BR8 8LR

Crockenhill and Well Hill · 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 8JH 74 m
BR8 8JN 82 m
BR8 8JL 102 m
BR8 8LJ 131 m
BR8 8NA 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR8 8LR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR8
Postcode sector
BR8 8
Latitude
51.383325
Longitude
0.160325
British National Grid easting
550,428
British National Grid northing
167,134

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Sevenoaks · E07000111
Parish or community
E04004987
Westminster constituency
Sevenoaks · E14001465
Output area
E00123971
Lower layer super output area
Sevenoaks 003A · E01024421
Middle layer super output area
Sevenoaks 003 · E02005089

Postcode source versions

Explore BR8

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Hay Place, Crockenhill, Swanley, BR8 8LR 31 August 2010 £105,000
1, Hay Place, Swanley, BR8 8LR 20 May 2004 £87,500
1, Hay Place, Swanley, BR8 8LR 27 March 1995 £56,750

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
24
Secondary
4
  1. Crockenhill Primary School

    Community school

    284 m
  2. St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km
  3. High Firs Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
480
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 190
  • Anti social behaviour 64
  • Criminal damage and arson 50
  • Shoplifting 42
  • Vehicle crime 34

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

3 female, 1 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.3
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 0.1% 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+
100%
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

11

within 5 km

  • SWANLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    26-28 SWANLEY CENTRE, SWANLEY, BR8 7AH

    ODS code G82028

    1.7 km

  • DERRY DOWNS SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84005

    3.0 km

  • ST MARY CRAY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84013

    3.3 km

  • GILLMANS ROAD SURGERY

    1 GILLMANS ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4LA

    ODS code G84041

    3.6 km

  • CRESCENT SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84630

    3.8 km

  • POVEREST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84007

    4.2 km

  • BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84019

    4.2 km

  • KNOLL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 HOMEFIELD RISE, ORPINGTON, BR6 0FE

    ODS code G84032

    4.2 km

  • BALLATER SURGERY

    108 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0DP

    ODS code G84040

    4.5 km

  • RIVER DARENT MEDICAL GROUP

    GORSE HILL, FARNINGHAM, DARTFORD, DA4 0JU

    ODS code G82218

    4.9 km

  • CHELSFIELD SURGERY

    62 WINDSOR DRIVE, CHELSFIELD, ORPINGTON, BR6 6HD

    ODS code G84020

    5.0 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

  • Stones Cross Road

    BCT · Crockenhill

    0.0 miles
  • Old Chapel Road

    BCT · Crockenhill

    0.0 miles
  • Seven Acres

    BCT · Crockenhill

    0.1 miles
  • Bransell Close

    BCT · Crockenhill

    0.2 miles
  • Bransell Close

    BCT · Crockenhill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sevenoaks 003A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,804 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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
0
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

37 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 4 secondary schools. Crockenhill Primary School is the nearest published school at 284 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 190 events.

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