Housing in BR8 8LX
What the homes in BR8 8LX 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
- 2,093 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
BR8 8LXSwanley
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (32.7%). Flats make up 10.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
73.1% of households in the BR8 8LX area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 39.8% own outright and 33.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned73.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented10.9%20.5%
- Social rented15.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%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. 28.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (19.1%). 22.6% 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 8LX (Swanley South & Crockenhill) (about 2,093 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.