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

BR8 7WJ 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 7WJ 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

- **65 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 33% on July. Sevenoaks 002D: 109 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1719,51.3992,BR87WJ
- **Swanley, 670 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1719,51.3992,BR87WJ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1719,51.3992,BR87WJ
- **No property in BR8 7WJ 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=0.1719,51.3992,BR87WJ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Sevenoaks 002D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1719,51.3992,BR87WJ
- **£538,714 average price**: For the whole of Sevenoaks, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1719,51.3992,BR87WJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1719,51.3992,BR87WJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1719,51.3992,BR87WJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BR8 7WJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1719,51.3992,BR87WJ
- **Low road and rail noise at BR8 7WJ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1719,51.3992,BR87WJ
- **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=0.1719,51.3992,BR87WJ
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1719,51.3992,BR87WJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bartholomews-catholic-primary-school-swanley-e151498) | Primary | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2022 | – |
| [Horizon Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horizon-primary-academy-e137136) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, April 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Orchards Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchards-academy-e136304) | Secondary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 38.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [SupaJam Education In Music and Media](https://openindex.co.uk/school/supajam-education-in-music-and-media-e144792) | Special | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e118754) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [High Firs Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/high-firs-primary-school-e118541) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Annex School House](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-annex-school-house-e135198) | Special | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Downsview Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/downsview-community-primary-school-e134515) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £185,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| October 2025 | £445,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2026 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2026 | £430,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| September 2023 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| March 2024 | £560,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Swanley (670 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SWANLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE (390 m)
- Pharmacies: SWANLEY PHARMACY (300 m); ASDA PHARMACY (310 m); WELL (370 m)
- Dental practices: WHITE OAK DENTAL PRACTICE (260 m); DENTAL SURGERY (340 m); MYDENTIST (430 m); DENTAL BEAUTY SWANLEY (610 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Swanley (300 m, Aldi); Asda Swanley Supercentre (340 m, Asda); Iceland Swanley (370 m, Iceland); Asda Swanley Express Petrol (810 m, Asda)

## 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 002D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 37.2** (2025). Sevenoaks 002D has a deprivation score of 37.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,359th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £381,975** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sevenoaks 002D was £381,975 in 2025. 9,695th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,840** (2021). Sevenoaks 002D had 1,840 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,710th most 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: 87.6%** (January 2026). In Sevenoaks 002D, 87.6% 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: 51.3992, 0.1719

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=0.1719,51.3992,BR87WJ

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