Is Sevenoaks a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Sevenoaks, from official data · 13 postcode districts · 3,710 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Sevenoaks, from official data · 13 postcode districts · 3,710 postcodes
The average home in Sevenoaks sold for £538,714 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.0% on a year earlier. Across Sevenoaks, police record 64 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Sevenoaks, the nearest primary school is Dunton Green Primary School, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is Knole Academy, 0.7 mi away, about a 15 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is St John's Medical Practice, 1.1 mi away, about a 23 minute walk.
Dunton Green station is 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk; the nearest park is 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk.
Across Sevenoaks, police record 64 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Sevenoaks sold for £538,714 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.0% on a year earlier. By type: detached £1,012,433, semi-detached £537,825, terraced £426,822, flats £279,276. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Dunton Green Primary School, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is Knole Academy, 0.7 mi away, about a 15 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Dunton Green is 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £66,767 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).