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Housing in ME10 4HB

What the homes in ME10 4HB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & Bredgar
Council
Swale
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,337 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (37.3%). Flats make up 15.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.

ME10 4HBEngland
Detached28.1%22.9%
Semi-detached37.3%31.5%
Terraced18.8%23%
Purpose-built flat6.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house7.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

75.3% of households in the ME10 4HB area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.9% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 39.1% own outright and 36.2% with a mortgage.

ME10 4HB
75%
18%
England
  • Owned75.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.3%1%
  • Private rented17.9%20.5%
  • Social rented5.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

ME10 4HBEngland
Owned outright39.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan36.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council0.7%8.3%
From a housing association4.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 26.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ME10 4HBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.1%). 26.9% of households include dependent children.

ME10 4HBEngland
Living alone, under 6614.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.2%12.8%
Couple, no children14.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children10.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.3%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 4HB (Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & Bredgar) (about 1,337 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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