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BR8 8BG

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BR8 8BE 37 m
BR8 8AE 40 m
BR8 8BH 41 m
BR8 8BZ 103 m
BR8 8BQ 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR8 8BG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2016
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR8
Postcode sector
BR8 8
Latitude
51.395028
Longitude
0.177609
British National Grid easting
551,592
British National Grid northing
168,471

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
E00124225
Lower layer super output area
Sevenoaks 003D · E01024475
Middle layer super output area
Sevenoaks 003 · E02005089

Postcode source versions

Explore BR8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
24
Secondary
5

  1. High Firs Primary School

    Community school

    389 m

  2. St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley

    Academy converter

    473 m

  3. Downsview Community Primary School

    Community school

    522 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,557
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 581
  • Anti social behaviour 225
  • Shoplifting 149
  • Criminal damage and arson 147
  • Other theft 97

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BR8 8 residents
7,674

Age bands in BR8 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.1%

1,396 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

712 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.6%

2,131 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.5%

1,968 residents

Age 65 and over
19.6%

1,509 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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • SWANLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    26-28 SWANLEY CENTRE, SWANLEY, BR8 7AH

    ODS code G82028

    283 m

  • RIVER DARENT MEDICAL GROUP

    GORSE HILL, FARNINGHAM, DARTFORD, DA4 0JU

    ODS code G82218

    4.2 km

  • DERRY DOWNS SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84005

    4.4 km

  • ST MARY CRAY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84013

    4.5 km

  • BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84019

    4.9 km

  • CRESCENT SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84630

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • High Street

    BCT · Swanley

    0.0 miles

  • High Street

    BCT · Swanley

    0.1 miles

  • Goldsel Road

    BCT · Swanley

    0.1 miles

  • Goldsel Road

    BCT · Swanley

    0.1 miles

  • Lullingstone Avenue

    BCT · Swanley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sevenoaks 003D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,403 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. High Firs Primary School is the nearest published school at 389 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,557 published events cover 12 months, averaging 129.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 581 events.

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