Housing in ME2 2QZ
What the homes in ME2 2QZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Strood South & Temple Marsh
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,921 (2024)
ME2 2QZRochester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (58.2%). Flats make up 8.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
53% of households in the ME2 2QZ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.2% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 19.7% own outright and 33.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned53%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented18.2%20.5%
- Social rented27.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 20.4% 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 (24.4%). 41.7% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Medway
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Medway (August 2026, +1.7% 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 ME2 2QZ (Strood South & Temple Marsh) (about 1,921 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.