Abbey Road Faversham, Swale
36 addresses across 4 postcodes (ME13), about 230 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 39001473.
- Sales: 34 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £465,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 20 homes have an energy certificate (C: 13, D: 3, E: 2, F: 2).
- Flood: 16 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Swale costs £2,406 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 78% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Faversham, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Faversham Lakes Country Park, is about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 2 to 7 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 36 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Faversham Medical Group, about 830 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 430 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 44% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 39 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often criminal damage and arson.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £465,000 | £465,000 | £465,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £401,000 | £401,000 | £401,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £617,500 | £460,000 | £775,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £279,950 | £279,950 | £279,950 |
| 2018 | 2 | £337,500 | £275,000 | £400,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £415,000 | £238,000 | £426,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £216,000 | £216,000 | £216,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £226,000 | £172,000 | £280,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £242,000 | £205,000 | £279,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2006 | 5 | £233,000 | £170,000 | £250,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2024 | 9 ME13 7BL | Terraced | £400,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 Mar 2023 | 17 ME13 7BL | Terraced | £465,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2022 | 10 ME13 7BL | Terraced | £401,000 | |
| 17 Sep 2021 | 15 ME13 7BL | Terraced | £460,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2021 | NETHER COURT, ABBEY FARM ME13 7BL | Detached | £775,000 | |
| 3 May 2019 | 5 ME13 7BL | Other | £268,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Jan 2019 | 12 ME13 7BL | Terraced | £279,950 | |
| 25 Oct 2018 | 13 ME13 7BL | Terraced | £400,000 | |
| 18 Sep 2018 | 6 THE OLD DAIRY ME13 7BL | Terraced | £275,000 | |
| 22 Nov 2016 | 7 ME13 7BL | Terraced | £426,000 | |
| 19 Feb 2016 | 19 ME13 7BL | Terraced | £415,000 | |
| 11 Jan 2016 | 12 ME13 7BL | Terraced | £238,000 | |
| 26 Apr 2013 | 4 ME13 7BL | Semi-detached | £216,000 | |
| 5 Apr 2012 | 14 ME13 7BL | Terraced | £155,000 | |
| 8 Jul 2011 | 7 ME13 7BL | Terraced | £280,000 | |
| 4 Jul 2011 | 6 THE OLD DAIRY ME13 7BL | Terraced | £172,000 | |
| 22 Oct 2010 | 17 ME13 7BL | Terraced | £279,000 | |
| 8 Jan 2010 | 4 ME13 7BL | Semi-detached | £205,000 | |
| 11 Sep 2009 | 11 ME13 7BL | Terraced | £245,000 | |
| 10 Oct 2006 | 17 ME13 7BL | Terraced | £233,000 | New build. |
| 3 Oct 2006 | 4 ME13 7BL | Semi-detached | £182,500 | |
| 28 Sep 2006 | 8 ME13 7BL | Terraced | £170,000 | |
| 6 Apr 2006 | 19 ME13 7BL | Terraced | £250,000 | New build. |
| 13 Feb 2006 | 15 ME13 7BL | Terraced | £245,000 | New build. |
| 12 Oct 2005 | 13 ME13 7BL | Terraced | £265,000 | New build. |
| 22 Jul 2005 | 11 ME13 7BL | Terraced | £250,000 | New build. |
| 6 Dec 2004 | 4 ME13 7BL | Semi-detached | £163,500 | |
| 3 Dec 2004 | 21 ME13 7BL | Detached | £330,000 | New build. |
| 26 Nov 2004 | DAISY COTTAGE, 6 ME13 7BL | Terraced | £149,995 | New build. |
| 7 May 2004 | 10 ME13 7BL | Terraced | £182,500 | New build. |
| 19 Mar 2004 | 8 ME13 7BL | Terraced | £155,000 | New build. |
| 11 Mar 2004 | 12 ME13 7BL | Terraced | £160,000 | New build. |
| 22 Jul 1997 | 4 ME13 7BL | Semi-detached | £56,500 | |
| 10 May 1995 | 3 ME13 7BL | Terraced | £64,000 |
Energy performance certificates
20 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 93 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (9); House, end-terrace (7); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 2003-2006 (7); before 1900 (7); 1900-1929 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (13); rented (private) (3).
Council tax
What each band costs in Swale in 2026-27: Band D £2,406 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,604 | £1,871 | £2,138 | £2,406 | £2,940 | £3,475 | £4,009 | £4,811 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (31% of about 1,170 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Faversham - Faversham Town (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 9.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Faversham Conservation Area.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- GILLETT'S GRANARIES, grade II*
- 1 AND 2, ABBEY ROAD, grade II
- 3, ABBEY ROAD, grade II
- 50 AND 51, ABBEY STREET, grade II
- 59-62, ABBEY STREET, grade II
- ANCHOR COTTAGE THE ANCHOR INN, grade II
- OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE ABOUT 15 METRES NORTH OF PROVENDER MILL (GILLETTS LIMITED), grade II
- STANDARD COTTAGES, grade II
- WAREHOUSE ABOUT 15 METRES NORTH WEST OF PROVENDER MILL (GILLETTS LIMITED), grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Provender Mill, New Creek Road, Faversham: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
- 66 Preston Street, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8PG: up to 5 homes, permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 15 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 50 homes the Environment Agency counts, 21 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME13 7BL | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| ME13 7BZ | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| ME13 7BS | zone 3 | 14 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME13 7ND | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 36 addresses are between 2 m and 7 m above sea level (6 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME13 7BL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME13 7BS | 78% | 78% | 78% | 0% |
| ME13 7BZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME13 7ND | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Faversham 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Selling 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Teynham 181,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brook Road Davington | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Tesla Supercharger | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 31.2 km (19 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 77.7 km (48 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Faversham Medical Group | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Faversham Cottage Hospital | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Faversham Police Station | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Faversham Lakes Country Park 8.5 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 730 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,640 m² | 330 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest North Preston Allotments 4,280 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Gillett's Granaries, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m east. 259 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 17 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Gillett's Granaries | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m east |
| Arden's House | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m south |
| 81, Abbey Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m south |
| 84, Abbey Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m south |
| The site of St Saviour's Abbey, including the remains of an Iron Age farmstead and Faversham Roman villa | Scheduled monument | 230 m south-east |
| Chart gunpowder mills | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Oare gunpowder works | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ham Marshes | Wetland | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Norman's Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Faversham Creek | Tidal water | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Bysing Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Nagden Marshes | Wetland | 2 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Syndale Bottom | Valley | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 35 | 36 |
1 of the street's 36 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Swale: see them on the Swale page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 310 m | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Davington Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ethelbert Road Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| The Abbey School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Bysing Wood Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Anchor ME13 7BP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 70 m | 5 Very good | 26 Sep 2025 |
| Baltic House Wine Bar ME13 7BS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 80 m | 5 Very good | 21 Apr 2023 |
| Papa Bianco / Barge Burger ME13 7BS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jun 2025 |
| Get Prepped ME13 7BS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 80 m | 5 Very good | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Standard Quay Tea Room / The Secret Garden Cafe ME13 7BS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jan 2025 |
| Fins And Scales ME13 7BS | Retailers - other | 110 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 25 Jun 2026 |
| Monks' Granary Wine And Cheese ME13 7BS | Retailers - other | 110 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 15 May 2025 |
| Creekside B And B ME13 7AU | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 140 m | 5 Very good | 28 Oct 2022 |
| Bap Shack ME13 7DZ | Mobile caterer | 190 m | 5 Very good | 18 Feb 2025 |
| Little Moonbeam Day Nursery ME13 7DP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 250 m | 5 Very good | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Phoenix Tavern ME13 7BH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 250 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jan 2023 |
| Gallery Kitchen Cafe ME13 7BE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 5 Very good | 5 Dec 2025 |
| Impact Food Group At Queen Elizabeth Grammar School ME13 7BQ | School/college/university | 310 m | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2025 |
| Posillipo ME13 7QL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jun 2025 |
| Little Moonbeams Day Nursery ME13 7DR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 340 m | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Abbey Road (7); On or near Abbey Place (6); On or near New Creek Road (5); On or near Waterside Close (4); On or near Shopping Area (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- ME13 7BL: 29 addresses of 33 in the postcode
- ME13 7BZ: 5 addresses
- ME13 7BS: 1 address of 99 in the postcode
- ME13 7ND: 1 address of 36 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Belvedere Road · Lammas Gate · Belvedere Close · Standard Quay · Waterside Close · Belvedere Road · Faversham Reach · New Creek Road · Chambers Wharf Lane · Abbey Street · Chambers Wharf · Upper Brents
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.