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25 recorded sales · median £460,000 · Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks Council · Conservative minority — no overall control 23/54 seats · 43% · OCD 2026
68/100
Good
Acreright area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£460k
median price
5.8
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£460k
median sold price
13.4 yrs
of local pay to buy
44 min
London — fastest
15
rail stations mapped
0
grammar schools
65
schools total
5.8
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
201
ASB — most
8.4
NO₂ · WHO 10
3.6%
in a flood zone
967
green spaces
6.8
PM2.5 · WHO 5
284
eat & drink
62
shops
63.3%
gigabit
32
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£785,000 in 2010 → £1,175,000 in 2023
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Sevenoaks, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-09-09
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2026 (control)
Crime2026-07
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £460,000. That's about 13.4× local earnings — around the 14.4× five-year average.
Sold price history
2023 · 2 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Sep 2026 · 25 sales£460,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay13.4× · five-year average 14.4×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Sevenoaks16.9%
Of the homes across Sevenoaks that sold again within five years, 16.9% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. In line with South East (17.4%).
By property type
Detached houses3.2%
Semi-detached houses3.2%
Terraced houses4.3%
Flats22.1%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new36.1%
Bought second-hand11.1%
Overall
Typical resale gain+20.9% · ~7.4-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (729 resale pairs) across Sevenoaks — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership72%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,402
Sevenoaks District Council£258
Kent County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,759
Police & Crime Commissioner£285
Fire & Rescue£100
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,601
Band B£1,868
Band C£2,135
Band D (baseline)£2,402
Band E£2,936
Band F£3,470
Band G£4,003
Band H£4,804
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in Sevenoaks how Furnace Lane compares · from Sevenoaks
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Westerham +34.5%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerham | £460,000 | +34.5% | 80 |
| St John's | £743,225 | +28.3% | 160 |
| Riverhead | £575,000 | +20.2% | 119 |
| Swanley | £366,200 | +20% | 116 |
| Christchurch | £428,000 | +19.3% | 97 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Furnace Lane — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basing House Furnace Lane Cowden | Detached | — | — | £1,800,000 | Aug 2023 |
| FURNACE FARM COTTAGE FURNACE LANE | Semi-detached | — | — | £550,000 | Feb 2023 |
| FURNACE FARM COTTAGE FURNACE LANE | Semi-detached | — | — | £740,000 | Jun 2021 |
| FURNACE FARM COTTAGE FURNACE LANE | Semi-detached | — | — | £340,000 | Sep 2020 |
| Lilac Cottage Furnace Lane Cowden | Semi-detached | — | — | £610,000 | Mar 2020 |
| Scarletts Oast Furnace Lane | Other | — | — | £302,000 | Dec 2019 |
| Scarletts Barn Furnace Lane Cowden | Other | — | — | £1,790,000 | Aug 2017 |
| SCARLETTS FURNACE LANE | Other | — | — | £1,000,000 | Mar 2017 |
| FURNACE FARM COTTAGE FURNACE LANE | Semi-detached | — | — | £580,000 | Dec 2016 |
| FURNACE FARM COTTAGE FURNACE LANE | Other | — | — | £580,000 | Dec 2016 |
23 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from Sevenoaks
Crime runs at 5.8 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month5.8
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Sevenoaks
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Sevenoaks district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on. Some forces log crimes at their police station, so a station can look like a hotspot.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Sevenoaks
Population120,514
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 7/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 65% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 7/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 7/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 65% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 7 in 2019 — little changed since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
7.4/10
Employment
7.7/10
Education & skills
6.7/10
Health & disability
8.3/10
Crime
6.1/10
Housing & services
3.3/10
Living environment
5.5/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Sevenoaks — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+58%
Unemployment · economically active residents4%
Degree-level (Level 4+)37%
Good or very good health85%
Own their home72%
Median age44.3
Born outside the UK11%
See the full Sevenoaks report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 2 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
2 of 2 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 2 nearest inspected schools
of the 2 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh Green Preschool | Nursery | Good ('22) | 3.9 km |
| Ashurst Wood Primary School | Primary | Inspected '25 — see report | 4.0 km |
| Ashurst Wood Community Pre-School | Nursery | Outstanding ('22) | 4.0 km |
| Dormansland Primary School | Primary | — | 4.2 km |
| Little Chums Pre school | Nursery | Good ('24) | 4.5 km |
| Estcots Primary School | Primary | — | 4.6 km |
| Sackville School | Secondary | — | 4.6 km |
| All Kids Ltd | Nursery | Good ('24) | 4.7 km |
| Paddington Preschool Stage Two | Nursery | Outstanding ('25) | 4.7 km |
| Little Chums Pre School East Grinstead | Nursery | Good ('22) | 4.8 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
At a glance
| Here | |
|---|---|
| Life expectancy — men | 82.1 yrs |
| Life expectancy — women | 85.4 yrs |
| Smoking | 10.3% |
| Adults overweight or obese | 61.8% |
OHID Fingertips · district-level figures (the health-outcomes grain)
3
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 5.4 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
8
nearest dentists · nearest 4.3 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
5
nearest pharmacies · nearest 5.3 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia Dental Healthcare | Dentist | — | 4.3 km |
| 1 Riverview Office Park [Dental Surgery] | Dentist | — | 5.2 km |
| East Grinstead Orthodontic | Dentist | — | 5.2 km |
| Oakmead Dental Surgery | Dentist | — | 5.3 km |
| Stone Cottage (Dental Surgery) | Dentist | — | 5.3 km |
| Ashdown Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 5.3 km |
| Kings Dental Practice | Dentist | — | 5.3 km |
| Dental Surgery | Dentist | — | 5.3 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Sevenoaks
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 47 min from Lingfield.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden | 2.3 mi | London Bridge | 53 min |
| Dormans | 3.0 mi | London Bridge | 50 min |
| Hever | 3.0 mi | London Bridge | 48 min |
| East Grinstead | 3.6 mi | London Bridge | 54 min |
| Lingfield | 3.8 mi | London Bridge | 47 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Lingfield (47 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging6 points
Per 10,000 residents0.5
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Sevenoaks
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1003.5%
Flood zone3.6% of postcodes
RadonAffected Area (up to 30–100%)
Historic landfill183 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings1,659
Conservation areas41
Green belt92.9%
Green spaces967
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Sevenoaks
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 284 | 92% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 62 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 32 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 967 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Sevenoaks
Figures for the wider Sevenoaks — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate4%
In work (employment rate)58.4%
Companies registered here25,527
New incorporations (12m)2,651
Property companies (SPVs)3,058
See the full Sevenoaks report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district