Housing in ME3 9TW
What the homes in ME3 9TW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hoo Peninsula
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,544 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are caravans or mobile homes (36.1%). Flats make up 12.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
82% of households in the ME3 9TW area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.3% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 56% own outright and 26% with a mortgage.
- Owned82%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented9.3%20.5%
- Social rented6.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 37.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (21%). 15.2% 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 9TW (Hoo Peninsula) (about 2,544 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.