Sevenoaks property guide

One of Kent's most expensive markets, priced by fast trains and grammar schools.

This guide brings together the latest property, schools and crime data for Sevenoaks, Kent. Figures cover the 12 months to the end of June 2026 and are sourced from HM Land Registry, Police.uk and the DfE schools register. Fast trains reach London Bridge in about 30 minutes.

Median sale price (12m)
£570,000
Sales registered (12m)
495
Open schools
22

About Sevenoaks

Sevenoaks trades on detached family stock, from Edwardian villas near the station to the private roads around Kippington and Wildernesse.

Knole's deer park borders the town centre, grammar schools pull families out of south-east London, and the green belt caps supply.

House prices in Sevenoaks

The median sale price in Sevenoaks over the last 12 months was £570,000, across 495 recorded transactions.

Detached homes were the most-traded type in Sevenoaks, accounting for 157 of the period's sales at a median of £895,000.

Median price by property type, last 12 months

Type Median price Sales
Detached £895,000 157
Semi-detached £580,000 139
Terraced £437,500 120
Flat £320,000 68
Other £385,000 11
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Schools in Sevenoaks

Sevenoaks has 22 open schools recorded in the DfE register, including 11 primary, 2 secondary and 3 with a sixth form or 16-plus provision.

Nearest secondary schools to Sevenoaks centre

School Postcode Distance
Knole Academy TN13 3LE 0.9 km
Trinity School TN13 3SL 1.6 km
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Crime in Sevenoaks

In Sevenoaks, the largest reported categories over the last 12 months were violence and sexual offences (26.2%), anti-social behaviour (15.8%) and vehicle crime (11.0%).

Largest reported categories, last 12 months

Category Share
Violence and sexual offences 26.2%
Anti-social behaviour 15.8%
Vehicle crime 11.0%
Other theft 9.8%
Criminal damage and arson 9.7%
See Sevenoaks crime breakdown

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks

Reported incident counts vary across postcode districts within the Sevenoaks boundary, partly reflecting where Police.uk anonymises locations and partly reflecting genuine differences in foot traffic and population density.

Postcode district Reports (12m)
TN13 1,885
TN14 1,885
TN15 1,885
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Living near Sevenoaks

Nearby towns include Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone, Ashford, Sittingbourne and Canterbury.

Other places in Kent

Frequently asked questions about Sevenoaks

The median sale price in Sevenoaks over the last 12 months was £570,000, based on HM Land Registry data.
There are 22 open schools listed in the DfE register within the Sevenoaks area, covering primary, secondary and sixth-form provision.
According to Police.uk, the most-reported category in Sevenoaks over the last 12 months was violence and sexual offences, out of around 1,885 recorded incidents.
Sale prices come from HM Land Registry, crime statistics from the Police.uk open-data feed, schools data from the Department for Education, flood data from the Environment Agency, and energy ratings from the EPC public register.
The figures refresh monthly as new data is published by each source.

More Sevenoaks property data

Sevenoaks sold prices
Trends, recent sales, top streets
Crime in Sevenoaks
By category and postcode district
Schools in Sevenoaks
Primary, secondary and sixth-form

Planning applications near Sevenoaks

Extensions, new homes and commercial schemes shape an area's prices before they reach the sold data. PlanIndex indexes applications from Sevenoaks, with decisions and approval rates.

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Page data refreshed 1 September 2026.