Sevenoaks: local statistics
Sevenoaks is a district council area in the South East, home to an estimated 123,183 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Sevenoaks, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
The average house price in Sevenoaks was £538,714 in July 2026, up 1.0% on July 2025. Among council areas that puts it the 6th highest of 64 in the South East (regional average £380,878). This July figure is the highest in the series, 30% up on July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Sevenoaks (£44,581) gives a ratio of 12.1. That ratio is the 6th highest ratio of 64 in the South East.
Full-time employees living in Sevenoaks earned a median £900.60 a week in April 2025, or £44,581 over a year. That is 10.5% above the figure for the South East and the 12th highest of the 64 council areas in the South East. For full-time jobs located in Sevenoaks the median is £732.90 a week (−£167.70 on the residents' figure). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £592.40: a change of +52% before inflation.
A girl born in Sevenoaks in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 85.3 years and a boy 82.2 years, on the ONS's period measure, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +0.7 years for women and +0.8 for men. It is 17th of 64 in the South East, counting from the highest for women.
An estimated 73.9% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Sevenoaks were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 8.3 points); the figure for the South East was 78.9%. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 67.0% to 81.4%.
The police recorded 52.5 crimes per 1,000 residents in Sevenoaks in the year to March 2026 (6,462 offences in all), the 41st highest rate of 55 in the South East. That compares with 58.7 per 1,000 the year before. In the year to March 2016 it was 49.3 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
2.3% of Sevenoaks residents aged 16 to 64 (1,675 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026, compared with 3.1% in the South East. That compares with 2.1% a year before. Over the last five years it peaked at 3.1% in August 2021 and was lowest at 1.9% in August 2023.
Sevenoaks had an estimated 123,183 residents in mid-2025, up 0.4% on mid-2024. That is 5,448 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 4.6% (the South East: +8.1%). That is 45th of 64 in the South East, counting from the fastest growth. No earlier year in the series was higher.
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in Sevenoaks is £2,522.36, up £102.92 on 2025-26. That makes it the 26th highest of the 64 council areas in the South East. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,633.60, so it has risen 54%.
The ONS counted 7,405 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Sevenoaks in March 2026, 3% more than in 2016. There are 60 per 1,000 residents, 7th of 64 in the South East, counting from the highest.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 117,735 |
| 2016 | 118,289 |
| 2017 | 118,489 |
| 2018 | 119,165 |
| 2019 | 119,575 |
| 2020 | 120,051 |
| 2021 | 120,823 |
| 2022 | 121,155 |
| 2023 | 121,788 |
| 2024 | 122,650 |
| 2025 | 123,183 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £413,147 |
| July 2017 | £424,716 |
| July 2018 | £438,009 |
| July 2019 | £436,199 |
| July 2020 | £449,136 |
| July 2021 | £468,800 |
| July 2022 | £509,705 |
| July 2023 | £515,412 |
| July 2024 | £518,994 |
| July 2025 | £533,148 |
| July 2026 | £538,714 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £592.40 a week |
| 2016 | £586.00 a week |
| 2017 | £613.30 a week |
| 2018 | £585.30 a week |
| 2019 | £703.70 a week |
| 2020 | £716.30 a week |
| 2021 | £713.00 a week |
| 2022 | £728.30 a week |
| 2023 | £764.40 a week |
| 2024 | £915.30 a week |
| 2025 | £900.60 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,633.60 |
| 2017-18 | £1,693.22 |
| 2018-19 | £1,775.85 |
| 2019-20 | £1,872.30 |
| 2020-21 | £1,944.22 |
| 2021-22 | £2,036.57 |
| 2022-23 | £2,098.21 |
| 2023-24 | £2,201.99 |
| 2024-25 | £2,306.69 |
| 2025-26 | £2,419.44 |
| 2026-27 | £2,522.36 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 49.3 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 51.4 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 70.3 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 73.2 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 73.2 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 65.2 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 65.9 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 65.8 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 61.9 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 58.7 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 52.5 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 78.8% |
| 2016/17 | 70.5% |
| 2017/18 | 69.3% |
| 2018/19 | 73.1% |
| 2019/20 | 75.2% |
| 2020/21 | 81.4% |
| 2021/22 | 67.0% |
| 2022/23 | 74.1% |
| 2023/24 | 75.6% |
| 2024/25 | 80.1% |
| 2025/26 | 73.9% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 84.6 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.6 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 85.0 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 85.1 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 84.7 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 84.4 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 84.1 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 84.2 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 84.4 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 84.8 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 85.3 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 7,210 |
| 2017 | 7,285 |
| 2018 | 7,215 |
| 2019 | 7,430 |
| 2020 | 7,355 |
| 2021 | 7,270 |
| 2022 | 7,340 |
| 2023 | 7,255 |
| 2024 | 7,250 |
| 2025 | 7,290 |
| 2026 | 7,405 |
Questions about Sevenoaks
What is the average house price in Sevenoaks?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £538,714.
What is the average salary in Sevenoaks?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Sevenoaks was £900.60 a week in April 2025 (£44,581 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is life expectancy in Sevenoaks?
85.3 years for women and 82.2 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the crime rate in Sevenoaks?
52.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Sevenoaks?
The ONS claimant count was 1,675 in August 2026, 2.3% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is the population of Sevenoaks?
123,183 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
How much is Band D council tax in Sevenoaks?
£2,522.36 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
Who has power over Sevenoaks
Every body that makes decisions for Sevenoaks, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Sevenoaks council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Sevenoaks in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Kent County Council county council
- Kent Police police force
- NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board NHS
- South East in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Sevenoaks: Laura Trott (Conservative) MP
- Tonbridge: Tom Tugendhat (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Kent Police recorded some offences without a partnership area, so Kent figures may be lower than the full count. Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the South East
- UK figures: UK average house price · UK average weekly earnings growth · Life expectancy at birth (UK)
- Other council areas in the South East: Crawley · Dartford · Dover · Havant · Tunbridge Wells · West Oxfordshire
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