Roman Road Faversham, Swale
30 addresses across 2 postcodes (ME13), about 200 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 39001042.
- Sales: 35 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £292,300 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 4, E: 6, F: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Faversham, about 270 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 680 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: Its addresses are 11 to 13 m above sea level.
- Noise: 18 of its 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Faversham Medical Group, about 290 m away.
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 88% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 211 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £292,300 | £292,300 | £292,300 |
| 2022 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £382,000 | £382,000 | £382,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £220,000 | £175,000 | £265,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £307,500 | £175,000 | £440,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £291,500 | £213,000 | £370,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £178,000 | £178,000 | £178,000 |
| 2005 | 4 | £202,500 | £159,995 | £390,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 2002 | 3 | £147,000 | £100,000 | £148,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2023 | 21 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £292,300 | |
| 29 Jul 2022 | 37 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £425,000 | |
| 14 Aug 2017 | 53 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £382,000 | |
| 12 Feb 2016 | 29 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £300,000 | |
| 22 Oct 2014 | 53 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £265,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2014 | 29 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2012 | 2 ME13 8PZ | Semi-detached | £440,000 | |
| 16 Jul 2012 | 37 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 10 Sep 2010 | DOMUS, 6 ME13 8PZ | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 16 Nov 2007 | CHERRYCROFT ME13 8PZ | Detached | £370,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2007 | 51 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £213,000 | |
| 16 Jun 2006 | 37 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £178,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2005 | 15 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £220,000 | |
| 25 Oct 2005 | 47 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £185,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2005 | 4 ME13 8PZ | Detached | £390,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2005 | 29 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £159,995 | |
| 31 Mar 2004 | 1 ME13 8PZ | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 27 Sep 2002 | 23 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £148,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2002 | 45 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £100,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2002 | 17 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £147,000 | |
| 16 Aug 2001 | 51 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £127,000 | |
| 21 Aug 2000 | 27 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £73,500 | |
| 26 May 2000 | 19 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £94,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2000 | 27 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £60,000 | |
| 20 Sep 1999 | 43 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £76,500 | |
| 18 Sep 1998 | 47 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £73,750 | |
| 2 Jul 1998 | 25 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £71,500 | |
| 22 Jun 1998 | 8 ME13 8PZ | Detached | £111,250 | |
| 25 Sep 1997 | 49 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £67,500 | |
| 7 Jul 1997 | 47 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £67,500 | |
| 23 May 1997 | 4 ME13 8PZ | Detached | £105,000 | |
| 24 Feb 1997 | 39 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £26,200 | |
| 28 Jan 1997 | 19 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £68,000 | |
| 29 Feb 1996 | 37 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £48,000 | |
| 31 May 1995 | 25 ME13 8PZ | Terraced | £58,000 |
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 103 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (8); House, detached (3); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 1900-1929 (8); 1930-1949 (3); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7); rented (private) (1).
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 (36% of about 730 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: 1.
- 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
- Faversham War Memorial, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 66 Preston Street, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8PG: up to 5 homes, permissioned (320 m)
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, 0 at medium risk and 7 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 8PZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 7 | unlikely |
| ME13 8QH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 30 addresses are between 11 m and 13 m above sea level (12 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME13 8PZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME13 8QH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Faversham 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 270 m |
| Selling 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Teynham 181,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Railway Station Faversham | 130 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 31.7 km (20 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 77.2 km (48 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Faversham Medical Group | 290 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Paydens Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hillton Dental Surgery | 180 m |
| Hospital | Faversham Cottage Hospital | 180 m |
| Police station | Faversham Police Station | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Faversham - Forbes Road Cashzone | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 980 m² | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8.1 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stonebridge Allotments 2.3 ha | 560 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 121, West Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 380 m north-east. 289 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 15 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| 121, West Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north-east |
| 1, THE MARKET PLACE (See details for further address information) | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north-east |
| The Guildhall | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m (0.2 miles) north-east |
| 5 and 6, the Market Place | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Chart gunpowder mills | Scheduled monument | 420 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| The site of St Saviour's Abbey, including the remains of an Iron Age farmstead and Faversham Roman villa | Scheduled monument | 940 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| The Maison Dieu, a late C15 to early C16 building incorporating part of a medieval hospital | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Preston Nursery | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Bysing Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Ham Marshes | Wetland | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Syndale Bottom | Valley | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Chalkpit Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Faversham Creek | Tidal water | 2.8 km (1.7 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) | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 17 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 29 |
18 of the street's 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 from railways, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethelbert Road Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 390 m | 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 | 660 m (0.4 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 |
| St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 680 m (0.4 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 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Davington Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ospringe Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bysing Wood Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashurst House ME13 8QH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 80 m | 5 Very good | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Stone Street ME13 8PH | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 150 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jun 2018 |
| The Limes ME13 8PG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 150 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jan 2026 |
| Oscars Bakery ME13 8PQ | Retailers - other | 160 m | 5 Very good | 20 Feb 2026 |
| Domino's Pizza ME13 8PQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 160 m | 5 Very good | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Kent Community Health Foundation Trust ME13 8PS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Yeung's Takeaway ME13 8PG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 19 Aug 2025 |
| Co-op ME13 8QG | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 190 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jun 2026 |
| Role Play Rascals ME13 8PH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jan 2021 |
| Gaslight Fish Bar ME13 8PE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 5 Very good | 20 Oct 2025 |
| Chef China ME13 8PE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2026 |
| Last Stop Store ME13 8PE | Retailers - other | 200 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 3 Jun 2025 |
| Faversham Kebab House ME13 8PG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 5 Very good | 30 Mar 2026 |
| The Alex @ The Assembly Rooms ME13 8PG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 210 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2026 |
| Railway Hotel ME13 8PE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 230 m | 5 Very good | 1 May 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 54 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 52 |
| Shoplifting | 52 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 23 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (85); On or near Preston Street (35); On or near Bank Street (23); On or near B2041 (18); On or near Athelstan Road (12).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 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 | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band D, house, detached (lodged 22 October 2026) found 2 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
Nearby streets
Dorset Place · Briton Road · Norman Road · Forbes Road · Saxon Road · Union Street · Aldred Road · Victoria Place · Runnymede Mews · Bank Street · Plantation Road · Stone 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.