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BR8 8NQ

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 8NT 9 m
BR8 8NY 67 m
BR8 8NS 69 m
BR8 8HA 91 m
BR8 8JA 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR8 8NQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR8
Postcode sector
BR8 8
Latitude
51.391800
Longitude
0.171821
British National Grid easting
551,200
British National Grid northing
168,100

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
E00124217
Lower layer super output area
Sevenoaks 003C · E01024474
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
40
Primary
26
Secondary
6

  1. High Firs Primary School

    Community school

    236 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    408 m

  3. Orchards Academy

    Academy converter

    511 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,578
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 598
  • Anti social behaviour 219
  • Criminal damage and arson 150
  • Shoplifting 149
  • Other theft 96

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

    473 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

    4.1 km

  • RIVER DARENT MEDICAL GROUP

    GORSE HILL, FARNINGHAM, DARTFORD, DA4 0JU

    ODS code G82218

    4.4 km

  • CRESCENT SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84630

    4.6 km

  • BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84019

    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

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Railway Station Azalea Drive

    BCT · Swanley

    0.1 miles

  • Station Approach

    BCT · Swanley

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Station Azalea Drive

    BCT · Swanley

    0.1 miles

  • Swanley Rail Station

    TXR · Swanley

    0.1 miles

  • Station Approach

    BCT · Swanley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sevenoaks 003C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,784 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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. High Firs Primary School is the nearest published school at 236 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,578 published events cover 12 months, averaging 131.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 598 events.

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