Housing in Sevenoaks
DistrictThe east of the South East. 123,183 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 370 square kilometres.
17 layers about housing for Sevenoaks, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Sales per year by neighbourhood
Worked out by Open Index · 2025
Sevenoaks’s 75 neighbourhoods range from 8 to 47.
Average house price
CouncilSevenoaks’s average house price was £535,810 in August 2026.
That is 41% higher than South East and twice the UK average.
Prices rose 0.4% in the year to August 2026.
- Against South East
- 41% higher£379,953
- Against the UK
- twice£273,037
House prices since 2000
Monthly average house price, smoothed. Sevenoaks’s is 3.8 times its 2000 level, faster than South East’s.
House price to pay
CouncilGreat Britain onlyA home in Sevenoaks costs 12.0 times local full-time pay.
Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey.
Sold prices
PostcodeEngland and Wales onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Sevenoaks. The map shows each one.
Average private rent
CouncilThe average private rent in Sevenoaks was £1,828 a month in September 2026.
That is 27% higher than South East and 30% higher than the UK average.
Rents in Sevenoaks rose 6.9% in the year to September 2026.
For average private rent, Sevenoaks is the joint 30th most expensive of 316 in the UK.
- Against South East
- 27% higher£1,438
- Against the UK
- 30% higher£1,406
Rent since 2015
Monthly average private rent, smoothed. Sevenoaks’s is 1.5 times its 2015 level, in step with South East’s.
House sales per year
CouncilEngland and Wales only1,713 homes were sold in Sevenoaks in 2025.
Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
Median sale price
CouncilEngland and Wales onlyThe median price paid for a home in Sevenoaks was £495,000 in 2025.
Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
Annual price change
Council- Against the UK
- 56% lower0.9%
Detached house price
CouncilThe average price of a detached home in Sevenoaks was £1,004,668 in August 2026.
That is 47% higher than South East and 2.3 times the UK average for detached homes.
- Against South East
- 47% higher£682,708
- Against the UK
- 2.3 times£443,846
Flat price
CouncilThe average price of a flat in Sevenoaks was £278,604 in August 2026.
That is 34% higher than South East and 44% higher than the UK average for flats.
- Against South East
- 34% higher£208,529
- Against the UK
- 44% higher£194,148
Semi-detached house price
CouncilThe average price of a semi-detached home in Sevenoaks was £534,514 in August 2026.
That is 29% higher than South East and 1.9 times the UK average for semi-detached homes.
- Against South East
- 29% higher£415,956
- Against the UK
- 1.9 times£278,675
Terraced house price
CouncilThe average price of a terraced home in Sevenoaks was £425,197 in August 2026.
That is 31% higher than South East and 1.8 times the UK average for terraced homes.
- Against South East
- 31% higher£324,511
- Against the UK
- 1.8 times£232,505
House sales per month
Council93 home sales were recorded in Sevenoaks in June 2026.
Figures for the latest months are revised as more sales are registered.
One-bedroom private rent
CouncilThe average private rent for a home with 1 bedroom in Sevenoaks was £1,278 a month in September 2026.
That is 28% higher than South East and 12% higher than the UK average for the same size of home.
For one-bedroom rent, Sevenoaks is the 29th most expensive of 316 in the UK.
- Against South East
- 28% higher£1,000
- Against the UK
- 12% higher£1,140
Two-bedroom private rent
CouncilThe average private rent for a home with 2 bedrooms in Sevenoaks was £1,596 a month in September 2026.
That is 24% higher than South East and 24% higher than the UK average for the same size of home.
For two-bedroom rent, Sevenoaks is the 35th most expensive of 316 in the UK.
- Against South East
- 24% higher£1,284
- Against the UK
- 24% higher£1,287
Three-bedroom private rent
CouncilThe average private rent for a home with 3 bedrooms in Sevenoaks was £1,948 a month in September 2026.
That is 24% higher than South East and 35% higher than the UK average for the same size of home.
For three-bedroom rent, Sevenoaks is the 31st most expensive of 316 in the UK.
- Against South East
- 24% higher£1,566
- Against the UK
- 35% higher£1,438
Four-bedroom or larger private rent
CouncilThe average private rent for a home with 4 or more bedrooms in Sevenoaks was £2,985 a month in September 2026.
That is 34% higher than South East and 43% higher than the UK average for the same size of home.
For four-bedroom or larger rent, Sevenoaks is the 19th most expensive of 316 in the UK.
- Against South East
- 34% higher£2,231
- Against the UK
- 43% higher£2,089
Annual rent change
CouncilPrivate rents in Sevenoaks changed by 6.9% in the year to September 2026.
Sevenoaks is joint 43rd strongest of 316 for annual rent change.
- Against South East
- twice3.5%
- Against the UK
- 1.8 times3.8%