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Council tax bands in Sevenoaks

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Sevenoaks has the ninth-largest share of homes in band G (15.2%) of the 296 councils in England. Among the twelve councils in Kent, it has the largest share of homes in band H (3.0%), the smallest share in band B (6.6%) and the smallest share in band C (22.2%). It also has the largest share of homes in band F (11.8%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA3B7C22D23E15F12G15H3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA3B7C22D23E15F12G15H3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Sevenoaks gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 60.0%, with band D the largest single band (23.1%). The share in bands A and B, 10.2%, is 32.9 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the South East it is 25.3%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run D, C, G, E, F, B, A and H. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Horsham.

Share of homes in each bandA3.6%B6.6%C22.2%D23.1%E14.7%F11.8%G15.2%H3.0%SevenoaksSouth EastEngland

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (42.1%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (23.4%) and four-bedroom (17.0%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band B with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band F with four and band G with five. Homes here average 2.92 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 4.0 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. One-bedroom homes make up 9.8%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom9.8%2 bedrooms23.4%3 bedrooms42.1%4 bedrooms17.0%5 bedrooms5.6%6+ bedrooms2.1%

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England15%Before19003%1900–191813%1919–193920%1945–196422%1965–198212%1983–19998%2000–20156%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England15%<19003%190013%191920%194522%196512%19838%20006%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (22.0%), from 1945 to 1964 (20.2%) and before 1900 (15.4%). Some 3,380 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 14.8% of these newer homes and 10.0% of the older ones. Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band D. The busiest single year was 2017, with 530 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 200 homes (+0.38%).

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEFGHBuilt before 2016BCDEFG

Terraced houses and detached houses, almost level

Terraced houses (24.3%) only just outnumber the other types in Sevenoaks; in order they are followed by detached houses (23.8%), semi-detached houses (22.6%), flats and maisonettes (15.9%) and bungalows (10.5%). The list also counts 890 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The typical home of each type sits in band G for detached houses, band E for bungalows, band D for semi-detached houses, band D for terraced houses and band C for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Ashford, followed by Eastleigh and Somerset. The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in flats and maisonettes: 7.7 points below the share there (23.6%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes15.9%ABCDTerraced houses24.3%CDESemi-detached houses22.6%CDEFDetached houses23.8%EFGHBungalows10.5%CDEFGCaravans and mobile homes1.7%ABAnnexes0.8%ABCD

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Sevenoaks are Waverley (11.0), Guildford (12.4) and Buckinghamshire (12.6); the furthest within the South East is Southampton (110.5).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Sevenoaks comes 7th of the 64 councils in the South East, just behind Windsor and Maidenhead and just ahead of Buckinghamshire. All South East councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveSevenoaks 30%2%40%