Teynham

Teynham is covered by postcode district ME9. It is in the Swale council area, Kent.

Every postcode in Teynham, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Teynham, by flood risk Of the 88 postcodes in Teynham that ONS places, 2 are at low risk at worst, 2 are at very low risk only and 84 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Teynham. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. ME9 9AT: not on the flood risk listME9 9AY: not on the flood risk listME9 9BL: not on the flood risk listME9 9BQ: not on the flood risk listME9 9DA: not on the flood risk listME9 9DB: not on the flood risk listME9 9DD: not on the flood risk listME9 9DE: not on the flood risk listME9 9DG: not on the flood risk listME9 9DH: not on the flood risk listME9 9DJ: not on the flood risk listME9 9DL: not on the flood risk listME9 9DN: not on the flood risk listME9 9DP: not on the flood risk listME9 9DR: not on the flood risk listME9 9DT: not on the flood risk listME9 9DU: not on the flood risk listME9 9DW: not on the flood risk listME9 9DX: not on the flood risk listME9 9EB: not on the flood risk listME9 9ED: not on the flood risk listME9 9EE: not on the flood risk listME9 9EF: not on the flood risk listME9 9EG: not on the flood risk listME9 9EH: not on the flood risk listME9 9EJ: not on the flood risk listME9 9EL: not on the flood risk listME9 9EN: not on the flood risk listME9 9EQ: not on the flood risk listME9 9EW: not on the flood risk listME9 9HS: not on the flood risk listME9 9HT: not on the flood risk listME9 9HU: not on the flood risk listME9 9PR: not on the flood risk listME9 9PS: not on the flood risk listME9 9PT: not on the flood risk listME9 9PX: not on the flood risk listME9 9QA: not on the flood risk listME9 9QB: not on the flood risk listME9 9QD: not on the flood risk listME9 9QH: not on the flood risk listME9 9QJ: not on the flood risk listME9 9QL: not on the flood risk listME9 9QN: not on the flood risk listME9 9QS: not on the flood risk listME9 9QT: not on the flood risk listME9 9QW: not on the flood risk listME9 9QY: not on the flood risk listME9 9RE: not on the flood risk listME9 9RN: not on the flood risk listME9 9RP: not on the flood risk listME9 9RR: not on the flood risk listME9 9RS: not on the flood risk listME9 9RX: not on the flood risk listME9 9SA: not on the flood risk listME9 9SB: not on the flood risk listME9 9SD: not on the flood risk listME9 9SE: not on the flood risk listME9 9SF: not on the flood risk listME9 9SG: not on the flood risk listME9 9SH: not on the flood risk listME9 9SJ: not on the flood risk listME9 9SL: not on the flood risk listME9 9SP: not on the flood risk listME9 9SQ: not on the flood risk listME9 9SR: not on the flood risk listME9 9SS: not on the flood risk listME9 9ST: not on the flood risk listME9 9SU: not on the flood risk listME9 9SX: not on the flood risk listME9 9SY: not on the flood risk listME9 9TA: not on the flood risk listME9 9TB: not on the flood risk listME9 9TD: not on the flood risk listME9 9TF: not on the flood risk listME9 9TG: not on the flood risk listME9 9TH: not on the flood risk listME9 9TJ: not on the flood risk listME9 9TL: not on the flood risk listME9 9TN: not on the flood risk listME9 9TQ: not on the flood risk listME9 9TU: not on the flood risk listME9 9TW: not on the flood risk listME9 9TX: not on the flood risk listME9 9ES: very low flood risk onlyME9 9LS: very low flood risk onlyME9 9EA: low flood risk at worstME9 9SN: low flood risk at worst Teynham Map of every postcode in Teynham, by flood risk Of the 88 postcodes in Teynham that ONS places, 2 are at low risk at worst, 2 are at very low risk only and 84 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Teynham. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Teynham
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 2
  • At very low risk only: 2
  • Not on the at-risk list: 84

Of the 88 postcodes in Teynham that ONS places, 2 are at low risk at worst, 2 are at very low risk only and 84 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

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. No boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.3306, longitude 0.8033. 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; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; 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

What is it like to live in Teynham?

Homes sold for a typical £257,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 4.8% on the 12 months before. At 5 of the 87 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts no home or business at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 4 of its 88 postcodes. It has 1 primary school and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is The Chestnuts Surgery, 4.2 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Teynham, 400 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 Teynham?

Homes in Teynham sold for a typical £257,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 41 sales, down 4.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£257,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£270,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 4 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £290,000 15 sales
  • Terraced £242,500 16 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £145,000 6 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole ME9 district, Teynham's main postcode district: a typical £369,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Teynham: 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 Teynham?

4 of the 88 postcodes now in use in Teynham came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 55 homes sold in Teynham were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the ME9 district, 19%.

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

PeriodIn TeynhamAcross the ME9 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 41 (0%) 10 of 274 (4%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 55 (0%) 70 of 376 (19%)

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 Teynham?

Ofcom reports on 87 of the 88 postcodes in Teynham. At 5 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit5 of 87
Postcodes where every home can get superfast79 of 87

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 checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Teynham at risk of flooding?

4 of the 88 postcodes in Teynham 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 none of the homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 4 of 88 postcodes Low: 3Very low: 5

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 Teynham?

The open schools at the postcodes in Teynham. 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.

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

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 Teynham?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Teynham is Teynham Rail Station, 400 m away in a straight line.

  • Teynham Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
  • Sittingbourne Rail Station Railway station 4.9 kmCycle
  • Kemsley 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 Teynham?

There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Teynham. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Teynham safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 377 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Teynham 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

  1. 14 September 2025
  2. 24 October 2025
  3. 22 November 2025
  4. 16 December 2025
  5. 51 January 2026
  6. 36 February 2026
  7. 29 March 2026
  8. 33 April 2026
  9. 25 May 2026
  10. 40 June 2026
  11. 36 July 2026
  12. 51 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences119 reports
Anti-social behaviour116 reports
Criminal damage and arson36 reports
Shoplifting26 reports
Other theft18 reports
Burglary12 reports
Vehicle crime12 reports
Public order11 reports

Also: other crime 11, drugs 9, possession of weapons 4, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1, robbery 1.

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 postcode

Source: 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 Teynham?

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 88 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 Teynham

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Teynham postcodes

88 postcodes in use in Teynham, 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 Teynham

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Teynham's £257,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Questions about Teynham

What is it like to live in Teynham?
Homes sold for a typical £257,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 4.8% on the 12 months before. At 5 of the 87 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts no home or business at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 4 of its 88 postcodes. It has 1 primary school and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is The Chestnuts Surgery, 4.2 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Teynham, 400 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 Teynham?
Teynham is covered by postcode district ME9, across 88 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Teynham in?
Teynham is in the Swale council area, and Kent is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Teynham?
Teynham 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 Teynham?
Homes in Teynham sold for a typical £257,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 41 sales, down 4.8% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Teynham?
In Teynham, primary schools at its postcodes include Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School and ISP School; secondary schools at its postcodes include ISP School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Teynham have a railway station?
Yes: Teynham is 400 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Teynham, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Teynham?
Ofcom reports on 87 of the 88 postcodes in Teynham. At 5 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Teynham at risk of flooding?
4 of the 88 postcodes in Teynham 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 none of the 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 Teynham?
4 of the 88 postcodes now in use in Teynham came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 55 homes sold in Teynham were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the ME9 district, 19%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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