Housing in BR8 7SU
What the homes in BR8 7SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Swanley West
- Council
- Sevenoaks
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,674 (2024)
BR8 7SUSwanley
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (57%). Flats make up 14.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
51.3% of households in the BR8 7SU area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.1% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 23% own outright and 28.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned51.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented9.1%20.5%
- Social rented38.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (18.1%). 27.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Sevenoaks
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Sevenoaks (August 2026, +5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BR8 7SU (Swanley West) (about 1,674 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.