BR8 7LB

Swanley White Oak · Sevenoaks · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Swanley
Local authority
Sevenoaks
Constituency
Sevenoaks
Postcode district
BR8
Postcode sector
BR8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BR8 7LH 33 m
BR8 7JZ 99 m
BR8 7XS 129 m
BR8 7LJ 139 m
BR8 7JL 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR8 7LB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR8
Postcode sector
BR8 7
Latitude
51.400825
Longitude
0.181220
British National Grid easting
551,824
British National Grid northing
169,123

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Sevenoaks · E07000111
Parish or community
E04012399
Westminster constituency
Sevenoaks · E14001465
Output area
E00124259
Lower layer super output area
Sevenoaks 001E · E01024479
Middle layer super output area
Sevenoaks 001 · E02005087

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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80 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
135, Swanley Lane, Swanley, BR8 7LB 11 November 2024 £315,000
157, Swanley Lane, Swanley, BR8 7LB 9 September 2024 £350,000
141, Swanley Lane, Swanley, BR8 7LB 5 July 2024 £360,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
24
Secondary
6
  1. St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley

    Academy converter

    533 m
  2. Downsview Community Primary School

    Community school

    632 m
  3. Horizon Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    660 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,694
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 621
  • Anti social behaviour 250
  • Criminal damage and arson 166
  • Shoplifting 154
  • Other theft 108

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
72

41 female, 31 male

Postcode households
37
Residents per household
1.9
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BR8 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • SWANLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    26-28 SWANLEY CENTRE, SWANLEY, BR8 7AH

    ODS code G82028

    757 m

  • RIVER DARENT MEDICAL GROUP

    GORSE HILL, FARNINGHAM, DARTFORD, DA4 0JU

    ODS code G82218

    4.4 km

  • DERRY DOWNS SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84005

    4.8 km

  • ST MARY CRAY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84013

    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

  • Woodlands Rise

    BCT · Swanley

    0.0 miles
  • Woodlands Rise

    BCT · Swanley

    0.1 miles
  • Homefield Close

    BCT · Swanley

    0.2 miles
  • Five Wents

    BCT · Swanley

    0.2 miles
  • Lullingstone Avenue

    BCT · Swanley

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sevenoaks 001E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,659 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £326,750 from 10 recorded sales in BR8 7LB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Sevenoaks is £543,081 in June 2026, up 3.2% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

36 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley is the nearest published school at 533 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,694 published events cover 12 months, averaging 141.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 621 events.

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