DA4 0DG Sevenoaks
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth. Region: South East.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Sevenoaks in 2026-27: Band D £2,522 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,682 | £1,962 | £2,242 | £2,522 | £3,083 | £3,643 | £4,204 | £5,045 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (20% of about 640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Farningham (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 14.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- MILL HOUSE, grade II*
- THE WATER MILL, grade II*
- BRIDGE COTTAGE MILL COTTAGES, grade II
- FARNINGHAM BRIDGE, grade II
- FOLLY IN GROUNDS OF MILL HOUSE SITUATED TO WEST OF THE WATER MILL, grade II
- FORMER STABLE TO THE LION HOTEL, grade II
- GARDEN WALL TO NORTH EAST FRONTING ROAD AND TO SOUTH EAST OF THE MANOR HOUSE AND GATES, grade II
- LION COTTAGES (NO 1 DARENTH INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED)(NOS 2 AND 3), grade II
- OLD PARSONAGE HOUSE, grade II
- ORNAMENTAL SCREEN ACROSS THE RIVER TO THE NORTH EAST OF THE BRIDGE, grade II
- RIVERSIDE MANOR HOUSE COTTAGE AND FORMER STABLES NOW USED AS GARAGES, grade II
- THE LION HOTEL, grade II
- THE MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- THE STABLES OF THE MILL HOUSE, THE COUNTING HOUSE AND GARDENERS COTTAGE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 8 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 34 homes the Environment Agency counts, 6 are in areas at high risk, 7 medium, 5 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 52 addresses are between 33 m and 43 m above sea level (36 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 94%, gigabit 94% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Eynsford 156,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km |
| Farningham Road 132,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Swanley 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Lion Hotel Farningham | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bluewater | 7.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | West Street Pier Gravesend | 12.6 km |
| EV charging points | Westminster Fields Car Park | 2.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 18.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 38.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest River Darent Medical Group | 870 m |
| Pharmacies | Hobbs Pharmacy | 3.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Kreate Dental Dartford | 3.1 km |
| Hospital | Fawkham Manor Hospital | 4.7 km |
| Police station | Kent Police Swanley Police Station | 3.6 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food South Darenth, Horton Kirby South Darenth Cashzone | 2.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,920 m² | 460 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 600 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | Castlefield Allotments 1.6 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Mill House, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m west. 53 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill House | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m west |
| The Water Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m west |
| The White House | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north |
| Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m south-east |
| A Romano-British villa and a possible Iron Age farmstead at Franks | Scheduled monument | 930 m north-east |
| Franks Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north-east |
| Eynsford Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south |
| Medieval moated site and associated fishpond, Franks Hall. | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Mount Wood | Wood | 350 m west |
| Polly Shaw | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Farningham Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Firpound Shaw | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
| Broom Hill | Hill | 2.2 km north-west |
| Swanley Bottom | Valley | 3.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 26 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 52 |
32 of the postcode's 52 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 28% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.