Faversham

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 10° / 7° · 22% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:54Sunset 16:25

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chatham Roadside, United Kingdom

• 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

186 reported · August 2026▼ 25% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences48
• Anti-social behaviour44
• Shoplifting24
• Vehicle crime20

5 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: St Ann's · Kent

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

277 reported road collisions (2025)

76 killed or seriously injured · 379 casualties · 18.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

161 food businesses within 2 miles

• 150 rated 4–5 ★ (135 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Faversham (0.4 km)
• 35 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£296,578 average▲ 0.6% YoY

Across Swale · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,114 average monthly rent▲ 0.8% YoY

• 1 bed £779
• 2 bed £1,029
• 3 bed £1,244

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

8.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.8 times median annual pay (9.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,057 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 172.9p · Asda (10.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 198.7p · Asda (10.9 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

10 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: Central Car Park (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Swimming pools8
• Sports pitches31
• Playgrounds18

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

151,677 residents in Swale · 406/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,640
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,950
• Net moves+1,690

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 59 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

14% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,406 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (27% of 67,440)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

71 schools · 24,238 pupils

49 primary · 9 secondary · 13 other

Ofsted: 18 of 23 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (78%)

61 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Swale

1,676 CQC-registered services

• Care homes503
• GP practices222
• Dentists360
• Homecare agencies415
• Hospitals & hospices47

CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 20 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Kent

• In a conservation area (Faversham - Faversham Town)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 347 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

155 applications decided

89% granted · 138 granted, 17 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Helen Whately

Conservative

Faversham and Mid Kent

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 15
• Con 10
• LD 5
• Grn 2
• Ref 4
• Oth 11

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools8
• GPs & clinics4
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens95
• Restaurants & cafés44

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,185 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

82 jobs advertised · £42,932 avg

e.g. Production Operative, Cleaning Operative, Experienced Probate Fee Earner

Source: Adzuna

£761 median full-time weekly pay

3.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,338 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

46% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 68,235 certificates

11.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

39% low-carbon electricity

Gas 60% · Wind 30% · Nuclear 6% · Biomass 3%

240 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.8 yrs women · 79.9 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Kent): 63.9 women · 62.5 men

71% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.8
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

5 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in ME13

• Faversham Medical Practice
• Faversham Medical Group
• Faversham Medical Practice Miu

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Faversham and Mid Kent:

• Mandatory suicide risk assessment for adolescents in hospital who express intent904 local signatures · 18,972 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND282 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks236 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases216 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth211 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Faversham Almshouses · 0.2 km

  Faversham Almshouses are Grade II-listed almshouses in Faversham, Kent. They are operated by the trustees of Faversham Municipal Charities.

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  National Shrine of Saint Jude (England) · 0.2 km

  The National Shrine of Saint Jude, adjoining the Roman Catholic parish Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Faversham, Kent, England, is a shrine to Saint Jude and a place of pilgrimage and prayer for Catholics and o…

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  Faversham Guildhall · 0.3 km

  Faversham Guildhall is a municipal building in the Market Place in Faversham, Kent, England. The structure, which was the meeting place of Faversham Borough Council, is a Grade II* listed building.

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  Davington Light Railway · 0.4 km

  The Davington Light Railway was a narrow gauge railway built to serve the armaments factories near Davington, in Kent, England. It ran between Davington and Uplees.

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  Faversham railway station · 0.4 km

  Faversham railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Faversham, Kent. It is 51 miles 77 chains (83.6 km) down the line from London Victoria. The station and all trains that call are op…

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  Kent Police Museum · 0.5 km

  The Kent Police Museum is a museum of police history located at Faversham Police Station in Kent, England. It captures the history of the county's police force, starting in 1857 with the establishment of the Kent Coun…

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