Housing in ME7 4GZ
What the homes in ME7 4GZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Gillingham Central
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,988 (2024)
ME7 4GZGillingham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (56.8%). Flats make up 24%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
45.8% of households in the ME7 4GZ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 45.2% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 21.8% own outright and 23.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned45.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented45.2%20.5%
- Social rented7.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 33.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.6%). 28.9% 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 4GZ (Gillingham Central) (about 1,988 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.