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BR8 7AF

Swanley St Mary's · Sevenoaks · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Swanley St Mary's
Local authority
Sevenoaks
Constituency
Sevenoaks
Postcode district
BR8
Postcode sector
BR8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BR8 7UP 52 m
BR8 7UQ 54 m
BR8 9AD 54 m
BR8 9BA 54 m
BR8 9DR 54 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR8 7AF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR8
Postcode sector
BR8 7
Latitude
51.395340
Longitude
0.174864
British National Grid easting
551,400
British National Grid northing
168,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Sevenoaks · E07000111
Electoral ward
Swanley St Mary's · E05005031
Parish or community
E04012399
Westminster constituency
Sevenoaks · E14001465
Output area
E00124243
Lower layer super output area
Sevenoaks 002B · E01024477
Middle layer super output area
Sevenoaks 002 · E02005088

Postcode source versions

Explore BR8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
26
Secondary
6

  1. Orchards Academy

    Academy converter

    358 m

  2. SupaJam Education In Music and Media

    Special post 16 institution

    358 m

  3. St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley

    Academy converter

    381 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,592
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 591
  • Anti social behaviour 228
  • Criminal damage and arson 151
  • Shoplifting 149
  • Other theft 102

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BR8 7 residents
16,056

Age bands in BR8 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

3,019 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

1,637 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.8%

3,947 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

4,115 residents

Age 65 and over
20.1%

3,192 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • SWANLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    26-28 SWANLEY CENTRE, SWANLEY, BR8 7AH

    ODS code G82028

    97 m

  • DERRY DOWNS SURGERY

    29 DERRY DOWNS, ST. MARY CRAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 4DU

    ODS code G84005

    4.2 km

  • ST MARY CRAY PRACTICE

    322 HIGH STREET, ST. MARY CRAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 4AR

    ODS code G84013

    4.4 km

  • RIVER DARENT MEDICAL GROUP

    GORSE HILL, FARNINGHAM, DARTFORD, DA4 0JU

    ODS code G82218

    4.4 km

  • BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    41 BROOMWOOD ROAD, ST. PAULS CRAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 2JP

    ODS code G84019

    4.7 km

  • CRESCENT SURGERY

    38 MARION CRESCENT, ST. MARY CRAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 2DD

    ODS code G84630

    4.8 km

  • GILLMANS ROAD SURGERY

    1 GILLMANS ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4LA

    ODS code G84041

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • High Street

    BCT · Swanley

    0.1 miles

  • Station Approach

    BCT · Swanley

    0.1 miles

  • Bartholomew Way Asda

    BCT · Swanley

    0.1 miles

  • Asda

    TXR · Swanley

    0.1 miles

  • High Street

    BCT · Swanley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sevenoaks 002B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,927 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Orchards Academy is the nearest published school at 358 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,592 published events cover 12 months, averaging 132.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 591 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.