BR8 8DX

Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BR8 7NU 95 m
BR8 7PA 206 m
BR8 8DT 256 m
BR8 7NX 262 m
BR8 7NN 264 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR8 8DX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR8
Postcode sector
BR8 8
Latitude
51.402453
Longitude
0.203800
British National Grid easting
553,389
British National Grid northing
169,351

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
E00124223
Lower layer super output area
Sevenoaks 001D · E01024472
Middle layer super output area
Sevenoaks 001 · E02005087

Postcode source versions

Explore BR8

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Bridge Cottages, 1, Button Street, Swanley, BR8 8DX 29 November 2019 £385,000
Bridge Cottages, 1, Button Street, Swanley, BR8 8DX 27 February 2014 £300,000
1, Bridge Cottages, Swanley, BR8 8DX 15 June 2007 £279,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
23
Secondary
8
  1. St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    759 m
  2. Parkwood Hall Academy Trust

    Academy special converter

    912 m
  3. Downsview Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
169
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 64
  • Anti social behaviour 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 19
  • Vehicle crime 18
  • Drugs 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

14 female, 12 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.6
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BR8 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
54.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • SWANLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    26-28 SWANLEY CENTRE, SWANLEY, BR8 7AH

    ODS code G82028

    2.2 km

  • RIVER DARENT MEDICAL GROUP

    GORSE HILL, FARNINGHAM, DARTFORD, DA4 0JU

    ODS code G82218

    3.4 km

  • LOWFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    65-67 LOWFIELD STREET, DARTFORD, DA1 1HP

    ODS code G82143

    4.5 km

  • HORSMAN'S PLACE SURGERY

    HORSMANS PLACE, INSTONE ROAD, DARTFORD, DA1 2JP

    ODS code G82048

    4.5 km

  • REDWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82185

    4.8 km

  • THE WELLCOME PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82056

    4.8 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

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Five Wents

    BCT · Swanley

    0.8 miles
  • Five Wents

    BCT · Swanley

    0.9 miles
  • Goss Hill

    BCT · Hextable

    1.0 miles
  • Goss Hill

    BCT · Hextable

    1.0 miles
  • Beechenlea Corner

    BCT · Swanley

    1.1 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.

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
2
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

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 759 m.

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

Recorded crime

169 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 64 events.

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