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Housing in ME3 9AD

What the homes in ME3 9AD 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
1,693 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (57.8%). Flats make up 19.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

ME3 9ADEngland
Detached4.2%22.9%
Semi-detached57.8%31.5%
Terraced18.2%23%
Purpose-built flat16.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

62.5% of households in the ME3 9AD area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.5% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 36% own outright and 26.6% with a mortgage.

ME3 9AD
63%
16%
20%
England
  • Owned62.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.1%1%
  • Private rented15.5%20.5%
  • Social rented19.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

ME3 9ADEngland
Owned outright36%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council2.7%8.3%
From a housing association17.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 31.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ME3 9ADEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (19.4%). 26.7% of households include dependent children.

ME3 9ADEngland
Living alone, under 6611.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19.4%12.8%
Couple, no children14%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households6%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 9AD (Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow) (about 1,693 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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