Sevenoaks
§ This page gives an overview of the Sevenoaks local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.
Overview ⁞ Sevenoaks lies in west Kent, framed by the wooded hills and chalk escarpments of the Kent Downs and High Weald. Sevenoaks town has a historic centre, with Knole Park and its deer park as major landmarks. The district includes villages such as Westerham and Otford, with traditional streets and historic churches. Chartwell, the former home of Winston Churchill, is set within scenic countryside. Its landscape is defined by hills, valleys, woodlands, and rural estates, making it one of Kent’s most picturesque districts.
The administrative boundary of Sevenoaks can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Sevenoaks.
Key Facts about Sevenoaks
What region is Sevenoaks in? Sevenoaks is in the South East of England, a region within the UK.
What county is Sevenoaks in? Sevenoaks is located in the county of Kent.
Is Sevenoaks a city? No, Sevenoaks is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)
Who governs Sevenoaks? The local authority for this district is: Sevenoaks District Council - responsible for district-level services. Since Kent is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: Kent County Council.
▶ Official website of Sevenoaks District Council 🔗 sevenoaks.gov.uk
Which police force covers Sevenoaks? Policing in Sevenoaks is provided by Kent Police 🔗 kent.police.uk, which serves 13 local authority districts: Ashford ⁞ Canterbury ⁞ Dartford ⁞ Dover ⁞ Folkestone and Hythe ⁞ Gravesham ⁞ Maidstone ⁞ Medway ⁞ Sevenoaks ⁞ Swale ⁞ Thanet ⁞ Tonbridge and Malling ⁞ Tunbridge Wells.
Constituencies in Sevenoaks
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks is divided into 26 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Ash and New Ash Green
- Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge
- Cowden and Hever
- Crockenhill and Well Hill
- Dunton Green and Riverhead
- Edenbridge North and East
- Edenbridge South and West
- Eynsford
- Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth
- Fawkham and West Kingsdown
- Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount
- Hartley and Hodsoll Street
- Hextable
- Kemsing
- Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway
- Otford and Shoreham
- Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone
- Seal and Weald
- Sevenoaks Eastern
- Sevenoaks Kippington
- Sevenoaks Northern
- Sevenoaks Town and St John's
- Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village
- Swanley St Mary's
- Swanley White Oak
- Westerham and Crockham Hill
In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.
Parishes in Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks is fully parished: 31 civil parishes, listed A-Z below.
- Ash-cum-Ridley
- Badgers Mount
- Brasted
- Chevening
- Chiddingstone
- Cowden
- Crockenhill
- Dunton Green
- Edenbridge
- Eynsford
- Farningham
- Fawkham
- Halstead
- Hartley
- Hever
- Hextable
- Horton Kirby and South Darenth
- Kemsing
- Knockholt
- Leigh
- Otford
- Penshurst
- Riverhead
- Seal
- Sevenoaks
- Sevenoaks Weald
- Shoreham
- Sundridge with Ide Hill
- Swanley
- West Kingsdown
- Westerham
A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.
Built-up Areas in Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks covers 49 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Ash (Sevenoaks) *
- Badgers Mount
- Brasted
- Brasted Chart
- Bromley *
- Bullingstone *
- Chiddingstone Causeway
- Cowden *
- Crockenhill
- Crockham Hill
- Culverstone Green *
- Dunton Green
- Edenbridge
- Eynsford
- Farningham
- Fordcombe *
- Four Elms
- Froghole
- Godden Green
- Halstead (Sevenoaks)
- Hever
- Hextable *
- Horton Kirby
- Ightham *
- Joyden's Wood *
- Knockholt
- Knockholt Pound *
- Leigh (Sevenoaks)
- Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley *
- Markbeech
- Marlpit Hill
- Otford and Kemsing
- Seal
- Sepham Heath
- Sevenoaks
- Sevenoaks Weald
- Shoreham
- South Darenth and Sutton at Hone *
- Speed Gate
- Speldhurst *
- Stone Street
- Styants Bottom *
- Sundridge
- Swanley *
- Swanley Village
- Vigo Village *
- Well Hill *
- West Kingsdown
- Westerham
In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Sevenoaks.)
Sevenoaks compared with other districts in the UK
This section shows how Sevenoaks compares with other local authority districts in the UK, using a variety of measures and rankings.
Sevenoaks has 26 electoral wards.
Sevenoaks has a population of 122,748 (2024 mid-year estimate by ONS)
More local statistics and data for Sevenoaks can be found on the ONS statistics for Sevenoaks.