TN8 postcode area guide — Sevenoaks
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the TN8 postcode district in Sevenoaks — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in TN8
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
85.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
65.2%
Gigabit-capable
65.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.1%
Broadband availability in the TN8 postcode district (Sevenoaks) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 555 postcodes Ofcom measures in TN8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 85.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 65.2%.
Around 1.1% of premises in TN8 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in TN8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| TN8 5AA | 100% | 0% |
| TN8 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| TN8 5AD | 100% | 86.7% |
| TN8 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| TN8 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| TN8 5AJ | 100% | 78.8% |
| TN8 5AL | 100% | 64.1% |
| TN8 5AQ | 100% | 100% |
| TN8 5AR | 100% | 95.5% |
| TN8 5AT | 100% | 40% |
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Mobile signal around Sevenoaks
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Sevenoaks district (54,619 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
81.4%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.6%
5G outdoors — all networks
40.3%
Voice indoors — all networks
85%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in TN8
Police recorded 57 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TN8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 19 | 33.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 17 | 29.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 7 | 12.3% |
| Other theft | 5 | 8.8% |
| Burglary | 2 | 3.5% |
| Weapons possession | 2 | 3.5% |
| Shoplifting | 2 | 3.5% |
| Public order | 1 | 1.8% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in TN8
Based on 133 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TN8 is £455,000, up 4.0% on the previous year (£437,500).
Detached
£750,000
34 sales
Semi-detached
£470,000
37 sales
Terraced
£335,000
41 sales
Flat / maisonette
£160,000
11 sales
Latest recorded sales in TN8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £500,000 | Detached | Surtees Drive | TN8 6FE |
| 15 May 2026 | £970,000 | Semi-detached | The Green | TN8 7BU |
| 5 May 2026 | £144,375 | Flat | Hopgarden Close | TN8 6DS |
| 1 May 2026 | £475,000 | Detached | Hilders Lane | TN8 6LB |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £290,000 | Terraced | Chestnut Place | TN8 7HZ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £1,450,000 | Detached | Holtye Hill | TN8 7EL |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £830,000 | Semi-detached | How Green Lane | TN8 7NN |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £335,000 | Terraced | Cedar Drive | TN8 5JP |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £612,000 | Detached | Crown Road | TN8 6AW |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £360,000 | Terraced | Hawthorn Close | TN8 5JX |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Sevenoaks demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Sevenoaks district (120,511 residents, 49,014 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.8% |
| 15–29 | 18.5% |
| 30–44 | 19.4% |
| 45–64 | 20.7% |
| 65+ | 21.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 71.5% |
| Private rented | 13.4% |
| Social rented | 11.2% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around TN8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edenbridge Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 439 | TN8 5AB |
| Chiddingstone Church of England School | Primary | 5–11 | 209 | TN8 7AH |
| Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 176 | TN8 7NH |
| Crockham Hill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 142 | TN8 6RP |
| Four Elms Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 83 | TN8 6NE |
| The View School | Not applicable | 11–19 | 26 | TN8 5BD |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in TN8
93 rated food businesses operate in TN8. 69 hold the top rating of 5, 12 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Back 2 The Future Records, Barefoot Farm, Blackwoods Cheese Company, Bore Place Catering And Retail Sales, Bough Beech Sailing Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in TN8
From a sample of 87 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 TN8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 21% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
18%
Band D
44%
Band E
23%
Band F
9%
Band G
3%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Sevenoaks
Landlines around TN8 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.