Westerham

21°CLight rain shower

• Today: 21° / 17° · 88% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:21

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

10US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

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

35 reported · July 2026▲ 25% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour16
• Other theft6
• Vehicle crime4
• Violence & sexual offences3

8 stop & searches · mostly article for use in theft

Neighbourhood team: Westerham and Crockham Hill · 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)

63 food businesses within 2 miles

• 50 rated 4–5 ★ (45 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Hurst Green (5.4 km)
• 18 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: 159.9p · Esso (9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Esso (9 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

9 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: Roadchef Clacket Lane Westbound Services (2.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches14
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds1

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 116 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)

• Schools2
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens8
• Restaurants & cafés17

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,290 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

149 jobs advertised · £31,692 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

14% low-carbon electricity

Imports 67% · Gas 19% · Solar 7% · Wind 6%

138 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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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  Quebec House · 0.3 km

  Quebec House is the birthplace of General James Wolfe on what is now known as Quebec Square in Westerham, Kent, England. The house is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England since September 1954.

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  Westerham railway station · 0.4 km

  Westerham railway station served the village of Westerham in Kent from 1881 until its closure in 1961.

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  Westerham · 0.4 km

  Westerham is a town and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located 3.4 miles east of Oxted and 6 miles west of Sevenoaks, adjacent to the Kent border with both Greater London and Surrey. It…

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  Squerryes Estate · 0.9 km

  Squerryes Estate is a vineyard, estate, and location of Squerryes Court, a grade I listed building in Kent, England. It is a producer of English sparkling wine.

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  Squerryes Court · 0.9 km

  Squerryes Court is a late 17th-century manor house that stands just outside the town of Westerham in Kent. The house, which has been held by the same family for over 280 years, is surrounded by extensive gardens and p…

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  Westerham Wood · 1.1 km

  Westerham Wood is a 43.2 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Westerham in Kent.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)