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Housing in ME4 6RD

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

Neighbourhood
Chatham South West
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,563 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (66.4%). Flats make up 17.4%, below the 22.2% across England.

ME4 6RDEngland
Detached5%22.9%
Semi-detached11.2%31.5%
Terraced66.4%23%
Purpose-built flat9.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

50.9% of households in the ME4 6RD area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 36% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 25.4% own outright and 25.6% with a mortgage.

ME4 6RD
51%
36%
13%
England
  • Owned50.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented36%20.5%
  • Social rented12.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

ME4 6RDEngland
Owned outright25.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent33.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council1.9%8.3%
From a housing association11%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 25% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ME4 6RDEngland
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10%
20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.2%). 33.2% of households include dependent children.

ME4 6RDEngland
Living alone, under 6618.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.3%12.8%
Couple, no children11%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households13.2%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 6RD (Chatham South West) (about 1,563 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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