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Housing in ME10 2PH

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

Neighbourhood
Sittingbourne Central & Milton Regis
Council
Swale
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,128 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (37.4%). Flats make up 22.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

ME10 2PHEngland
Detached4.2%22.9%
Semi-detached36%31.5%
Terraced37.4%23%
Purpose-built flat19.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.7% of households in the ME10 2PH area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.7% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 22.7% own outright and 21.1% with a mortgage.

ME10 2PH
44%
16%
39%
England
  • Owned43.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented15.7%20.5%
  • Social rented39.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

ME10 2PHEngland
Owned outright22.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council8.5%8.3%
From a housing association30.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 33.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ME10 2PHEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (18%). 25.5% of households include dependent children.

ME10 2PHEngland
Living alone, under 6615.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18%12.8%
Couple, no children14.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households8%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 2PH (Sittingbourne Central & Milton Regis) (about 2,128 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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