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Housing in ME10 4RT

What the homes in ME10 4RT 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
2,307 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (32.7%). Flats make up 43.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.

ME10 4RTEngland
Detached2.9%22.9%
Semi-detached20.4%31.5%
Terraced32.7%23%
Purpose-built flat32.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building8.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

47.8% of households in the ME10 4RT area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 39.1% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 28% own outright and 19.8% with a mortgage.

ME10 4RT
48%
39%
13%
England
  • Owned47.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented39.1%20.5%
  • Social rented12.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

ME10 4RTEngland
Owned outright28%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent36.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council2.6%8.3%
From a housing association10.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 38.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ME10 4RTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.4%). 21.6% of households include dependent children.

ME10 4RTEngland
Living alone, under 6620.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.3%12.8%
Couple, no children13.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households10%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 4RT (Sittingbourne Central & Milton Regis) (about 2,307 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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