Residential dwellings
10,659
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
ME9 rents and yields
Asking rent £1,582/month · Gross yield 4.3% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is ME9?
ME9: residential dwellings 10,659.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.0%
ME9 ranks 4th of 5 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 10,273
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.8%
- HMO-shaped units
- 0.0%
- EPC A or B
- 20%
- EPC D or worse
- 50%
What does ME9 earn?
ME9: asking rent £1,582/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 99 lets).
Asking rent
£1,582/month 12 months to Sep 2026
99 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 99 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.3% 12 months to Sep 2026
161 lets
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 161 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
59 on 8 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 8 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Who owns ME9?
Corporate landlords hold 75% of the 327 units in ME9 whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords75% of classified · 246 units
- Housing associations12% of classified · 39 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)11% of classified · 36 units
- RMC1.8% of classified · 6 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does ME9 rank?
ME9 ranks 1st of 4 postcode districts in Swale for asking rent, at £1,582/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Swale
ME9 ranks 1st of 4 postcode districts in Swale for asking rent, at £1,582/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ME9 | £1,582/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 99 | measured |
| 2 | ME13 | £1,283/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 170 | measured |
| 3 | ME10 | £1,273/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 383 | measured |
| 4 | ME12 | £1,155/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 233 | measured |
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Swale
ME9 ranks 3rd of 4 postcode districts in Swale for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.3%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ME10 | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 719 | measured |
| 2 | ME12 | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 413 | measured |
| 3 | ME9 | 4.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 161 | measured |
| 4 | ME13 | 4.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 252 | measured |
Where next from ME9?
- SwaleThe wider market this area sits in.
- ME10Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,712/m² · Sep 2026
- ME11Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,744/m² · Sep 2026
- ME12Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,850/m² · Sep 2026
- ME13Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,929/m² · Sep 2026
- ME14Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,902/m² · Sep 2026
- ME17Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,304/m² · Sep 2026
- ME7Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,655/m² · Sep 2026
- ME8Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,291/m² · Sep 2026
- ME3Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,688/m² · Sep 2026
- TN27Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,497/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about ME9
- What is the average rent in ME9?
- Homes to let in ME9 asked a median £1,582/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 99 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in ME9?
- 4.3% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 161 lets.
- What kind of homes are in ME9?
- ME9 has 10,659 homes, 0.0% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about ME9
- Property values in ME9Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in ME9Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in ME9What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in ME9What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in ME9Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in ME9What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in ME9Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 99 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 161 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 8 Nov 2026 | 8 Nov 2026 | — |