Housing in ME7 2TL
What the homes in ME7 2TL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Gillingham North East
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,642 (2024)
ME7 2TLGillingham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (58.2%). Flats make up 16%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
64.4% of households in the ME7 2TL area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.9% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 24.6% own outright and 39.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned64.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership5.7%1%
- Private rented24.9%20.5%
- Social rented5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 26.5% 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 (22.5%). 30.5% 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 ME7 2TL (Gillingham North East) (about 2,642 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.