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Homes rented privately

8% to 29.8%

Homes rented privately ranged from 8% in Hartley and Hodsoll Street to 29.8% in Sevenoaks Town and St John's — a gap of 21.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Hartley and Hodsoll Street	8%	195	2,427
Kemsing	8.2%	141	1,721
Fawkham and West Kingsdown	8.5%	219	2,582
Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount	8.5%	121	1,422
Hextable	8.7%	147	1,686
Otford and Shoreham	9%	168	1,874
Swanley White Oak	9.4%	263	2,792
Swanley St Mary's	9.7%	182	1,878
Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village	10.7%	269	2,520
Eynsford	10.7%	86	804
Sevenoaks Kippington	10.7%	195	1,815
Crockenhill and Well Hill	10.9%	90	829
Edenbridge North and East	10.9%	258	2,361
Edenbridge South and West	12.4%	223	1,804
Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth	12.4%	260	2,102
Seal and Weald	12.8%	217	1,699
Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone	13.7%	137	997
Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge	14.4%	370	2,567
Ash and New Ash Green	15.8%	390	2,463
Sevenoaks Northern	15.9%	286	1,794
Westerham and Crockham Hill	16.1%	312	1,936
Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway	17%	163	960
Cowden and Hever	17.2%	150	874
Sevenoaks Eastern	19%	320	1,683
Dunton Green and Riverhead	20.7%	518	2,507
Sevenoaks Town and St John's	29.8%	868	2,917

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.3% to 7.3%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.3% in Dunton Green and Riverhead to 7.3% in Swanley St Mary's — a gap of 5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Dunton Green and Riverhead	2.3%	140	6,052
Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway	2.8%	69	2,500
Sevenoaks Town and St John's	2.8%	197	7,041
Seal and Weald	2.8%	122	4,286
Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount	2.9%	104	3,598
Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge	3%	198	6,622
Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone	3.1%	76	2,473
Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village	3.2%	205	6,356
Otford and Shoreham	3.2%	153	4,721
Ash and New Ash Green	3.3%	202	6,069
Sevenoaks Northern	3.4%	156	4,591
Sevenoaks Kippington	3.6%	179	4,961
Cowden and Hever	3.7%	77	2,097
Kemsing	3.7%	160	4,325
Eynsford	3.8%	70	1,864
Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth	4%	196	4,907
Westerham and Crockham Hill	4.1%	183	4,503
Edenbridge South and West	4.2%	180	4,337
Crockenhill and Well Hill	4.2%	84	1,990
Hextable	4.3%	175	4,098
Sevenoaks Eastern	4.3%	178	4,165
Edenbridge North and East	4.4%	243	5,547
Hartley and Hodsoll Street	5.2%	310	5,932
Fawkham and West Kingsdown	5.4%	327	6,023
Swanley White Oak	6.6%	436	6,610
Swanley St Mary's	7.3%	356	4,857

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People aged 65 or over

12.7% to 32.1%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 12.7% in Dunton Green and Riverhead to 32.1% in Hartley and Hodsoll Street — a gap of 19.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Dunton Green and Riverhead	12.7%	769	6,053
Swanley St Mary's	14.5%	702	4,855
Sevenoaks Northern	15.1%	694	4,592
Sevenoaks Eastern	17.8%	741	4,162
Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway	18.8%	471	2,503
Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village	18.8%	1,198	6,356
Edenbridge North and East	19.9%	1,105	5,546
Swanley White Oak	20%	1,324	6,611
Edenbridge South and West	20.2%	877	4,338
Sevenoaks Town and St John's	20.2%	1,425	7,040
Sevenoaks Kippington	20.7%	1,027	4,959
Seal and Weald	21.1%	906	4,287
Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge	21.5%	1,425	6,621
Cowden and Hever	22%	461	2,099
Ash and New Ash Green	22.1%	1,343	6,072
Westerham and Crockham Hill	22.1%	996	4,500
Kemsing	22.8%	988	4,327
Crockenhill and Well Hill	22.9%	456	1,990
Otford and Shoreham	23.5%	1,109	4,721
Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth	23.7%	1,162	4,909
Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone	24.2%	597	2,471
Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount	25.5%	918	3,597
Hextable	26.2%	1,074	4,096
Eynsford	26.4%	493	1,866
Fawkham and West Kingsdown	29.4%	1,771	6,025
Hartley and Hodsoll Street	32.1%	1,902	5,932

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

9.6% to 26.2%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 9.6% in Sevenoaks Kippington to 26.2% in Swanley St Mary's — a gap of 16.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Sevenoaks Kippington	9.6%	366	3,828
Sevenoaks Town and St John's	9.7%	543	5,579
Dunton Green and Riverhead	10.4%	479	4,617
Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge	10.5%	544	5,178
Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway	10.5%	206	1,954
Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone	11.5%	229	1,988
Otford and Shoreham	11.9%	457	3,833
Sevenoaks Eastern	12%	387	3,234
Seal and Weald	12.7%	430	3,389
Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount	13%	383	2,940
Cowden and Hever	13.2%	235	1,778
Ash and New Ash Green	13.9%	671	4,844
Eynsford	13.9%	216	1,556
Kemsing	14.2%	485	3,423
Westerham and Crockham Hill	14.3%	529	3,690
Sevenoaks Northern	15.6%	547	3,515
Edenbridge North and East	15.8%	695	4,409
Hextable	17.5%	599	3,423
Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village	17.9%	913	5,100
Hartley and Hodsoll Street	18.5%	932	5,045
Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth	18.5%	746	4,038
Edenbridge South and West	18.8%	649	3,445
Crockenhill and Well Hill	20.3%	338	1,669
Fawkham and West Kingsdown	23.5%	1,201	5,119
Swanley White Oak	25.2%	1,322	5,249
Swanley St Mary's	26.2%	982	3,755

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

23.6% to 58.7%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 23.6% in Swanley White Oak to 58.7% in Sevenoaks Kippington — a gap of 35.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Swanley White Oak	23.6%	1,237	5,249
Swanley St Mary's	23.8%	893	3,755
Fawkham and West Kingsdown	24.3%	1,245	5,119
Crockenhill and Well Hill	27.2%	454	1,669
Hextable	27.8%	951	3,423
Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth	28.5%	1,152	4,038
Ash and New Ash Green	29.2%	1,414	4,844
Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village	29.4%	1,497	5,100
Edenbridge South and West	29.9%	1,031	3,445
Hartley and Hodsoll Street	30.5%	1,539	5,045
Edenbridge North and East	31.8%	1,403	4,409
Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount	35%	1,028	2,940
Eynsford	37.3%	581	1,556
Westerham and Crockham Hill	37.7%	1,391	3,690
Kemsing	37.9%	1,299	3,423
Sevenoaks Northern	39.2%	1,378	3,515
Cowden and Hever	39.4%	701	1,778
Otford and Shoreham	43.5%	1,666	3,833
Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway	45.6%	892	1,954
Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone	46%	914	1,988
Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge	47%	2,435	5,178
Seal and Weald	48.9%	1,656	3,389
Dunton Green and Riverhead	48.9%	2,257	4,617
Sevenoaks Eastern	49.6%	1,603	3,234
Sevenoaks Town and St John's	57.5%	3,208	5,579
Sevenoaks Kippington	58.7%	2,246	3,828

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

7.8% to 29.2%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 7.8% in Sevenoaks Kippington to 29.2% in Swanley St Mary's — a gap of 21.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Sevenoaks Kippington	7.8%	141	1,817
Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount	9.1%	129	1,423
Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge	9.1%	234	2,568
Dunton Green and Riverhead	9.6%	240	2,507
Sevenoaks Town and St John's	9.9%	290	2,918
Otford and Shoreham	10.2%	191	1,873
Cowden and Hever	10.3%	90	876
Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway	10.3%	99	959
Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone	10.5%	105	997
Seal and Weald	10.8%	184	1,699
Eynsford	10.9%	88	804
Kemsing	11.3%	194	1,722
Westerham and Crockham Hill	12%	233	1,938
Sevenoaks Eastern	12.2%	206	1,683
Sevenoaks Northern	12.5%	225	1,794
Hextable	12.9%	218	1,685
Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village	13.4%	337	2,520
Ash and New Ash Green	13.5%	333	2,461
Hartley and Hodsoll Street	13.8%	336	2,427
Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth	14.2%	298	2,101
Edenbridge North and East	14.6%	345	2,360
Crockenhill and Well Hill	15.4%	128	829
Edenbridge South and West	16.3%	294	1,806
Fawkham and West Kingsdown	17.3%	446	2,580
Swanley White Oak	26%	725	2,792
Swanley St Mary's	29.2%	549	1,877

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

6.2% to 38%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 6.2% in Hextable to 38% in Swanley St Mary's — a gap of 31.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Hextable	6.2%	105	1,686
Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount	6.4%	91	1,422
Fawkham and West Kingsdown	6.7%	174	2,582
Ash and New Ash Green	7.6%	187	2,463
Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village	8.4%	211	2,520
Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge	8.6%	221	2,567
Eynsford	9%	72	804
Dunton Green and Riverhead	9%	226	2,507
Hartley and Hodsoll Street	9.2%	223	2,427
Sevenoaks Town and St John's	9.3%	270	2,917
Sevenoaks Kippington	9.4%	170	1,815
Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone	10.1%	101	997
Kemsing	10.2%	175	1,721
Cowden and Hever	10.6%	93	874
Otford and Shoreham	10.7%	200	1,874
Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth	11.1%	233	2,102
Seal and Weald	12.9%	220	1,699
Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway	13.9%	133	960
Westerham and Crockham Hill	14.7%	285	1,936
Crockenhill and Well Hill	15.2%	126	829
Sevenoaks Northern	15.4%	276	1,794
Edenbridge North and East	16%	378	2,361
Sevenoaks Eastern	16.7%	281	1,683
Edenbridge South and West	21.3%	384	1,804
Swanley White Oak	32.8%	915	2,792
Swanley St Mary's	38%	714	1,878

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26 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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