# BR8 7RQ: area report for a postcode in Sevenoaks

BR8 7RQ is a postcode in Sevenoaks.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Sevenoaks. Open the map at BR8 7RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks) › [BR8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br8) › [BR8 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br8-7)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 40% on July. Sevenoaks 001A: 36 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1765,51.4134,BR87RQ
- **Swanley, 2.3 km**: About 29 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1765,51.4134,BR87RQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1765,51.4134,BR87RQ
- **No property in BR8 7RQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.1765,51.4134,BR87RQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Sevenoaks 001A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1765,51.4134,BR87RQ
- **£538,714 average price**: For the whole of Sevenoaks, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1765,51.4134,BR87RQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1765,51.4134,BR87RQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1765,51.4134,BR87RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BR8 7RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1765,51.4134,BR87RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at BR8 7RQ**: Road 41 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1765,51.4134,BR87RQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.1765,51.4134,BR87RQ
- **9.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1765,51.4134,BR87RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hextable Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hextable-primary-school-e135118) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Annex School House](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-annex-school-house-e135198) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Horizon Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horizon-primary-academy-e137136) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, April 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Joydens Wood Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/joydens-wood-junior-school-e137661) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Joydens Wood Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/joydens-wood-infant-school-e137660) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | – |
| [St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e118590) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bartholomews-catholic-primary-school-swanley-e151498) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2022 | – |
| [Orchards Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchards-academy-e136304) | Secondary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 38.3 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £800,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2023 | £660,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| August 2025 | £455,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2023 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £430,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2026 | £380,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| June 2025 | £430,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| October 2025 | £437,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: THE VILLAGE PHARMACY (650 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Hextables (480 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £538,714** (July 2026). Sevenoaks’s average house price was £538,714 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £44,581** (2025). Full-time workers living in Sevenoaks earned a median of £44,581 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 55th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 12.1×** (2025). A home in Sevenoaks costs 12.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 20th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 14.4** (2025). Sevenoaks has a deprivation score of 14.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 86th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Sevenoaks 001A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.1** (2025). Sevenoaks 001A has a deprivation score of 9.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,611th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £447,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sevenoaks 001A was £447,500 in 2025. Joint 6,521st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,350** (2021). Sevenoaks 001A had 1,350 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,182nd least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.1%** (January 2026). In Sevenoaks 001A, 94.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BR8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £418,319** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BR8 was £418,319 in 2025. 538th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 23,235** (2021). BR8 had 23,235 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,269th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 84%** (2022). About 84% of people in BR8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.3%** (January 2026). In BR8, 88.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks)
- Centre: 51.4134, 0.1765

Council: [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sevenoaks): Laura Trott (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.1765,51.4134,BR87RQ

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