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BR8 8HP

Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village · Sevenoaks · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Swanley
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 8HR 35 m
BR8 8JD 79 m
BR8 8HU 96 m
BR8 7BY 108 m
BR8 8HQ 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR8 8HP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR8
Postcode sector
BR8 8
Latitude
51.392734
Longitude
0.167984
British National Grid easting
550,930
British National Grid northing
168,196

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
E00124216
Lower layer super output area
Sevenoaks 003D · E01024475
Middle layer super output area
Sevenoaks 003 · E02005089

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Edwards Gardens, Swanley, BR8 8HP 6 June 2023 £365,000
4, Edwards Gardens, Swanley, BR8 8HP 4 September 2022 £147,300
6, Edwards Gardens, Swanley, BR8 8HP 27 April 2021 £395,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
26
Secondary
6

  1. St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    178 m

  2. Orchards Academy

    Academy converter

    412 m

  3. SupaJam Education In Music and Media

    Special post 16 institution

    412 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,621
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 601
  • Anti social behaviour 228
  • Criminal damage and arson 155
  • Shoplifting 149
  • Other theft 102

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
49

20 female, 29 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BR8 8 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+
94.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
94.7%
Gigabit-capable
94.7%
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

8

within 5 km

  • SWANLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    26-28 SWANLEY CENTRE, SWANLEY, BR8 7AH

    ODS code G82028

    533 m

  • DERRY DOWNS SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84005

    3.7 km

  • ST MARY CRAY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84013

    3.8 km

  • BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84019

    4.3 km

  • CRESCENT SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84630

    4.3 km

  • GILLMANS ROAD SURGERY

    1 GILLMANS ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4LA

    ODS code G84041

    4.4 km

  • POVEREST MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 POVEREST ROAD, ST. MARY CRAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 2DQ

    ODS code G84007

    4.7 km

  • RIVER DARENT MEDICAL GROUP

    GORSE HILL, FARNINGHAM, DARTFORD, DA4 0JU

    ODS code G82218

    4.7 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

  • Railway Station Azalea Drive

    BCT · Swanley

    0.0 miles

  • Swanley Rail Station

    RSE · Swanley

    0.0 miles

  • Swanley Rail Station

    TXR · Swanley

    0.1 miles

  • Swanley Rail Station

    RLY · Swanley

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Station Azalea Drive

    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.

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
6
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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 £256,150 from 2 recorded sales in BR8 8HP. 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

40 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 178 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,621 published events cover 12 months, averaging 135.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 601 events.

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