Housing in ME3 8FS
What the homes in ME3 8FS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wainscott & City Estate
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,570 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (37.5%). Flats make up 16.1%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
55.4% of households in the ME3 8FS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.1% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 22.8% own outright and 32.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.9%1%
- Private rented15.1%20.5%
- Social rented26.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.4% 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 (19.8%). 27.1% 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 ME3 8FS (Wainscott & City Estate) (about 1,570 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.