Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks is a town in Kent, England, with a population of around 30,000. It has around 3 GPs & clinics, 4 pharmacies, 1 park & green, and 24 restaurants & cafés, along with 28 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Sevenoaks, 1 km away. There were around 104 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. Covers 42 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Sevenoaks is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 120,511 residents at roughly 326 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 96th of 294 English council areas — better than 67% 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
8°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 10° / 6° · 20% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
27US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Bexley, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.4% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
96 reported · August 2026
- Violence & sexual offences29
- Anti-social behaviour26
- Shoplifting9
- Criminal damage & arson8
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
265 reported road collisions (2025)
85 killed or seriously injured · 347 casualties · 22 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
233 food businesses within 2 miles
- 193 rated 4–5 ★ (167 top)
- 7 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Sevenoaks (1.0 km)
- 28 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Sevenoaks (0.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£535,810 average▲ 0.4% YoY
Across Sevenoaks · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,809 average monthly rent▲ 5% YoY
- 1 bed £1,266
- 2 bed £1,579
- 3 bed £1,926
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
13.4× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 13.4 times median annual pay (14.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,443 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 (8.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Esso (8.4 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
13 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Bradbourne Car Park, Sevenoaks (0.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms5
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches30
- Playgrounds11
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Councillors propose parking charge freeze· 2 Oct 2026
- Countdown begins to new wheelie bin collections, including glass recycling!· 1 Oct 2026
- Public Space Protection Order at The Vine to be extended· 23 Sept 2026
- Silver Sevenoaks District!· 22 Sept 2026
- Bradbourne Lakes restoration moves to next stage· 17 Sept 2026
Source: Sevenoaks Council
Population
120,511 residents in Sevenoaks · 326/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,946
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,124
- Net moves+822
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 206 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,522 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (23% of 52,640)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
65 schools · 17,192 pupils
42 primary · 3 secondary · 20 other
Ofsted: 17 of 18 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (94%)
48 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Knole Academy
- Orchards Academy
- Trinity School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Sevenoaks
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
- 114 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
287 applications decided
85.7% granted · 246 granted, 41 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Laura Trott
Conservative
Sevenoaks
Recent votes:
- NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Con 27
- LD 14
- Grn 4
- Ref 2
- Oth 7
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools9
- GPs & clinics4
- Pharmacies4
- Supermarkets4
- Parks & greens27
- Restaurants & cafés31
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,405 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
635 jobs advertised · £40,921 avg
e.g. Lead Systems Engineer/Team Lead, Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required Part-time, Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£901 median full-time weekly pay
2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£39,738 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
38% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 48,205 certificates
9.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
59% low-carbon electricity
Wind 42% · Gas 40% · Nuclear 10% · Biomass 7%
165 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.7 yrs women · 82.6 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Kent): 63.9 women · 62.5 men
62% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.7
- Feeling worthwhile8.1
- Happiness yesterday7.9
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
6 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in TN13
- Amherst Medical Practice
- Town Medical Centre
- St John'S Medical Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Sevenoaks:
- Remove the grey belt planning rules476 local signatures · 12,329 nationwide
- Mandatory suicide risk assessment for adolescents in hospital who express intent307 local signatures · 18,972 nationwide
- Criminalise unauthorised development & ban retrospective permission242 local signatures · 7,329 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND213 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Make catapult attacks against animals a standalone criminal offence205 local signatures · 55,084 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Towns in Sevenoaks
- Ash (Sevenoaks)
- Badgers Mount
- Brasted
- Brasted Chart
- Bromley
- Bullingstone
- Chiddingstone Causeway
- Cowden
- Crockenhill
- Crockham Hill
- Dunton Green
- Edenbridge
- Eynsford
- Farningham
- Fordcombe
- Four Elms
- Froghole
- Godden Green
- Halstead (Sevenoaks)
- Hever
- Horton Kirby
- Ightham
- Knockholt
- Knockholt Pound
- Leigh (Sevenoaks)
- Markbeech
- Marlpit Hill
- Otford and Kemsing
- Seal
- Sepham Heath
- Sevenoaks
- Sevenoaks Weald
- Shoreham
- Speed Gate
- Speldhurst
- Stone Street
- Styants Bottom
- Sundridge
- Swanley Village
- Well Hill
- West Kingsdown
- Westerham