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TN8 7BF

Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone · Sevenoaks · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone
Local authority
Sevenoaks
Constituency
Tonbridge
Postcode district
TN8
Postcode sector
TN8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN8 7PE 72 m
TN8 7PD 76 m
TN8 7PB 100 m
TN8 7PA 103 m
TN8 7PF 203 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN8 7BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN8
Postcode sector
TN8 7
Latitude
51.199798
Longitude
0.130972
British National Grid easting
548,978
British National Grid northing
146,667

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Sevenoaks · E07000111
Electoral ward
Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone · E05009963
Parish or community
E04004985
Westminster constituency
Tonbridge · E14001549
Output area
E00124134
Lower layer super output area
Sevenoaks 015C · E01024455
Middle layer super output area
Sevenoaks 015 · E02005101

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
0

  1. Chiddingstone Church of England School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

  2. Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.3 km

  3. Four Elms Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
24
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Other theft 4
  • Vehicle crime 4
  • Burglary 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

1

within 5 km

  • EDENBRIDGE MED PRACTICE

    EDENBRIDGE MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTRE, FOUR ELMS ROAD, EDENBRIDGE, TN8 6FY

    ODS code G82019

    4.6 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

  • The Wheatsheaf

    BCT · Bough Beech

    0.1 miles

  • The Wheatsheaf

    BCT · Bough Beech

    0.1 miles

  • The Close

    BCT · Bough Beech

    0.1 miles

  • The Close

    BCT · Bough Beech

    0.1 miles

  • Hever - Brocas Farm

    BCQ · Hever

    1.6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Chiddingstone Church of England School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

24 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 9 events.

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