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Housing in BR8 8FF

What the homes in BR8 8FF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Swanley South & Crockenhill
Council
Sevenoaks
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,683 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (48%). Flats make up 13.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.

BR8 8FFEngland
Detached21.5%22.9%
Semi-detached48%31.5%
Terraced16.6%23%
Purpose-built flat12.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

89.9% of households in the BR8 8FF area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 6.1% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 41.3% own outright and 48.5% with a mortgage.

BR8 8FF
90%
England
  • Owned89.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2%1%
  • Private rented6.1%20.5%
  • Social rented2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BR8 8FFEngland
Owned outright41.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan48.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.2%18.2%
Other private rented0.9%2.2%
From the council0.8%8.3%
From a housing association1.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 19.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BR8 8FFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24.9%). 28.1% of households include dependent children.

BR8 8FFEngland
Living alone, under 6610.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.5%12.8%
Couple, no children21.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.5%7.7%
Rents

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.

SevenoaksEngland
All homes£1,809£1,459
One bedroom£1,266£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,579£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,926£1,489
Four or more£2,952£2,161
Detached£2,750£1,640
Semi-detached£1,902£1,449
Terraced£1,655£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,475£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BR8 8FF (Swanley South & Crockenhill) (about 1,683 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.

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