Markbeech

21°CSunny

• Today: 23° / 13° · 12% rain
• Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Overcast

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

9US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

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

1 reported · July 2026▼ 80% YoY

• Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Cowden and Hever · 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)

11 food businesses within 2 miles

• 10 rated 4–5 ★ (10 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Cowden (1.2 km)
• 1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, 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: 155.9p · Esso (11.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (11.1 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

2 charging locations within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 7 kW
• Nearest: Commonwork, Bore Place (6.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches4

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
• 21 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

Conservative (minority)

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

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

• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,290 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

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 Tonbridge:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s399 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership385 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership374 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office327 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test290 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

• 
  Markbeech · 0.1 km

  Markbeech is a village in the civil parish of Hever in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. The village is located on the northern ridges of the High Weald, nine miles (14 km) north-west of Tunbridge Wells.

• LeeFest · 0.6 km

  Neverworld, formerly known as LeeFest, is a music festival that takes place each Summer in Kent, England. The festival began in founder Lee Denny's garden when his parents went away on holiday in 2006. Despite the fes…

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  Cowden railway station · 1.2 km

  Cowden railway station is on the Uckfield branch of the Oxted line in southern England and serves Cowden in Kent. It is 29 miles 26 chains from London Bridge. The station is managed by Southern.

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  Queen's Arms, Cowden Pound · 1.2 km

  The Queens Arms is a Grade II listed public house at Hartfield Road, Cowden in Kent. It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.

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  Cowden Pound Pastures · 1.5 km

  Cowden Pound Pastures is a 5.9-hectare (15-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Cowden in Kent. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust.

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  Cowden Meadow · 1.6 km

  Cowden Meadow is a 1.1-hectare (2.7-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Cowden in Kent.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)