Housing in ME7 5EA
What the homes in ME7 5EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Gillingham Central
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,357 (2024)
ME7 5EAGillingham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (42.9%). Flats make up 48.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
32.7% of households in the ME7 5EA area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 44.2% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 14.8% own outright and 17.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned32.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented44.2%20.5%
- Social rented22.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%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. 36.4% 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 (26.6%). 32.6% 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 5EA (Gillingham Central) (about 2,357 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.