Housing in ME2 4HQ
What the homes in ME2 4HQ 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
- 1,730 (2024)
ME2 4HQRochester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (40.6%). Flats make up 25.9%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
49.9% of households in the ME2 4HQ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.3% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 20.9% own outright and 28.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned49.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.5%1%
- Private rented24.3%20.5%
- Social rented24.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 28.5% 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 (20.4%). 32% 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 4HQ (Strood North & Frindsbury) (about 1,730 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.