Faversham
Faversham is covered by postcode district ME13. It is in the Swale council area, Kent.
Every postcode in Faversham, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 74
- In use before 2020: 514
- Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together
Of the 588 postcodes in Faversham that ONS places, 74 are new since 2020 and 514 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.3152, longitude 0.8876. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The 5 newest postcodes
Where the new postcodes lie together
- 20 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. ME13 7UR, is the newest of them.
- 19 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. ME13 7UZ, is the newest of them.
- 9 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. ME13 8LW, is the newest of them.
- 7 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. ME13 3EE, is the newest of them.
- 7 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. ME13 8UU, is the newest of them.
What is it like to live in Faversham?
Homes sold for a typical £326,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 1.1% on the 12 months before. At 377 of the 571 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 410 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 68 of its 588 postcodes. It has 5 primary schools and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Faversham, 450 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Faversham?
Homes in Faversham sold for a typical £326,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 296 sales, down 1.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £550,500 38 sales
- Semi-detached £365,000 83 sales
- Terraced £290,000 133 sales
- Flat or maisonette £183,250 42 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole ME13 district, Faversham's main postcode district: a typical £342,500.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Faversham: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Faversham?
74 of the 588 postcodes now in use in Faversham came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 24 of the 384 homes sold in Faversham were newly built (6%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the ME13 district, 12%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Faversham | Across the ME13 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 7 of 296 (2%) | 18 of 384 (5%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 24 of 384 (6%) | 66 of 530 (12%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Faversham?
Ofcom reports on 571 of the 588 postcodes in Faversham. At 377 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Faversham at risk of flooding?
68 of the 588 postcodes in Faversham have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 410 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Faversham?
The open schools at the postcodes in Faversham. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
- St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School550 m 208 pupils, 210 places
- Ethelbert Road Primary School550 m 209 pupils, 210 places
- Davington Primary School700 m 415 pupils, 420 places
- Bysing Wood Primary School1.1 km 245 pupils, 270 places
- Ospringe Church of England Primary School1.2 km 209 pupils, 210 places
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Faversham?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Faversham is Faversham Rail Station, 450 m away in a straight line.
- Faversham Rail Station Railway station 450 mWalk
- Selling Rail Station Railway station 5.6 kmDrive
- Teynham Rail Station Railway station 5.9 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Faversham?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Faversham. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Faversham Medical Group Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2026 · Phone 01795 530777 350 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Faversham safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 2,068 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Faversham over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 231 September 2025
- 209 October 2025
- 198 November 2025
- 161 December 2025
- 149 January 2026
- 129 February 2026
- 148 March 2026
- 135 April 2026
- 166 May 2026
- 168 June 2026
- 189 July 2026
- 185 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: burglary 47, drugs 44, bicycle theft 18, robbery 18, possession of weapons 18, theft from the person 6.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Faversham?
- District, borough or city council
- Swale
- County council
- Kent
- Parliamentary constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Police force area
- Kent
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- MP
- Helen Whately (Conservative)
All 588 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Faversham
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Swale about council tax Council tax, on swale.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Faversham
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Faversham postcodes
588 postcodes in use in Faversham, by district:
That district is in the ME postcode area.
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Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Faversham
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Faversham's £326,250. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Faversham
- What is it like to live in Faversham?
- Homes sold for a typical £326,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 1.1% on the 12 months before. At 377 of the 571 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 410 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 68 of its 588 postcodes. It has 5 primary schools and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Faversham, 450 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Faversham?
- Faversham is covered by postcode district ME13, across 588 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Faversham in?
- Faversham is in the Swale council area, and Kent is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Faversham?
- Faversham is in the Faversham and Mid Kent parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Helen Whately (Conservative), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Faversham?
- Homes in Faversham sold for a typical £326,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 296 sales, down 1.1% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Faversham?
- In Faversham, primary schools at its postcodes include St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School, Ethelbert Road Primary School and Davington Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School and The Abbey School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Faversham have a railway station?
- Yes: Faversham is 450 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Faversham, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Faversham?
- Ofcom reports on 571 of the 588 postcodes in Faversham. At 377 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Faversham at risk of flooding?
- 68 of the 588 postcodes in Faversham have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 410 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Faversham?
- 74 of the 588 postcodes now in use in Faversham came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 24 of the 384 homes sold in Faversham were newly built (6%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the ME13 district, 12%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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