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Housing in ME13 8SF

What the homes in ME13 8SF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Faversham West
Council
Swale
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,661 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (36.3%). Flats make up 4.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

ME13 8SFEngland
Detached31%22.9%
Semi-detached28.1%31.5%
Terraced36.3%23%
Purpose-built flat2.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

80.1% of households in the ME13 8SF area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 37.1% own outright and 42.9% with a mortgage.

ME13 8SF
80%
England
  • Owned80.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.8%1%
  • Private rented9%20.5%
  • Social rented9.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

ME13 8SFEngland
Owned outright37.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan42.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council1.3%8.3%
From a housing association8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 20.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ME13 8SFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (27.6%). 36.4% of households include dependent children.

ME13 8SFEngland
Living alone, under 669.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.2%12.8%
Couple, no children19.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children27.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Swale

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Swale (August 2026, +0.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

SwaleEngland
All homes£1,114£1,459
One bedroom£779£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,029£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,244£1,489
Four or more£1,855£2,161
Detached£1,578£1,640
Semi-detached£1,243£1,449
Terraced£1,151£1,435
Flat or maisonette£869£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME13 8SF (Faversham West) (about 2,661 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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