Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks is a town in Kent, England, with a population of around 29,506. It has around 4 GP surgeries, 6 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, 1 park, and 38 restaurants and cafés, along with 36 bus stops and the Sevenoaks railway station 0.4 km away. The average sold house price is around £777,186, and there were around 71 recorded street crimes in June 2026, 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 Sevenoaks 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
8°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 12° / 7° · 55% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:54Sunset 16:31
9h 38m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
14US 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
67 reported · August 2026▼ 24% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour23
- Violence & sexual offences17
- Burglary6
- Shoplifting5
7 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Sevenoaks Town and St John's · Kent
Local policing priorities
- Antisocial behaviour - nuisance.
- Violence against women and girls (VAWG).
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
218 food businesses within 2 miles
- 180 rated 4–5 ★ (154 top)
- 7 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Sevenoaks (0.6 km)
- 29 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Sevenoaks (0.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, 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 (9.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Esso (9.8 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: Sevenoaks Town Car Park (0.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools6
- Sports pitches51
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds7
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
- 214 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:
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
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
- Schools15
- GPs & clinics5
- Pharmacies4
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens11
- Restaurants & cafés41
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,405 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
579 jobs advertised · £39,927 avg
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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
51% low-carbon electricity
Gas 48% · Wind 40% · Nuclear 6% · Biomass 4%
196 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
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
Notable places nearby
Sevenoaks District · 0.4 kmSevenoaks is a local government district in west Kent, England. Its council is based in the town of Sevenoaks.
Vine Cricket Ground · 0.5 kmThe Vine Cricket Ground, also known as Sevenoaks Vine, is one of the oldest cricket venues in England. Its name comes from a belief that the site was once a vineyard owned by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Sevenoaks · 0.6 kmSevenoaks is a town and civil parish in Kent, England. Situated 21 miles (34 km) south-east of Charing Cross, Sevenoaks is served by the South Eastern Main Line commuter railway into London. It is the principal town o…
Sevenoaks railway station · 0.6 kmSevenoaks railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line, serving the town of Sevenoaks, in Kent, England. It is 22 miles 9 chains (35.6 km) down the line from London Charing Cross and is situated between Dunton Gr…
Walthamstow Hall · 0.9 kmWalthamstow Hall is a private day school for girls in the centre of Sevenoaks, Kent, England. It was founded by Dorothea Foulger as a school for the daughters of missionaries in 1838.
Sevenoaks School · 1.0 kmSevenoaks School is a private school. It is co-educational, a private boarding and day school, located in Sevenoaks, Kent, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sevenoaks?
- Sevenoaks is a town in Kent, England, in the Sevenoaks local authority.
- What is the population of Sevenoaks?
- Sevenoaks has an approximate settlement population of 29,506.
- How deprived is Sevenoaks?
- The Sevenoaks local authority, which includes Sevenoaks, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.