Local servicesHospitalFaversham Cottage Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryFaversham Medical Practice5 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistFaversham NHS Dac1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryDavington Primary Schoolages 5-11, 415 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLuddenham Schoolages 4-11, 200 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryQueen Elizabeth's Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,156 pupils1.2 miUniversityUniversity of Kent8.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN18 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN47 miRailway stationFaversham1.4 miBus stationKeynes CollegeUniversity of Kent8.5 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal19 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ME13 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ME13 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:40 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min7:58 am – 3:50 pm
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People9,523 residentsin the Teynham & Badlesmere census areaMedian age 43.53,863 households66% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright15% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,602 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 60% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C606 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October27 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksNorman's Hillhill · under a mileBeacon Hillhill · 1.3 miFaversham Creektidal water · 1.1 miSyndale Bottomvalley · 1.6 miDutchman's Islandisland · 2.9 miFowley Islandisland · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOare Gunpowder Works Country Parkpark · under a mile · 16 haFaversham Lakes Country Parkpark · under a mile · 9 haOare Allotmentsallotments · under a mileKing George V Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.3 mi · 3 haThe Abbey Sports Centresports ground · 1.5 mi · 7 haFaversham and Mid Kent Memorial Park and Crematoriumpark · 3.0 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201524 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202327 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.8 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband33% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband86% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,022 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 31 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
