Housing in ME8 0BS
What the homes in ME8 0BS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Rainham South East
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,587 (2024)
ME8 0BSGillingham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (51.1%). Flats make up 15.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
72.9% of households in the ME8 0BS area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 37.1% own outright and 35.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned72.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented10%20.5%
- Social rented16.8%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 2.6 people living in it. 21.7% 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 (24.4%). 33.2% 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 ME8 0BS (Rainham South East) (about 1,587 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.