# BR8 8LW: area report for a postcode in Sevenoaks

BR8 8LW 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 8LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks) › [BR8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br8) › [BR8 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br8-8)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Sevenoaks 003A: 53 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1540,51.3832,BR88LW
- **Swanley, 1.5 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1540,51.3832,BR88LW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1540,51.3832,BR88LW
- **No property in BR8 8LW 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=0.1540,51.3832,BR88LW
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Sevenoaks 003A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1540,51.3832,BR88LW
- **£538,714 average price**: For the whole of Sevenoaks, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1540,51.3832,BR88LW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1540,51.3832,BR88LW
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1540,51.3832,BR88LW
- **No gigabit broadband at BR8 8LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1540,51.3832,BR88LW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BR8 8LW**: Road 64 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1540,51.3832,BR88LW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=0.1540,51.3832,BR88LW
- **9.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1540,51.3832,BR88LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Crockenhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crockenhill-primary-school-e118254) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [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 | 1.6 km (19 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 | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Orchards Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchards-academy-e136304) | Secondary | 1.8 km (23 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 | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2025 | £359,250 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £535,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| July 2026 | £470,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| March 2024 | £1,050,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| November 2025 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 410 m |
| July 2025 | £670,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 490 m |
| April 2026 | £560,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 530 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 003A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.1** (2025). Sevenoaks 003A has a deprivation score of 21.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,802nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £410,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sevenoaks 003A was £410,000 in 2025. Joint 8,178th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,990** (2021). Sevenoaks 003A had 1,990 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,442nd 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: 86.0%** (January 2026). In Sevenoaks 003A, 86.0% 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: 51.3832, 0.1540

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=0.1540,51.3832,BR88LW

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