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BR8 8JR

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 8FA 4 m
BR8 8HS 39 m
BR8 8HZ 47 m
BR8 8JA 74 m
BR8 8HU 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR8 8JR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2015
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR8
Postcode sector
BR8 8
Latitude
51.393181
Longitude
0.170564
British National Grid easting
551,108
British National Grid northing
168,251

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
E00124215
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

View all nearby schools
Open schools
40
Primary
26
Secondary
6

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

    Voluntary aided school

    244 m

  2. Orchards Academy

    Academy converter

    342 m

  3. SupaJam Education In Music and Media

    Special post 16 institution

    342 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,598
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 599
  • Anti social behaviour 224
  • Criminal damage and arson 153
  • Shoplifting 149
  • Other theft 99

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • SWANLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    26-28 SWANLEY CENTRE, SWANLEY, BR8 7AH

    ODS code G82028

    373 m

  • DERRY DOWNS SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84005

    3.9 km

  • ST MARY CRAY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84013

    4.0 km

  • BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84019

    4.4 km

  • CRESCENT SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84630

    4.5 km

  • RIVER DARENT MEDICAL GROUP

    GORSE HILL, FARNINGHAM, DARTFORD, DA4 0JU

    ODS code G82218

    4.6 km

  • GILLMANS ROAD SURGERY

    1 GILLMANS ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4LA

    ODS code G84041

    4.6 km

  • POVEREST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84007

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Railway Station Azalea Drive

    BCT · Swanley

    0.0 miles

  • Swanley Rail Station

    TXR · Swanley

    0.1 miles

  • Swanley Rail Station

    RLY · Swanley

    0.1 miles

  • Swanley Rail Station

    RSE · Swanley

    0.1 miles

  • Swanley Rail Station

    RSE · 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

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 244 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,598 published events cover 12 months, averaging 133.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 599 events.

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