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Housing in ME5 0AD

What the homes in ME5 0AD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Luton
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,748 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (39.5%). Flats make up 32.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.

ME5 0ADEngland
Detached10.1%22.9%
Semi-detached18.1%31.5%
Terraced39.5%23%
Purpose-built flat28.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.2% of households in the ME5 0AD area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 20.2% own outright and 25.9% with a mortgage.

ME5 0AD
46%
25%
25%
England
  • Owned46.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.4%1%
  • Private rented25.4%20.5%
  • Social rented25.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

ME5 0ADEngland
Owned outright20.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council3.4%8.3%
From a housing association21.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ME5 0ADEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.7%). 25.3% of households include dependent children.

ME5 0ADEngland
Living alone, under 6625.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.4%12.8%
Couple, no children14.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.8%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 ME5 0AD (Luton) (about 1,748 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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