Oversland
Oversland is a village in Kent, England. It has four bus stops and the nearest railway station is Selling, 0.7 km away. There were around two recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Oversland area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Swale area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 151,677 residents at roughly 406 people per km².
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 265th of 294 English council areas — better than 10% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
11°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 12° / 9° · 68% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:50Sunset 16:28
9h 38m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Rochester Stoke, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
4 reported · August 2026▼ 20% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences4
Neighbourhood team: Boughton and Courtenay · Kent
Local policing priorities
- Nuisance bikes.
- Road safety issues.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
22 food businesses within 2 miles
- 21 rated 4–5 ★ (21 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Selling (0.7 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Selling (0.8 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£296,578 average▲ 0.6% YoY
Across Swale · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
Affordability
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
Property sales
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (8.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Esso (8.2 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
15 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Boughton Golf Club (2.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches3
- Golf courses2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
151,677 residents in Swale · 406/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- 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
Deprivation
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
Council tax
£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
Schools
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)
Secondary schools:
- Highsted Grammar SchoolGood
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar SchoolGood
- The Sittingbourne SchoolGood
- Fulston Manor SchoolRequires improvement
- The Abbey SchoolInadequate
- Borden Grammar School
- EKC Sheppey Secondary
- Leigh Academy Minster
- Westlands School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Swale
Care & health services
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
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 31 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
155 applications decided
89% granted · 138 granted, 17 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Helen Whately
Conservative
Faversham and Mid Kent
Recent votes:
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 15
- Con 10
- LD 5
- Grn 2
- Ref 4
- Oth 11
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Parks & greens4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,185 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
53% low-carbon electricity
Gas 46% · Wind 42% · Nuclear 7% · Biomass 4%
187 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO
Health
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
Wellbeing
- 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
Health services
5 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in ME13
- Faversham Medical Practice
- Faversham Medical Group
- Faversham Medical Practice Miu
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
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
Notable places nearby
- Oversland · 0.4 km
Oversland is a hamlet in the Swale district of Kent, England. It is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the west of Selling and is situated near Selling railway station. It is in that of the civil parish of Boughton unde…
Selling railway station · 0.8 kmSelling railway station is on the Dover branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the village of Selling, Kent. It is 55 miles 18 chains (88.9 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between F…
Boughton under Blean · 2.1 kmBoughton under Blean is a village and civil parish between Faversham and Canterbury in south-east England. "Boughton under Blean" technically refers only to the hamlet at the top of Boughton Hill; the main village at…
Selling, Kent · 2.2 kmSelling is a village and civil parish south-east of Faversham and west of Canterbury in Kent, England.
Dunkirk, Kent · 2.4 kmDunkirk is a village and civil parish between Faversham and Canterbury in Kent, England. It lies on the Canterbury Road between Boughton under Blean and Harbledown. This was the main Roman road from the Kentish ports…
Mount Ephraim Gardens · 2.5 kmMount Ephraim Gardens is an Edwardian terraced gardens located at Hernhill, near Faversham, in the English county of Kent.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Swale with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Oversland?
- Oversland is a town in Kent, England, in the Swale local authority.
- How deprived is Oversland?
- The Swale local authority, which includes Oversland, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.