Housing in ME4 5PQ
What the homes in ME4 5PQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Chatham Central and Rochester Riverside
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,970 (2024)
ME4 5PQChatham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (74.4%). Flats make up 10.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
43.6% of households in the ME4 5PQ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 45.4% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 16.4% own outright and 27.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned43.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented45.4%20.5%
- Social rented10%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 21.5% 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 (27.5%). 43.8% 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 ME4 5PQ (Chatham Central and Rochester Riverside) (about 1,970 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.