BR8 7UW

Swanley White Oak · Sevenoaks · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Sevenoaks
Constituency
Sevenoaks
Postcode district
BR8
Postcode sector
BR8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BR8 7YR 6 m
BR8 7YW 47 m
BR8 7YE 69 m
BR8 7YQ 72 m
BR8 7YP 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR8 7UW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR8
Postcode sector
BR8 7
Latitude
51.403244
Longitude
0.173471
British National Grid easting
551,277
British National Grid northing
169,376

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
E00124255
Lower layer super output area
Sevenoaks 002F · E01024482
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
44
Primary
28
Secondary
8
  1. Horizon Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    270 m
  2. St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley

    Academy converter

    504 m
  3. The Annex School House

    Other independent special school

    604 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,658
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 606
  • Anti social behaviour 251
  • Criminal damage and arson 162
  • Shoplifting 153
  • Other theft 105

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

    820 m

  • DERRY DOWNS SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84005

    4.4 km

  • BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84019

    4.5 km

  • ST MARY CRAY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84013

    4.5 km

  • PLAS MEDDYG SURGERY

    40 PARKHILL ROAD, BEXLEY, DA5 1HU

    ODS code G83029

    4.8 km

  • CRESCENT SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84630

    4.9 km

  • RIVER DARENT MEDICAL GROUP

    GORSE HILL, FARNINGHAM, DARTFORD, DA4 0JU

    ODS code G82218

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Northview

    BCT · Swanley

    0.1 miles
  • Northview

    BCT · Swanley

    0.1 miles
  • Bonney Way

    BCT · Swanley

    0.2 miles
  • Bonney Way

    BCT · Swanley

    0.2 miles
  • Garrolds Close

    BCT · Swanley

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sevenoaks 002F, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,664 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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

44 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 8 secondary schools. Horizon Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 270 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,658 published events cover 12 months, averaging 138.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 606 events.

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