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Housing in ME3 9FU

What the homes in ME3 9FU 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
1,759 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (38.1%). Flats make up 15.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.

ME3 9FUEngland
Detached16.1%22.9%
Semi-detached38.1%31.5%
Terraced30.5%23%
Purpose-built flat15%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.6% of households in the ME3 9FU area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 21.2% own outright and 48.4% with a mortgage.

ME3 9FU
70%
13%
12%
England
  • Owned69.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership4.4%1%
  • Private rented13.4%20.5%
  • Social rented12.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

ME3 9FUEngland
Owned outright21.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan48.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council2.2%8.3%
From a housing association10.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 20.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ME3 9FUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (33%). 42% of households include dependent children.

ME3 9FUEngland
Living alone, under 6613.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.6%12.8%
Couple, no children16.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children33%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.6%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 9FU (Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow) (about 1,759 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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