Garfield Place Faversham, Swale
30 addresses across 1 postcode (ME13), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 39000497.
- Sales: 23 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £167,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 19 homes have an energy certificate (C: 13, D: 4, E: 2).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 48% 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 700 m (0.4 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: It is about 9 m above sea level.
- Noise: 17 of its 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Faversham Medical Group, about 270 m away.
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 56% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 272 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £167,000 | £167,000 | £167,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | £274,000 | £268,000 | £280,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £139,000 | £139,000 | £139,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £135,000 | £135,000 | £135,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £122,000 | £122,000 | £122,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £205,000 | £134,500 | £220,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £168,000 | £168,000 | £168,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £120,500 | £110,000 | £131,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | £92,500 | £90,000 | £95,000 |
| 2001 | 3 | £55,000 | £46,000 | £71,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £50,950 | £50,950 | £50,950 |
| 1998 | 3 | £35,500 | £35,500 | £52,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2026 | FLAT 1, 7 ME13 8AB | Flat or maisonette | £167,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Aug 2025 | 1 ME13 8AB | Terraced | £268,000 | |
| 2 Apr 2025 | 5 ME13 8AB | Terraced | £280,000 | |
| 6 Oct 2020 | 8 ME13 8AB | Flat or maisonette | £139,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Jan 2019 | FLAT 1, 7 ME13 8AB | Flat or maisonette | £135,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Apr 2017 | 8 ME13 8AB | Flat or maisonette | £122,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Sep 2016 | FLAT 1, 7 ME13 8AB | Flat or maisonette | £134,500 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Jun 2016 | 1 ME13 8AB | Terraced | £220,000 | |
| 27 May 2016 | 3 ME13 8AB | Terraced | £205,000 | |
| 20 May 2014 | 4 ME13 8AB | Terraced | £180,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 Dec 2007 | 4 ME13 8AB | Terraced | £168,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2006 | FLAT 1, 7 ME13 8AB | Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Aug 2006 | 2 ME13 8AB | Terraced | £131,000 | |
| 16 Nov 2004 | FLAT 1, 7 ME13 8AB | Flat or maisonette | £95,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Jun 2004 | 8 ME13 8AB | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Aug 2001 | 8 ME13 8AB | Flat or maisonette | £55,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Jun 2001 | 4 ME13 8AB | Terraced | £71,000 | |
| 16 May 2001 | 9 ME13 8AB | Flat or maisonette | £46,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Jul 1999 | 4 ME13 8AB | Terraced | £50,950 | |
| 27 Oct 1998 | 5 ME13 8AB | Terraced | £52,000 | |
| 23 Mar 1998 | FLAT 1, 7 ME13 8AB | Flat or maisonette | £35,500 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Jan 1998 | 8 ME13 8AB | Flat or maisonette | £35,500 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Jun 1997 | 5 ME13 8AB | Terraced | £47,500 |
Energy performance certificates
19 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 52 m². Most common: Flat (13); House, mid-terrace (4); House, end-terrace (2). Built: before 1900 (6); 1991-1995 (4); 1996-2002 (3). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (12); owner-occupied (7).
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: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 66 Preston Street, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8PG: up to 5 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Provender Mill, New Creek Road, Faversham: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (670 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 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 9 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME13 8AB | 100% | 48% | 48% | 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 | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Teynham 181,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Crescent Road Faversham | 100 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 31.6 km (20 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 77.6 km (48 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Faversham Medical Group | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 120 m |
| Hospital | Faversham Cottage Hospital | 350 m |
| Police station | Faversham Police Station | 110 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 80 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 980 m² | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8.1 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stonebridge Allotments 2.3 ha | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Guildhall, a listed building (Grade II*), 100 m west. 296 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 19 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Guildhall | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m west |
| Cooksditch | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m south-east |
| 5 and 6, the Market Place | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m west |
| 1, THE MARKET PLACE (See details for further address information) | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m west |
| The site of St Saviour's Abbey, including the remains of an Iron Age farmstead and Faversham Roman villa | Scheduled monument | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Chart gunpowder mills | Scheduled monument | 700 m (0.4 miles) west |
| The Maison Dieu, a late C15 to early C16 building incorporating part of a medieval hospital | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ham Marshes | Wetland | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Preston Nursery | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Bysing Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Norman's Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Faversham Creek | Tidal water | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Syndale Bottom | Valley | 2.8 km (1.7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 30 |
17 of the street's 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 280 m | 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 | 340 m | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ethelbert Road Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 840 m (0.5 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 |
| Davington Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Abbey School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.1 km (0.7 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 |
| Bysing Wood Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ospringe Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diana's Tea Room And Takeaway ME13 8AD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | 5 Very good | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Crusts Bakery ME13 8AD | Retailers - other | 40 m | 5 Very good | 28 Nov 2025 |
| Royal Cinema ME13 7AG | Retailers - other | 50 m | 5 Very good | 6 Aug 2021 |
| Costa @ Tesco Faversham ME13 7AS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Tesco ME13 7AS | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 60 m | 5 Very good | 25 Nov 2024 |
| Suwan Maypole Thai Kitchen ME13 7AH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 15 May 2025 |
| Swan Cafe ME13 7AH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 4 Good | 13 Apr 2026 |
| The Bank ME13 7AP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 80 m | 5 Very good | 8 Apr 2026 |
| Luigi Italian ME13 7AP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 8 Apr 2026 |
| Bushes Cafe ME13 7AL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 27 May 2026 |
| Havisham's ME13 7AL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 27 Oct 2025 |
| Cafe Guild ME13 7AL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jan 2025 |
| Calabria Mia ME13 7AA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 90 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jun 2026 |
| Ours Cafe Ltd ME13 7AL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 2 May 2025 |
| Furlongs Ale House ME13 8NS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 120 m | 5 Very good | 16 May 2016 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 66 |
| Shoplifting | 66 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 64 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 22 |
| Other theft | 18 |
| Public order | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (72); On or near Market Street (40); On or near Gatefield Lane (39); On or near Newton Road (15); On or near Market Place (14).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 62 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 48% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 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 | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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
- Food hygiene ratings Faversham Bakery (retailers - other, ME13 8NU) now 4 Good, was Awaiting inspection (rated 5 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Spice Lounge (restaurant/cafe/canteen, ME13 8NU) is no longer listed; it was rated Awaiting publication found 31 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Spice Lounge (restaurant/cafe/canteen, ME13 8NU) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 31 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- ME13 8AB: 30 addresses of 31 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Crescent Road · East Street · Market Street · Middle Row · Preston Street · Court Street · Cross Lane · Market Place · Church Road · Partridge Lane · Court Street · Institute 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.