Housing in ME2 3ET
What the homes in ME2 3ET are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Strood North & Frindsbury
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,945 (2024)
ME2 3ETRochester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (67.3%). Flats make up 17.3%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
57.1% of households in the ME2 3ET area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 38.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 22.4% own outright and 34.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.5%1%
- Private rented38.8%20.5%
- Social rented2.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 33.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.7%). 28.4% 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 3ET (Strood North & Frindsbury) (about 1,945 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.