Conservation areas in Swale
Swale Borough Council has 52 conservation areas in planning.data.gov.uk; 4,933 homes inside them have an energy certificate, and 48.7% of those are solid-wall homes without wall insulation. The largest by number of homes is Faversham - Faversham Town (2,466). 1 of the areas overlaps an Article 4 direction that removes rights for windows, roofs, solar or heat pumps (Faversham - Faversham Town). The council publishes its Article 4 areas on planning.data.gov.uk. EPC register November 2026.
| Conservation area | Homes with EPC | Solid walls, no insulation | Gas boiler | Heat pumps | Listed buildings | Article 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badlesmere | 22 | 55% | 91% | 0 | 9 | none published |
| Bexon | 5 | 20% | 20% | 0 | 5 | none published |
| Borden - Chestnut Street | 14 | 29% | 100% | 0 | 4 | none published |
| Borden - Harmans Corner | 11 | 73% | 91% | 0 | 5 | none published |
| Borden - Hearts Delight | 1 | 100% | 100% | 0 | 3 | none published |
| Borden - The Street | 42 | 52% | 98% | 1 | 10 | none published |
| Boughton - Boughton Church | 11 | 45% | 64% | 3 | 8 | none published |
| Boughton - Boughton Street | 132 | 61% | 98% | 0 | 54 | none published |
| Boughton - South Street | 11 | 45% | 100% | 0 | 6 | none published |
| Bredgar | 25 | 20% | 84% | 1 | 17 | none published |
| Cellar Hill and Greenstreet, Teynham | 195 | 53% | 89% | 2 | 19 | none published |
| Doddington and Newnham | 77 | 56% | 70% | 3 | 41 | check the direction |
| Eastling | 14 | 71% | 86% | 1 | 18 | none published |
| Faversham - Faversham Town | 2,466 | 46% | 83% | 10 | 290 | removes some rights |
| Faversham - Ospringe | 124 | 57% | 70% | 0 | 34 | none published |
| Faversham - Preston-next-Faversham | 28 | 86% | 93% | 0 | 5 | none published |
| Goodnestone | 20 | 75% | 95% | 0 | 3 | none published |
| Graveney - Graveney Bridge | 6 | 83% | 100% | 0 | 5 | none published |
| Graveney - Graveney Church | 1 | 100% | 100% | 0 | 5 | none published |
| Hartlip | 41 | 39% | 76% | 1 | 18 | check the direction |
| Hernhill | 12 | 50% | 75% | 0 | 10 | none published |
| Hernhill - Dargate | 18 | 67% | 100% | 0 | 3 | other matters only |
| Hernhill - Fostall | 12 | 25% | 100% | 0 | 2 | none published |
| Kingsdown | 7 | 14% | 0% | 0 | 6 | none published |
| Lewson Street | 21 | 24% | 14% | 2 | 13 | none published |
| Lower Halstow | 8 | 50% | 75% | 0 | 4 | none published |
| Lynsted - Bogle | 4 | 75% | 100% | 0 | 3 | none published |
| Lynsted - The Street | 26 | 19% | 69% | 1 | 21 | none published |
| Milstead | 8 | 38% | 0% | 0 | 10 | none published |
| Milton Regis - High Street | 177 | 34% | 89% | 0 | 37 | none published |
| Newington - High Street | 102 | 62% | 78% | 0 | 9 | none published |
| Newington - Newington Manor | 3 | 0% | 100% | 0 | 1 | none published |
| Newington Church | 13 | 46% | 62% | 3 | 3 | none published |
| Painter's Forstal | 7 | 0% | 86% | 1 | 2 | none published |
| Queenborough | 155 | 66% | 76% | 0 | 23 | none published |
| Rodmersham Church Street | 13 | 23% | 0% | 0 | 4 | none published |
| Rodmersham Green | 20 | 65% | 0% | 1 | 6 | none published |
| Selling | 14 | 43% | 0% | 0 | 15 | none published |
| Selling - Shepherd's Hill | 3 | 67% | 0% | 0 | 4 | none published |
| Sheerness : Marine Town | 243 | 82% | 78% | 1 | 3 | check the direction |
| Sheerness : Mile Town | 285 | 47% | 54% | 0 | 11 | none published |
| Sheerness : Royal Naval Dockyard and Bluetown | 72 | 57% | 51% | 0 | 30 | none published |
| Sheldwich | 114 | 36% | 56% | 0 | 35 | none published |
| Sittingbourne | 213 | 23% | 43% | 2 | 28 | none published |
| Stalisfield Green | 16 | 44% | 0% | 6 | 10 | none published |
| Staplestreet | 30 | 63% | 90% | 1 | 13 | none published |
| Syndale | 15 | 27% | 0% | 0 | 2 | none published |
| Throwley Forstal | 18 | 61% | 6% | 2 | 8 | none published |
| Tonge | 4 | 0% | 25% | 1 | 2 | none published |
| Tunstall | 13 | 54% | 100% | 0 | 14 | check the direction |
| Upchurch | 34 | 62% | 97% | 0 | 1 | none published |
| Whitehill | 7 | 43% | 86% | 0 | 7 | none published |
Areas with at least 30 homes with an energy certificate have their own page. Areas drawn only as a point in planning.data.gov.uk have no boundary, so no homes are counted. England, all conservation areas: 48.7% solid walls without insulation, 66.4% gas boilers.
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