BR8 7PD postcode in Sevenoaks, Kent

BR8 7PD is a postcode in Sevenoaks, in the Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village ward. It is in the Sevenoaks parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Sevenoaks: 76% Typical price £400,000 Homes sold in BR8 7, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Farningham Road 2.1 km in a straight line

Where BR8 7PD is, and what is near it

Map of BR8 7PD and what is near it Map of BR8 7PD: its centre point, with the 325 other postcodes in the BR8 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BR8 7FB: also in BR8 7BR8 7FP: also in BR8 7BR8 7FS: also in BR8 7BR8 7FW: also in BR8 7BR8 7JT: also in BR8 7BR8 7JZ: also in BR8 7BR8 7LA: also in BR8 7BR8 7LB: also in BR8 7BR8 7LD: also in BR8 7BR8 7LE: also in BR8 7BR8 7LF: also in BR8 7BR8 7LG: also in BR8 7BR8 7LH: also in BR8 7BR8 7LJ: also in BR8 7BR8 7LL: also in BR8 7BR8 7LP: also in BR8 7BR8 7LR: also in BR8 7BR8 7LS: also in BR8 7BR8 7LY: also in BR8 7BR8 7LZ: also in BR8 7BR8 7NA: also in BR8 7BR8 7NB: also in BR8 7BR8 7ND: also in BR8 7BR8 7NE: also in BR8 7BR8 7NF: also in BR8 7BR8 7NG: also in BR8 7BR8 7NH: also in BR8 7BR8 7NJ: also in BR8 7BR8 7NL: also in BR8 7BR8 7NN: also in BR8 7BR8 7NP: also in BR8 7BR8 7NQ: also in BR8 7BR8 7NR: also in BR8 7BR8 7NS: also in BR8 7BR8 7NT: also in BR8 7BR8 7NU: also in BR8 7BR8 7NW: also in BR8 7BR8 7NX: also in BR8 7BR8 7NY: also in BR8 7BR8 7NZ: also in BR8 7BR8 7PA: also in BR8 7BR8 7PB: also in BR8 7BR8 7PE: also in BR8 7BR8 7PF: also in BR8 7BR8 7PG: also in BR8 7BR8 7PH: also in BR8 7BR8 7PJ: also in BR8 7BR8 7PP: also in BR8 7BR8 7PQ: also in BR8 7BR8 7PR: also in BR8 7BR8 7PW: also in BR8 7BR8 7QB: also in BR8 7BR8 7QF: also in BR8 7BR8 7QY: also in BR8 7BR8 7RA: also in BR8 7BR8 7RB: also in BR8 7BR8 7RD: also in BR8 7BR8 7RH: also in BR8 7BR8 7RJ: also in BR8 7BR8 7RL: also in BR8 7BR8 7RN: also in BR8 7BR8 7RP: also in BR8 7BR8 7RR: also in BR8 7BR8 7RT: also in BR8 7BR8 7RU: also in BR8 7BR8 7RW: also in BR8 7BR8 7RX: also in BR8 7BR8 7RY: also in BR8 7BR8 7RZ: also in BR8 7BR8 7SA: also in BR8 7BR8 7SB: also in BR8 7BR8 7SD: also in BR8 7BR8 7SE: also in BR8 7BR8 7SF: also in BR8 7BR8 7SH: also in BR8 7BR8 7SJ: also in BR8 7BR8 7SL: also in BR8 7BR8 7SN: also in BR8 7BR8 7SP: also in BR8 7BR8 7SQ: also in BR8 7BR8 7SR: also in BR8 7BR8 7SW: also in BR8 7BR8 7TF: also in BR8 7BR8 7TP: also in BR8 7BR8 7UG: also in BR8 7BR8 7UX: also in BR8 7BR8 7WA: also in BR8 7BR8 7WS: also in BR8 7BR8 7WX: also in BR8 7BR8 7WY: also in BR8 7BR8 7XR: also in BR8 7BR8 7XS: also in BR8 7 School 1.9 kmFarningham Road station 2.1 kmSchool 2.4 km2 places, 2.6–3.0 kmGP 3.8 kmSwanley White Oak BR8 7PD Map of BR8 7PD and what is near it Map of BR8 7PD: its centre point, with the 325 other postcodes in the BR8 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. School 1.9 kmFarningham Road station 2.1 kmSchool 2.4 km2 places, 2.6–3.0 kmGP 3.8 kmSwanley White Oak BR8 7PD
  • BR8 7PD
  • Other postcodes in BR8 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4077, longitude 0.2061)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BR8 7PD?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BR8 7PD?

Every home and business at BR8 7PD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Sevenoaks: 76%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Sevenoaks: 96%

The line marks the figure across Sevenoaks.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at BR8 7PD?

BinDayBuddy does not read Sevenoaks District Council's collection days yet.

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BR8 7PD at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BR8 7PD.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Sevenoaks

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BR8 7PD: 1,496 properties in Sevenoaks are at high risk (2.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Sevenoaks

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BR8 7PD is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BR8 7PD?

Homes in BR8 7 sold for a typical £400,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 161 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£400,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£400,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £565,000 22 sales
  • Semi-detached £447,500 62 sales
  • Terraced £360,000 48 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £170,000 29 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BR8 district: a typical £413,750 from 254 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in BR8 7PD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BR8 7PD from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BR8 7PD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 570 homes in the neighbourhood around BR8 7PD. The largest share of them, 39%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (41%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BR8 7PD

Band D in Sevenoaks for 2026‑27: £2,522. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,682 (band A) to £5,045 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,242.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (4%)£1,682
Band Babout 30 (5%)£1,962
Band Cabout 220 (39%)£2,242
Band Dabout 110 (19%)£2,522
Band Eabout 60 (11%)£3,083
Band Fabout 60 (11%)£3,643
Band Gabout 60 (11%)£4,204
Band Habout 10 (2%)£5,045

When the homes were built

  1. 21% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 41% 1945 to 1964
  5. 9% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

Averages for Sevenoaks before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BR8 7PD is in (ONS area E01024472), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BR8 7PD?

The nearest open schools to BR8 7PD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BR8 7PD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to BR8 7PD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BR8 7PD is Farningham Road Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Farningham Road Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Swanley Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near BR8 7PD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BR8 7PD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BR8 7PD, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BR8 7PD?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BR8 7PD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • ASDA Swanley Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 3.6 kW 2.5 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.6 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.6 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BR8 7PD?

The nearest to the centre of BR8 7PD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BR8 7PD?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BR8 7PD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BR8 7PD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BR8 7PD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BR8 7PD, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BR8 7PD?

The nearest vets to the centre of BR8 7PD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BR8 7PD in a conservation area?

The centre of BR8 7PD is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BR8 7PD?

Police.uk records 15 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BR8 7PD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Vehicle crime1 report
Other theft1 report
Theft from the person1 report

Also: other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BR8 7PD

Ward
Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village
Parish
Swanley
Region
South East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

BR8 7FS370 mBR8 7PB380 mBR8 7PA400 mBR8 7NY470 mBR8 7NX520 mBR8 7NN530 m
All of BR8

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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