Housing in TN8 7JS
What the homes in TN8 7JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hever, Leigh & Penshurst
- Council
- Sevenoaks
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,081 (2024)
TN8 7JSEdenbridge
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (46.9%). Flats make up 9.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN8 7JS area is above that, at 71.1%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17.2% of households against 20.5%. 39.2% own outright and 31.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned71.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented17.2%20.5%
- Social rented10.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 22.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 24.1%. 24.9% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood TN8 7JS sits in (Hever, Leigh & Penshurst): about 2,081 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.