Knockholt

19°COvercast

• Today: 23° / 14° · 57% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 18° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:23

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

12US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Greenwich - Fiveways Sidcup Rd A20, United Kingdom

6 reported · July 2026▲ 50% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences4
• Other theft1
• Other crime1

Neighbourhood team: Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount · Kent

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

237 reported road collisions (2024)

60 killed or seriously injured · 332 casualties · 19.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

18 food businesses within 2 miles

• 16 rated 4–5 ★ (12 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Knockholt (4.5 km)
• 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

£543,081 average▲ 3.2% YoY

Across Sevenoaks · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,803 average monthly rent▲ 4.2% YoY

• 1 bed £1,262
• 2 bed £1,574
• 3 bed £1,920

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

• Cheapest petrol: 158.9p · BP (11.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · ESSO (11.7 km)

15 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

18 charging locations within ~8 km

• 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: Toby Carvery Badgers Mount (4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches13
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Wheelie bin roadshows come to town!· 10 Sept 2026
• Chairman raises the flag in honour of Emergency Services Day· 9 Sept 2026
• Fly-tipper prosecuted· 3 Sept 2026
• Community and voluntary groups urged to apply for funding· 2 Sept 2026
• Council Reaffirms Position on Future of The Stag Community Arts Centre· 1 Sept 2026

Source: Sevenoaks Council

120,511 residents in Sevenoaks · 326/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 253 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

65 schools · 17,192 pupils

42 primary · 3 secondary · 20 other

Ofsted: 17 of 18 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (94%)

48inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Sevenoaks

1,672 CQC-registered services

• Care homes501
• GP practices221
• Dentists362
• Homecare agencies415
• Hospitals & hospices47

CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 25 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Kent

• Within the Green Belt
• 16 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

266 applications decided

89.5% granted · 238 granted, 28 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Laura Trott

Conservative

Sevenoaks

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

• Con 26
• LD 14
• Grn 4
• Ref 2
• Oth 8

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,290 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

11 jobs advertised · £29,658 avg

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Source: Adzuna

£901 median full-time weekly pay

2.3% 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

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

66% low-carbon electricity

Wind 45% · Imports 23% · Solar 11% · Gas 11%

58 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.7 yrs women · 82.6 yrs men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Sevenoaks:

• Pause housebuilding targets imposed on councils, review and identify local need539 local signatures · 16,962 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership359 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s341 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office321 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test318 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Knockholt · 0.2 km

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  St Katharine's Church, Knockholt · 0.2 km

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  Cudham · 2.5 km

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  Chatham Vase · 2.6 km

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