Sevenoaks
31 addresses across 2 postcodes (BR8), about 230 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 34300802.
14 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 3, D: 9, F: 1). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Sevenoaks costs £2,522 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Swanley, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 480 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 45 to 51 m above sea level. 1 of its 31 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Swanley Medical Practice, about 2.3 km away. About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 93% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 39 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
14 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 100 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (8); House, detached (2); Bungalow, semi-detached (2). Built: 1950-1966 (8); 1930-1949 (3); 1967-1975 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (13).
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 street: most are in band D (44% of about 630 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 57 Top Dartford Road, Hextable: up to 5 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Former Furness School, Rowhill Road, Hextable: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- Egerton Nursery, Egerton Avenue, Hextable: up to 30 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
- 17 Egerton Avenue And The Former Egerton Nursery, Hextable, KENT, BR8 7LG: up to 14 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 28 August 2026: THAMES WATER, Utility asset works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BR8 7SL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BR8 7SJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 31 addresses are between 45 m and 51 m above sea level (48 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR8 7SJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BR8 7SL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Swanley 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km |
| Farningham Road 132,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Crayford 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Bower Road Hextable | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 4.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 12.2 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 2.7 km |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 2.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 39.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Swanley Medical Practice | 2.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest The Village Pharmacy | 710 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.1 km |
| Hospital | Physio Livingstone Community Hospital | 4.1 km |
| Police station | Swanley Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Hextable Swanley Home Hill, Hextable Cashzone | 440 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,620 m² | 480 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Hextable Park 3.8 ha | 570 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,800 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Great Mount | Hill | 610 m north-west |
| Rowhill Wood | Wood | 700 m north-east |
| Swanley Bottom | Valley | 1.0 km east |
| Ram's Wood | Wood | 2.1 km south-east |
| Brickhill Wood | Wood | 2.4 km north |
| Brooklands Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 31 |
1 of the street's 31 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hextable Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 540 m | No published inspection |
| St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 950 m | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Leigh Academy Wilmington | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.5 km | Outstanding (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Wilmington Grammar School for Boys | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km | No published inspection |
| Joydens Wood Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.6 km | No published inspection |
| Wilmington Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km | No published inspection |
| Joydens Wood Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.7 km | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Wilmington Grammar School for Girls | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Horizon Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowhill Grange Hotel And Utopia Spa DA2 7QH | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 410 m | 4 Good | 25 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 13 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Herbert Road (8); On or near Fens Way (7); On or near Bower Road (5); On or near Midfield Avenue (5); On or near Laura Drive (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
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What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.