Housing in ME1 2HA
What the homes in ME1 2HA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Rochester East
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,693 (2024)
ME1 2HARochester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (76.4%). Flats make up 13.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
53.3% of households in the ME1 2HA area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.5% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 22% own outright and 31.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned53.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented31.5%20.5%
- Social rented14.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 27.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21%). 30.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Medway
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Medway (August 2026, +1.7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME1 2HA (Rochester East) (about 1,693 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.