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Housing in ME2 4BT

What the homes in ME2 4BT 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
1,560 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (38.4%). Flats make up 33.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.

ME2 4BTEngland
Detached8.6%22.9%
Semi-detached17.8%31.5%
Terraced38.4%23%
Purpose-built flat19.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house10.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.8%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

45.9% of households in the ME2 4BT area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 38.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 23.4% own outright and 22.6% with a mortgage.

ME2 4BT
46%
39%
15%
England
  • Owned45.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented38.6%20.5%
  • Social rented14.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

ME2 4BTEngland
Owned outright23.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent35.3%18.2%
Other private rented3.3%2.2%
From the council1.4%8.3%
From a housing association13.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ME2 4BTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.9%). 26.5% of households include dependent children.

ME2 4BTEngland
Living alone, under 6624.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.6%12.8%
Couple, no children16%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.9%7.7%
Rents

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.

MedwayEngland
All homes£1,232£1,459
One bedroom£896£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,137£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,336£1,489
Four or more£1,823£2,161
Detached£1,653£1,640
Semi-detached£1,380£1,449
Terraced£1,249£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,016£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME2 4BT (Strood North & Frindsbury) (about 1,560 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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