ME13 8EF postcode in Faversham, Kent

ME13 8EF is a postcode in Faversham, in the Abbey ward of Swale. It is in the Faversham and Mid Kent parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at ME13 8EF can get it Across Swale: 80% Typical price £347,500 Homes sold in ME13 8, last 12 months. ▼ 3.7% on the year before Nearest station Faversham 100 m in a straight line

Where ME13 8EF is, and what is near it

Map of ME13 8EF and what is near it Map of ME13 8EF: its centre point, with the 312 other postcodes in the ME13 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 7 bus stops and 4 EV charging points (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. ME13 8AA: also in ME13 8ME13 8AB: also in ME13 8ME13 8AD: also in ME13 8ME13 8AE: also in ME13 8ME13 8AF: also in ME13 8ME13 8AL: also in ME13 8ME13 8AN: also in ME13 8ME13 8AP: also in ME13 8ME13 8AQ: also in ME13 8ME13 8AS: also in ME13 8ME13 8AT: also in ME13 8ME13 8AU: also in ME13 8ME13 8AY: also in ME13 8ME13 8BD: also in ME13 8ME13 8BE: also in ME13 8ME13 8BN: also in ME13 8ME13 8BW: also in ME13 8ME13 8DT: also in ME13 8ME13 8DU: also in ME13 8ME13 8DY: also in ME13 8ME13 8DZ: also in ME13 8ME13 8EA: also in ME13 8ME13 8EB: also in ME13 8ME13 8ED: also in ME13 8ME13 8EE: also in ME13 8ME13 8EG: also in ME13 8ME13 8EH: also in ME13 8ME13 8EL: also in ME13 8ME13 8EN: also in ME13 8ME13 8EP: also in ME13 8ME13 8ER: also in ME13 8ME13 8ES: also in ME13 8ME13 8ET: also in ME13 8ME13 8EU: also in ME13 8ME13 8EX: also in ME13 8ME13 8EZ: also in ME13 8ME13 8FH: also in ME13 8ME13 8GD: also in ME13 8ME13 8GE: also in ME13 8ME13 8HA: also in ME13 8ME13 8HB: also in ME13 8ME13 8HE: also in ME13 8ME13 8HF: also in ME13 8ME13 8HG: also in ME13 8ME13 8HH: also in ME13 8ME13 8HZ: also in ME13 8ME13 8JJ: also in ME13 8ME13 8JL: also in ME13 8ME13 8JN: also in ME13 8ME13 8JP: also in ME13 8ME13 8JU: also in ME13 8ME13 8JW: also in ME13 8ME13 8JX: also in ME13 8ME13 8JY: also in ME13 8ME13 8JZ: also in ME13 8ME13 8LA: also in ME13 8ME13 8LB: also in ME13 8ME13 8LD: also in ME13 8ME13 8LE: also in ME13 8ME13 8LF: also in ME13 8ME13 8LG: also in ME13 8ME13 8LH: also in ME13 8ME13 8LL: also in ME13 8ME13 8LN: also in ME13 8ME13 8LQ: also in ME13 8ME13 8NF: also in ME13 8ME13 8NJ: also in ME13 8ME13 8NN: also in ME13 8ME13 8NS: also in ME13 8ME13 8NU: also in ME13 8ME13 8NX: also in ME13 8ME13 8NY: also in ME13 8ME13 8NZ: also in ME13 8ME13 8PA: also in ME13 8ME13 8PE: also in ME13 8ME13 8PG: also in ME13 8ME13 8PH: also in ME13 8ME13 8PJ: also in ME13 8ME13 8PL: also in ME13 8ME13 8PN: also in ME13 8ME13 8PP: also in ME13 8ME13 8PQ: also in ME13 8ME13 8PR: also in ME13 8ME13 8PS: also in ME13 8ME13 8PT: also in ME13 8ME13 8PU: also in ME13 8ME13 8PW: also in ME13 8ME13 8PX: also in ME13 8ME13 8PZ: also in ME13 8ME13 8QA: also in ME13 8ME13 8QB: also in ME13 8ME13 8QD: also in ME13 8ME13 8QE: also in ME13 8ME13 8QF: also in ME13 8ME13 8QG: also in ME13 8ME13 8QH: also in ME13 8ME13 8QJ: also in ME13 8ME13 8QL: also in ME13 8ME13 8QQ: also in ME13 8ME13 8QR: also in ME13 8ME13 8QU: also in ME13 8ME13 8QY: also in ME13 8ME13 8RP: also in ME13 8ME13 8RU: also in ME13 8ME13 8RX: also in ME13 8ME13 8SA: also in ME13 8ME13 8SB: also in ME13 8ME13 8SD: also in ME13 8ME13 8SE: also in ME13 8ME13 8SF: also in ME13 8ME13 8SH: also in ME13 8ME13 8SP: also in ME13 8ME13 8SR: also in ME13 8ME13 8YZ: also in ME13 8 School 650 mThe Abbey School 700 mSelling station 5.1 kmGP 9.0 kmFaversham ME13 8EF Map of ME13 8EF and what is near it Map of ME13 8EF: its centre point, with the 312 other postcodes in the ME13 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 7 bus stops and 4 EV charging points (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Watling ME13 8EF
  • ME13 8EF
  • Other postcodes in ME13 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 2 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • 4 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.3120, longitude 0.8921)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after ME13 8EF?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at ME13 8EF?

Every home and business at ME13 8EF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

ME13 8EF 100% Swale 80%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

ME13 8EF 100% Swale 96%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at ME13 8EF?

BinDayBuddy does not read Swale Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Swale Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is ME13 8EF at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include ME13 8EF.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Swale

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for ME13 8EF: 2,463 properties in Swale are at high risk (2.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Swale

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of ME13 8EF is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near ME13 8EF?

Homes in ME13 8 sold for a typical £347,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 196 sales, down 3.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£347,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£361,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £537,500 36 sales
  • Semi-detached £369,000 46 sales
  • Terraced £300,000 81 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £177,000 33 sales

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

Across the whole ME13 district: a typical £342,500 from 384 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in ME13 8EF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in ME13 8EF from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near ME13 8EF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,170 homes in the neighbourhood around ME13 8EF. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (65%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around ME13 8EF

Band D in Swale for 2026‑27: £2,406. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,604 (band A) to £4,009 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,871.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 190 (16%)£1,604
Band Babout 360 (31%)£1,871
Band Cabout 260 (22%)£2,138
Band Dabout 150 (13%)£2,406
Band Eabout 150 (13%)£2,940
Band Fabout 40 (3%)£3,475
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£4,009
Band Hwithheld£4,811

When the homes were built

  1. 65% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 3% 1965 to 1982
  6. 15% 1983 to 1999
  7. 12% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Swale before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of ME13 8EF is in (ONS area E01024553), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near ME13 8EF?

The nearest open schools to ME13 8EF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ME13 8EF, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to ME13 8EF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME13 8EF is Faversham Rail Station, 100 metres away in a straight line.

  • Faversham Rail Station Railway station 100 mWalk
  • Selling Rail Station Railway station 5.1 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Railway Station, 105 m away.

More stations near ME13 8EF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near ME13 8EF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME13 8EF, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near ME13 8EF?

4 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of ME13 8EF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Podpoint Charging point · No details mapped 250 mWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 500 mWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 500 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near ME13 8EF?

The nearest to the centre of ME13 8EF, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to ME13 8EF?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near ME13 8EF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME13 8EF, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near ME13 8EF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME13 8EF, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near ME13 8EF?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME13 8EF on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is ME13 8EF in a conservation area?

The centre of ME13 8EF is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near ME13 8EF?

Police.uk records 151 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME13 8EF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences40 reports
Anti-social behaviour30 reports
Vehicle crime17 reports
Shoplifting17 reports
Other theft15 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports

Also: public order 7, burglary 4, other crime 4, drugs 3, possession of weapons 3, bicycle theft 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for ME13 8EF

Ward
Abbey
Parish
Faversham
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Faversham
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

ME13 8DT30 mME13 8EB60 mME13 8DZ60 mME13 8EX70 mME13 8EE70 mME13 8EA100 m
All of ME13

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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