Housing in ME10 4RJ
What the homes in ME10 4RJ 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
- 1,672 (2024)
ME10 4RJSittingbourne
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (51.5%). Flats make up 8.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
82.2% of households in the ME10 4RJ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.8% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 42.8% own outright and 39.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned82.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.9%1%
- Private rented8.8%20.5%
- Social rented5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 18.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (27.1%). 32.1% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME10 4RJ (Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & Bredgar) (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.