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BR8 7AH

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 7UD 31 m
BR8 7TL 50 m
BR8 7TG 60 m
BR8 7UQ 81 m
BR8 9AD 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR8 7AH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR8
Postcode sector
BR8 7
Latitude
51.395873
Longitude
0.173768
British National Grid easting
551,322
British National Grid northing
168,557

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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
26
Secondary
6

  1. Orchards Academy

    Academy converter

    271 m

  2. SupaJam Education In Music and Media

    Special post 16 institution

    271 m

  3. St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley

    Academy converter

    322 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,620
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 592
  • Anti social behaviour 236
  • Shoplifting 152
  • Criminal damage and arson 151
  • Other theft 106

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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • SWANLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    26-28 SWANLEY CENTRE, SWANLEY, BR8 7AH

    ODS code G82028

    0 m

  • DERRY DOWNS SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84005

    4.1 km

  • ST MARY CRAY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84013

    4.3 km

  • RIVER DARENT MEDICAL GROUP

    GORSE HILL, FARNINGHAM, DARTFORD, DA4 0JU

    ODS code G82218

    4.5 km

  • BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84019

    4.6 km

  • CRESCENT SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84630

    4.7 km

  • GILLMANS ROAD SURGERY

    1 GILLMANS ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4LA

    ODS code G84041

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Asda

    TXR · Swanley

    0.1 miles

  • Orchards Academy

    BCT · Swanley

    0.1 miles

  • Bartholomew Way Asda

    BCT · Swanley

    0.1 miles

  • High Street

    BCT · Swanley

    0.1 miles

  • Orchards Academy

    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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

39 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Orchards Academy is the nearest published school at 271 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,620 published events cover 12 months, averaging 135 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 592 events.

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