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Housing in ME3 8LL

What the homes in ME3 8LL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
3,376 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (34%). Flats make up 14.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

ME3 8LLEngland
Detached25%22.9%
Semi-detached34%31.5%
Terraced26.3%23%
Purpose-built flat13.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.3% of households in the ME3 8LL area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.8% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 25.9% own outright and 43.4% with a mortgage.

ME3 8LL
69%
15%
England
  • Owned69.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.7%1%
  • Private rented11.8%20.5%
  • Social rented15.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

ME3 8LLEngland
Owned outright25.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan43.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council1.9%8.3%
From a housing association13.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 20.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ME3 8LLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (25%). 35.6% of households include dependent children.

ME3 8LLEngland
Living alone, under 6612%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.3%12.8%
Couple, no children19.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children25%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.8%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 ME3 8LL (Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow) (about 3,376 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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