailer has been confirmed as multiple tenants including a council prepare to take over a busy shopping district.

Kent Online

Award-winning 200-year-old pub up for auction at bargain price

An award-winning 200-year-old pub is set to go under the hammer at a dramatically slashed price.

Kent Online

Road closed after person hit by car

A main road has been after a person was hit by a car.

Kent Online

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