TN8 7BE

Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone · Sevenoaks · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Edenbridge
Local authority
Sevenoaks
Constituency
Tonbridge
Postcode district
TN8
Postcode sector
TN8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN8 7BQ 59 m
TN8 7BG 132 m
TN8 7BD 369 m
TN8 7AQ 600 m
TN8 7AG 681 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN8 7BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN8
Postcode sector
TN8 7
Latitude
51.180446
Longitude
0.155376
British National Grid easting
550,746
British National Grid northing
144,565

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Sevenoaks · E07000111
Parish or community
E04004985
Westminster constituency
Tonbridge · E14001549
Output area
E00124133
Lower layer super output area
Sevenoaks 015C · E01024455
Middle layer super output area
Sevenoaks 015 · E02005101

Postcode source versions

Explore TN8

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Mollys Cottage, Wellers Town Road, Chiddingstone, Edenbridge, TN8 7BE 27 November 2015 £625,000
Park Villa, Wellers Town Road, Chiddingstone, Edenbridge, TN8 7BE 25 November 2010 £455,000
Park Villa, Wellers Town Road, Chiddingstone, Edenbridge, TN8 7BE 23 February 2006 £372,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
5
Secondary
0
  1. Chiddingstone Church of England School

    Academy converter

    842 m
  2. Penshurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.0 km
  3. Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Other theft 3
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

5 female, 6 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.8
TN8 7 residents
2,646

Age bands in TN8 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

461 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

259 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.4%

545 residents

Age 45 to 64
34.2%

960 residents

Age 65 and over
20.6%

578 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TN8 7 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.

Nearby transport

  • Institute

    BCT · Penshurst

    1.2 miles
  • Glebelands

    BCT · Penshurst

    1.3 miles
  • Glebelands

    BCT · Penshurst

    1.3 miles
  • Penshurst Rail Station

    RSE · Penshurst

    1.4 miles
  • Penshurst Rail Station

    RLY · Penshurst

    1.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sevenoaks 015C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,991 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Chiddingstone Church of England School is the nearest published school at 842 m.

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

Recorded crime

13 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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