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Housing in ME4 6JL

What the homes in ME4 6JL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Horsted
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,451 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (39.1%). Flats make up 22.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

ME4 6JLEngland
Detached26.3%22.9%
Semi-detached39.1%31.5%
Terraced12.5%23%
Purpose-built flat20.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

79.6% of households in the ME4 6JL area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.2% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 34.7% own outright and 44.9% with a mortgage.

ME4 6JL
80%
England
  • Owned79.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership5.9%1%
  • Private rented10.2%20.5%
  • Social rented4.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

ME4 6JLEngland
Owned outright34.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan44.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.1%18.2%
Other private rented1%2.2%
From the council0.9%8.3%
From a housing association3.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 29.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ME4 6JLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.9%). 27% of households include dependent children.

ME4 6JLEngland
Living alone, under 6614.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.3%12.8%
Couple, no children16.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.6%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 ME4 6JL (Horsted) (about 2,451 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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