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Housing in ME10 1DT

What the homes in ME10 1DT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Borden & The Meads
Council
Swale
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,660 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (41.6%). Flats make up 3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

ME10 1DTEngland
Detached41.3%22.9%
Semi-detached41.6%31.5%
Terraced13.2%23%
Purpose-built flat2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.9%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

79% of households in the ME10 1DT area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 43.5% own outright and 35.5% with a mortgage.

ME10 1DT
79%
12%
England
  • Owned79%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented12.2%20.5%
  • Social rented7.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

ME10 1DTEngland
Owned outright43.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council0.9%8.3%
From a housing association6.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 18.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ME10 1DTEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (21.8%). 24.1% of households include dependent children.

ME10 1DTEngland
Living alone, under 669.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.3%12.8%
Couple, no children21.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children10.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.7%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Swale

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Swale (August 2026, +0.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

SwaleEngland
All homes£1,114£1,459
One bedroom£779£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,029£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,244£1,489
Four or more£1,855£2,161
Detached£1,578£1,640
Semi-detached£1,243£1,449
Terraced£1,151£1,435
Flat or maisonette£869£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME10 1DT (Borden & The Meads) (about 2,660 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.

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