Swanley West

Sevenoaks · South East · population 9,926 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

18Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,633 of 6,856 in England
  • #1,051 of 1,119 in South East
  • #15 of 15 in Sevenoaks
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,909
Median age (est.)39
Density4,559per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above23%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 25%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 40%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 40%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 16%Other: 15%
One person 30%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 16%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Skilled trades 13% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Skilled trades13%
Elementary12%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 4%Black: 6%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 86%Asian 4%Black 6%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 44% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 13%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Swanley West is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,633 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 15 in Sevenoaks. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (80) but weak on Crime (10). Typical homes here sold for about £370,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 83 sales), 25% below the wider Sevenoaks median of £490,500. Typical household take-home income is around £37,460 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 89 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 19 · #5,571
Employment 15 · #5,832
Education 12 · #6,065
Health 27 · #4,975
Crime 10 · #6,195
Housing & access 36 · #4,378
Living environment 80 · #1,383

House prices ?

£370,000median (12m) · +2.8% yr · n=83
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£370,00083+2.8%+7.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£415,00033+1.2%+7.4%
Terraced£355,00028+7.6%+11.7%
Flat£197,50018-1.2%+27.4%
This area£370,000
Sevenoaks£490,500
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£37,460±£5,269 · #4,217 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,043
Price-to-income ?9.9×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

20Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

89 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 884 offences
Sevenoaks52
South East71
England83

Rank #4,513 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences386
Theft178
Burglary18
Vehicle crime50
Criminal damage & arson105
Public order & weapons59
Drugs40
Robbery12
Other36

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 242 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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