Housing in ME12 3TS
What the homes in ME12 3TS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Minster South
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,577 (2024)
ME12 3TSSheerness
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (33.7%). Flats make up 29.8%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
51.1% of households in the ME12 3TS area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.3% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 9.9% own outright and 41.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned51.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership10.3%1%
- Private rented22.3%20.5%
- Social rented16.3%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. 22.2% 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 (30.7%). 46.4% 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 3TS (Minster South) (about 1,577 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.