Copton Avenue Faversham, Swale
41 addresses across 2 postcodes (ME13), about 460 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 39010748.
- Sales: 17 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £567,000 across 17 sales.
- Energy: 27 homes have an energy certificate (B: 27).
- Flood: 3 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 C; Band D in Swale costs £2,406 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Faversham, about 450 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 390 m 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 19 to 27 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 41 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Faversham Medical Group, about 620 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 950 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 29 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | £567,000 | £485,000 | £748,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 2025 | 22 ME13 8ZE | Detached | £570,000 | New build. |
| 7 Oct 2025 | 10 ME13 8ZE | Detached | £502,000 | New build. |
| 7 Oct 2025 | 18 ME13 8ZE | Detached | £485,000 | New build. |
| 18 Aug 2025 | 6 ME13 8ZE | Detached | £495,000 | New build. |
| 25 Jul 2025 | 14 ME13 8ZE | Detached | £495,000 | New build. |
| 4 Jul 2025 | 20 ME13 8ZE | Detached | £575,000 | New build. |
| 27 Jun 2025 | 16 ME13 8ZE | Detached | £567,000 | New build. |
| 24 Jun 2025 | 13 ME13 8ZE | Detached | £510,000 | New build. |
| 20 Jun 2025 | 7 ME13 8ZE | Detached | £748,000 | New build. |
| 20 Jun 2025 | 17 ME13 8ZE | Detached | £510,000 | New build. |
| 19 Jun 2025 | 15 ME13 8ZE | Detached | £567,000 | New build. |
| 30 May 2025 | 11 ME13 8ZE | Detached | £567,000 | New build. |
| 23 May 2025 | 12 ME13 8ZE | Detached | £567,000 | New build. |
| 28 Mar 2025 | 2 ME13 8ZE | Detached | £748,000 | New build. |
| 28 Mar 2025 | 5 ME13 8ZE | Detached | £565,000 | New build. |
| 28 Mar 2025 | 8 ME13 8ZE | Detached | £565,000 | New build. |
| 27 Mar 2025 | 4 ME13 8ZE | Detached | £735,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
27 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 130 m². Most common: House, detached (27). Built: 2023 (23); 2025 (2); 2024 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (23).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (31% of about 1,870 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Faversham - Preston-next-Faversham (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 66 Preston Street, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8PG: up to 5 homes, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME13 8ZE | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| ME13 8LY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 3 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 41 addresses are between 19 m and 27 m above sea level (23 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME13 8LY | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME13 8ZE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Faversham 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Selling 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Teynham 181,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Preston Park | 40 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 32.3 km (20 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 77.3 km (48 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Faversham Medical Group | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Newton Place Pharmacy | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Faversham Smiles | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Faversham Cottage Hospital | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Faversham Police Station | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Faversham - Forbes Road Cashzone | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 980 m² | 390 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8.1 ha | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Millfield Allotments 1.8 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Catherine, a listed building (Grade II*), 290 m north. 169 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Catherine | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m north |
| Cooksditch | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) north |
| 1, THE MARKET PLACE (See details for further address information) | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m (0.6 miles) north |
| The Guildhall | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Chart gunpowder mills | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| The site of St Saviour's Abbey, including the remains of an Iron Age farmstead and Faversham Roman villa | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| The Maison Dieu, a late C15 to early C16 building incorporating part of a medieval hospital | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Preston Nursery | Wood | 710 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Chalkpit Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Coney Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Ham Marshes | Wetland | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Syndale Bottom | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Faversham Creek | Tidal water | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
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) | 12.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 40 | 41 |
1 of the street's 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Abbey School | Secondary | 11–19 | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 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 |
| Ethelbert Road Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 650 m (0.4 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 |
| St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 950 m (0.6 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 |
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ospringe Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Davington Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bysing Wood Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faversham Town Football Club ME13 8YD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | 5 Very good | 4 Nov 2025 |
| Macknade Stores ME13 8NG | Retailers - other | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Jan 2021 |
| Independent Catering Management At Abbey School ME13 8RZ | School/college/university | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 May 2026 |
| Town Work Play ME13 8RZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Jul 2025 |
| Faversham Recreation Bowling Club ME13 8ES | Pub/bar/nightclub | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Mar 2018 |
| M E Coffee Shop ME13 8EB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Aug 2025 |
| Co-op ME13 8QG | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Jun 2026 |
| HatHats Coffee ME13 8HA | Mobile caterer | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Aug 2021 |
| Faversham Rugby Union Football Club ME13 8HA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Nov 2025 |
| Faversham Recreation Bowls Club ME13 8HA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Jan 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 15 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Beaumont Davy Close (16); On or near Marchant Grove (6); On or near Salters Lane (4); On or near Preston Grove (2); On or near Westwood Place (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 8 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
Nearby streets
Marchant Grove · Preston Lane · Copton Court · Westwood Place · Forge Close · St Catherine's Drive · Barets Road · Preston Grove · Finch Close · Barets Road · Beaumont Davy Close · Ashford Road
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.