Neighbourhood · Swale · South East
Teynham & Badlesmere
Swale 016 · 5 sub-areas · 9,946 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Investors / BTL (53/100)Watch-out: Young professionals (37/100)Liveability 13/100 · Bottom quartileResidential
Teynham & Badlesmere is a settled residential pocket of Swale. The bigger gravitational centre is London, around 91 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
13/100
Bottom quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Teynham & Badlesmere?
A snapshot of Teynham & Badlesmere
Greenspace is reachable but isn't on the immediate doorstep — most residents walk a few blocks to reach a park; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,104 a month for a typical home; broadband infrastructure is patchy — worth checking the specific postcode.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Teynham & Badlesmere in Swale
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Teynham & Badlesmere?
- The median monthly rent across Teynham & Badlesmere is £1,104.
- How safe is Teynham & Badlesmere?
- Teynham & Badlesmere has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Teynham & Badlesmere?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 29 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Teynham & Badlesmere?
- There are 1 schools within 2 km of Teynham & Badlesmere, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 4423 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Teynham & Badlesmere?
- The most common council tax band in Teynham & Badlesmere is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,483. Council tax is set by Swale council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Teynham & Badlesmere to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Teynham & Badlesmere to central London is approximately 91 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Teynham & Badlesmere?
- 0% of premises in Teynham & Badlesmere are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is partial — check the specific postcode for service availability.
- What is the deprivation rank of Teynham & Badlesmere?
- Teynham & Badlesmere sits in IMD decile 4 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Teynham & Badlesmere?
- 70% of households in Teynham & Badlesmere are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Teynham & Badlesmere?
- The average property price across Swale (the local authority covering Teynham & Badlesmere) is approximately £289,812, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Teynham & Badlesmere a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.36 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £33,647.)
- Which local areas are part of Teynham & Badlesmere?
- Teynham & Badlesmere contains 5 local areas: Swale 016E, Swale 016D, Swale 016C, Swale 016B, Swale 016A.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Teynham & Badlesmere
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Teynham & Badlesmere?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Teynham & Badlesmere is £1,104. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Teynham & Badlesmere a safe place to live?
- Teynham & Badlesmere has a safety score of 62/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Teynham & Badlesmere?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Teynham & Badlesmere are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Teynham & Badlesmere?
- Public-transport commute time from Teynham & Badlesmere to central London is approximately 91 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Teynham & Badlesmere different from the rest of Swale?
- Teynham & Badlesmere contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Teynham & Badlesmere rank in Swale?
- Teynham & Badlesmere scores 13/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Swale, see the Cities table on the Swale page.
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