Leavemere Badlesmere, Swale
30 addresses across 2 postcodes (ME13), about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) long. USRN 39002019.
- Energy: 18 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, C: 3, D: 8, E: 5, F: 1).
- 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 C; Band D in Swale costs £2,406 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Selling, about 5.5 km (3.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Badlesmere Lees, is about 310 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 92 to 105 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Charing Surgery, about 7.4 km (4.6 miles) away.
- People: About 240 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 62% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
18 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 102 m². Most common: House, detached (7); Bungalow, semi-detached (5); Bungalow, detached (4). Built: before 1900 (8); 1967-1975 (4); 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (11); rented (social) (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 C (24% of about 580 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Badlesmere (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 8.
- 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
- BARN 10 METRES EAST OF COLLEYS COTTAGE, grade II
- BARN 20 METRES SOUTH WEST OF FALCON FARMHOUSE, grade II
- COLLEYS COTTAGE, grade II
- COLLEYS FARMHOUSE, grade II
- EAST VIEW, grade II
- FALCON FARMHOUSE, grade II
- GREEN EDGE, grade II
- RED LION, 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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 0NX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME13 0NY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 30 addresses are between 92 m and 105 m above sea level (103 m on average); the ground rises about 13 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME13 0NX | 97% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME13 0NY | 25% | 0% | 0% | 75% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Selling 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Chilham 66,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Faversham 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Red Lion Badlesmere | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 38.4 km (24 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 75.3 km (47 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Charing Surgery | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | The Charing Pharmacy | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Mydentist Faversham | 7.3 km (4.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Faversham Cottage Hospital | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Police station | Faversham Police Station | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Badlesmere Lees 4.1 ha | 310 m |
| Playing field | Village Green 1.7 ha | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 4.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lees Court, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lees Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Tattenden Wood | Wood | 30 m |
| Dennis Nash Wood | Wood | 160 m east |
| Eleven Acre Wood | Wood | 480 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Cradle Bottom Wood | Wood | 710 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Tenant Wood | Wood | 730 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 750 m (0.5 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 30 |
6 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Scran National ME13 0NY | Mobile caterer | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Sep 2025 |
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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 12% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 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 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
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.