Local servicesHospitalSevenoaks Hospital Darent House2.0 miGP surgeryDay Lewis Riverhead Opticians5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistJ R Dental Practice1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 3 independentPrimaryChevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 5-11, 196 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAmherst Schoolages 7-11, 385 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKnole Academyages 11-19, 1,410 pupils1.5 miCollegeLondon South East Colleges8.6 miUniversityRose Bruford College10.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY16 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW17 miRailway stationDunton Green1.3 miBus stationBus StationSevenoaks2.1 miFerryWest Street PierGravesend15 miBus stops33 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:43 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:01 am – 3:53 pm
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People9,640 residentsin the Sevenoaks West & Chevening census areaMedian age 43.63,448 households83% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright5% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,245 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: finance and insurance 19%, professional and scientific services 15%, education 11%Getting to work: 61% work from home, 27% go by car, 6% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages57% of adults hold a degree or higher8% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C776 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November49 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWhitley Forestforest · 1.9 miHyde's Forestforest · 2.2 miBradbourne Lakeswater · 1.3 miCold Arbor Woodwoodland · under a mileRakefield Woodwoodland · under a mileNewman's Hillhill · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDryhill Picnic Sitepark · under a mile · 9 haChipstead Commonpark · under a mile · 2 haRiverhead Parklandpark · under a mile · 5 haBradbourne Vale Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miKippington Meadow Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200746 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202450 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 7.5 · PM10 14 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,528 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation76 m249 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 70 to 110 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
