Faversham Road Swale
18 addresses across 8 postcodes (ME13,ME9), about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 39000448.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2002 the median was £139,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2, E: 2, F: 2).
- Flood: 10 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 2.8 km (1.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 19 to 55 m above sea level.
- Noise: 11 of its 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Faversham Medical Group, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away.
- People: About 1,590 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 76% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | £139,000 | £139,000 | £139,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2016 | THE LIME WORKS ME13 0SE | Other | £852,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 May 2002 | 1, WATERWORKS COTTAGES ME13 0SE | Semi-detached | £139,000 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 67 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (4); House, detached (1); Flat (1). Built: before 1900 (3); 1930-1949 (2); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (5); owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
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 (23% of about 2,060 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Syndale (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 15.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- PROVENDER, grade II*
- BARBARY FARMHOUSE, grade II
- GARDEN WALLS OF PROVENDER, grade II
- HANSLETTS HOUSE, grade II
- HORSE WHEEL 15 METRES WEST OF BARBARY FARMHOUSE, grade II
- LIME KILN 30 METRES NORTH OF PUTT COTTAGE, grade II
- LITTLE RUSHETT, grade II
- PAINTER'S FARMHOUSE, grade II
- PROVENDER FARMHOUSE, grade II
- PUTT COTTAGE, grade II
- SCOTT'S FARMHOUSE, grade II
- SYDNALE COTTAGES, grade II
- SYNDALE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- WATER SOFTENING PLANT, grade II
- WHINBOURNE COTTAGE, grade II
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, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 5 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 0RJ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 4 | unlikely |
| ME13 0SF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME13 0SX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME13 0RL | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME13 0RP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME13 0RS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 4 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME13 0SE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME9 0LB | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 2 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 18 addresses are between 19 m and 55 m above sea level (31 m on average); the ground rises about 36 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME13 0RJ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| ME13 0RL | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| ME13 0RP | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| ME13 0RS | 57% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME13 0SE | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| ME13 0SF | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| ME13 0SX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME9 0LB | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Faversham 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Teynham 181,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Selling 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Syndale Bottom Ospringe | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 30.9 km (19 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 74.6 km (46 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Faversham Medical Group | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Paydens Pharmacy | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Faversham NHS Dac | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Faversham Cottage Hospital | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Faversham Police Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Faversham - Forbes Road Cashzone | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 6,510 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,420 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1,490 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Ospringe Allotments 2.5 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is A Romano-British mausoleum, an associated Romano-British building and a parish church at Stone-by-Faversham, a scheduled monument, 760 m (0.5 miles) north-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| A Romano-British mausoleum, an associated Romano-British building and a parish church at Stone-by-Faversham | Scheduled monument | 760 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| The Maison Dieu, a late C15 to early C16 building incorporating part of a medieval hospital | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Syndale Bottom | Valley | 300 m north-east |
| Judd's Wood | Wood | 400 m (0.2 miles) south-east |
| Round Wood | Wood | 410 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Judd's Hill | Hill | 450 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Luddenham Marshes | Wetland | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north |
| Faversham Creek | Tidal water | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 18 |
11 of the street's 18 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ospringe Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bysing Wood Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Luddenham School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (kent).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 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) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 4 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 0RJ: 9 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- ME13 0SF: 2 addresses
- ME13 0SX: 2 addresses of 6 in the postcode
- ME13 0RL: 1 address of 2 in the postcode
- ME13 0RP: 1 address
- ME13 0RS: 1 address of 35 in the postcode
- ME13 0SE: 1 address of 11 in the postcode
- ME9 0LB: 1 address of 8 in the postcode
Nearby streets
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.