Crockenhill
Crockenhill is a village in Kent, England, with a population of under 3,000. There are around 2 restaurants & cafés, 9 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Swanley, 1.2 km away. In June 2026, there were 31 recorded street crimes, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Crockenhill area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Sevenoaks area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has 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
10°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 9° · 26% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:26
9h 27m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
26US 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
37 reported · August 2026▼ 5% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences16
- Criminal damage & arson7
- Anti-social behaviour5
- Other theft4
3 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Crockenhill and Well Hill · Kent
Local policing priorities
- Nuisance vehicles.
- Antisocial behaviour - nuisance.
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
94 food businesses within 2 miles
- 80 rated 4–5 ★ (61 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Swanley (1.2 km)
- 9 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Swanley (1.2 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: 158.9p · BP (3.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (3.2 km)
14 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
39 charging locations within ~8 km
- 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Swanley Civic Centre Car Park 1 (1.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches8
- Playgrounds3
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
- 18 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:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
- NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
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
- Schools4
- Parks & greens95
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,405 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
7 jobs advertised · £39,369 avg
e.g. Ground Floor - Team Member, Electrical Engineer, Carpenter Multi
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
54% low-carbon electricity
Gas 45% · Wind 37% · Nuclear 10% · Biomass 7%
184 gCO₂/kWh · high 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
1 GP surgery · 4 pharmacies in BR8
- Swanley 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
Notable places nearby

Eltham Palace F.C. · 0.9 kmEltham Palace Football Club was a football club based in Chislehurst, Greater London, England.
- Orpington F.C. · 0.9 km
Orpington Football Club is a county level football club based in Orpington, Greater London, although the club is based in Goddington Park in Orpington. The club is a FA Charter Standard Community Club.
Crockenhill F.C. · 1.2 kmCrockenhill Football Club is a football club based in the village of Crockenhill near Swanley in Kent, England. Affiliated to the Kent County Football Association, the club are currently members of the Sevenoaks & Dis…
Swanley railway station · 1.3 kmSwanley railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Swanley, Kent. It is 17 miles 31 chains (28.0 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between St Mary Cray and Farning…
- Orchards Academy · 1.7 km
Orchards Academy is a mixed comprehensive secondary school in Swanley in South East England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Crockenhill?
- Crockenhill is a town in Kent, England, in the Sevenoaks local authority.
- How deprived is Crockenhill?
- The Sevenoaks local authority, which includes Crockenhill, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.