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Housing in ME10 2GQ

What the homes in ME10 2GQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Iwade & Kemsley
Council
Swale
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,672 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (32.4%). Flats make up 13.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.

ME10 2GQEngland
Detached30.7%22.9%
Semi-detached32.4%31.5%
Terraced23.6%23%
Purpose-built flat12.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66.2% of households in the ME10 2GQ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.9% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 14.9% own outright and 51.4% with a mortgage.

ME10 2GQ
66%
19%
12%
England
  • Owned66.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.7%1%
  • Private rented18.9%20.5%
  • Social rented12.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

ME10 2GQEngland
Owned outright14.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan51.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.1%18.2%
Other private rented0.8%2.2%
From the council2.9%8.3%
From a housing association9.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 15.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ME10 2GQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (29.7%). 38.5% of households include dependent children.

ME10 2GQEngland
Living alone, under 6612.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over3.1%12.8%
Couple, no children16%16.8%
Couple with dependent children29.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.8%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 2GQ (Iwade & Kemsley) (about 1,672 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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