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BR8 7UZ

Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village · Sevenoaks · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village
Local authority
Sevenoaks
Constituency
Sevenoaks
Postcode district
BR8
Postcode sector
BR8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BR8 7UX 0 m
BR8 7PJ 90 m
BR8 7WX 118 m
BR8 7NF 140 m
BR8 7WY 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR8 7UZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2005
Terminated
1 January 2005
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR8
Postcode sector
BR8 7
Latitude
51.406128
Longitude
0.195363
British National Grid easting
552,790
British National Grid northing
169,742

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Sevenoaks · E07000111
Electoral ward
Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village · E05009964
Parish or community
E04012399
Westminster constituency
Sevenoaks · E14001465
Output area
E00124223
Lower layer super output area
Sevenoaks 001D · E01024472
Middle layer super output area
Sevenoaks 001 · E02005087

Postcode source versions

Explore BR8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
35
Primary
23
Secondary
8

  1. St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    88 m

  2. Parkwood Hall Academy Trust

    Academy special converter

    1.2 km

  3. Downsview Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
480
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 172
  • Anti social behaviour 73
  • Criminal damage and arson 69
  • Vehicle crime 33
  • Public order 30

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • SWANLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    26-28 SWANLEY CENTRE, SWANLEY, BR8 7AH

    ODS code G82028

    1.9 km

  • RIVER DARENT MEDICAL GROUP

    GORSE HILL, FARNINGHAM, DARTFORD, DA4 0JU

    ODS code G82218

    4.1 km

  • LOWFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    65-67 LOWFIELD STREET, DARTFORD, DA1 1HP

    ODS code G82143

    4.2 km

  • HORSMAN'S PLACE SURGERY

    HORSMANS PLACE, INSTONE ROAD, DARTFORD, DA1 2JP

    ODS code G82048

    4.3 km

  • REDWOOD PRACTICE

    DARTFORD WEST HEALTH CENTRE, TOWER ROAD, DARTFORD, DA1 2HA

    ODS code G82185

    4.5 km

  • THE WELLCOME PRACTICE

    DARTFORD WEST HEALTH CENTRE, TOWER ROAD, DARTFORD, DA1 2HA

    ODS code G82056

    4.5 km

  • DR CJ SHIMMINS & PARTNERS

    PILGRIMS WAY, DARTFORD, DA1 1QY

    ODS code G82006

    4.8 km

  • PILGRIMS WAY SURGERY

    DARTFORD EAST HEALTH CENTRE, DARTFORD, DA1 1QY

    ODS code G82212

    4.8 km

  • CRAYFORD TOWN SURGERY

    CRAYFORD ROAD, (NEXT TO TOWN HALL), DARTFORD, DA1 4ER

    ODS code G83642

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Five Wents

    BCT · Swanley

    0.5 miles

  • Five Wents

    BCT · Swanley

    0.5 miles

  • Rollo Road

    BCT · Hextable

    0.6 miles

  • Rollo Road

    BCT · Hextable

    0.6 miles

  • Rowhill Road

    BCT · Hextable

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sevenoaks 001D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,328 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 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

35 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 88 m.

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

Recorded crime

480 published events cover 12 months, averaging 40 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 172 events.

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