Housing in ME12 1DT
What the homes in ME12 1DT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Sheerness West
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,781 (2024)
ME12 1DTSheerness
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (45.9%). Flats make up 13.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
56.1% of households in the ME12 1DT area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 28% own outright and 28.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented13.4%20.5%
- Social rented29.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 28.1% 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 (19.4%). 28.4% 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 ME12 1DT (Sheerness West) (about 1,781 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.