ME13 8LB postcode in Faversham, Kent
ME13 8LB is a postcode in Faversham, in the Watling 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.
Where ME13 8LB is, and what is near it
- ME13 8LB
- Other postcodes in ME13 8: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 2 GP practices
- 9 bus stops
- 4 EV charging points
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.3102, longitude 0.8893)
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 8LB?
- SwaleDistrict council Swale: bins, council tax, planning
- KentCounty council Kent: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around ME13 8LB Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- KentPolice force area
- Faversham and Mid KentParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Helen Whately (Conservative), as Parliament lists them. Contact Helen Whately
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 8LB?
Every home and business at ME13 8LB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 8LB?
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 daysSource: 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 8LB 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 8LB.
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 8LB: 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 8LB 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: 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 8LB?
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.
- 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 postcodeSource: 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 8LB
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in ME13 8LB 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 8LB?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 830 homes in the neighbourhood around ME13 8LB. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (24%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 C, the most common, is £2,138.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 10 (1%) | £1,604 |
| Band B | about 100 (12%) | £1,871 |
| Band C | about 270 (33%) | £2,138 |
| Band D | about 220 (27%) | £2,406 |
| Band E | about 160 (19%) | £2,940 |
| Band F | about 60 (7%) | £3,475 |
| Band G | about 10 (1%) | £4,009 |
| Band H | withheld | £4,811 |
When the homes were built
- 13% Before 1900
- 2% 1900 to 1918
- 13% 1919 to 1939
- 12% 1945 to 1964
- 24% 1965 to 1982
- 13% 1983 to 1999
- 17% 2000 to 2009
- 1% 2010 to 2019
- 2% 2020 or later
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 8LB is in (ONS area E01024625), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 8LB?
The nearest open schools to ME13 8LB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 8LB?
The nearest railway station to the centre of ME13 8LB is Faversham Rail Station, 200 metres away in a straight line.
- Faversham Rail Station Railway station 200 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.
9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Mall, 105 m away.
More stations near ME13 8LB, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near ME13 8LB?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME13 8LB, 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.
- Faversham Medical Group Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2026 · Phone 01795 530777 400 mWalk
- Whitstable Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report April 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01227 284300 9.2 kmDrive
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 8LB?
The nearest charging points to the centre of ME13 8LB, 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 750 mWalk
- Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 750 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near ME13 8LB?
The nearest to the centre of ME13 8LB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Confident Labs Limited Phone 01227 762175 350 mWalk
- Faversham Smiles Phone 01795 515601 350 mWalk
- Hillton Dentistry Phone 01795 591899 450 mWalk
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 8LB?
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.
- Sheppey Community Hospital Phone 01795 879100 13.5 kmDrive
- Kent & Canterbury Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report August 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 01227 866308 14.6 kmDrive
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 8LB?
The nearest care homes to the centre of ME13 8LB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Ashurst House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01795 590022 300 mWalk
- Cooksditch House Nursing & Residential Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01795 530156 650 mWalk
- Carnalea Residential Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2025 · Phone 01795 532629 650 mWalk
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 8LB?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME13 8LB, 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.
- Newton Place Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9:30am to 9pm; Sat 1:30pm to 9pm; Sun 10am to 5pm · Phone 01795 597509 400 mWalk
- Paydens Pharmacy, 14 Cross Lane Mon to Fri 8:30am to 6:30pm; Sat 8:45am to 12:45pm; Sun closed · Phone 01795 532784 450 mWalk
- Boots, 82-83 Preston Street Mon to Fri 9am to 2pm, 3pm to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 2pm, 3pm to 5pm; Sun closed · Phone 01795 532173 550 mWalk
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 8LB?
The nearest vets to the centre of ME13 8LB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Lady Dane Veterinary Centre 1.5 kmCycle
- Swaleside Veterinary Surgery 6.6 kmDrive
- Whitstable Bay Veterinary Centre 9.7 kmDrive
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 8LB in a conservation area?
The centre of ME13 8LB is in 2 areas with planning rules of their 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 8LB?
Police.uk records 158 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME13 8LB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: public order 8, burglary 4, drugs 3, possession of weapons 3, other crime 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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for ME13 8LB
- Ward
- Watling
- 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
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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