— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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4,939 people · median £490,000 · Sevenoaks
High wellbeing
Sevenoaks Council · Conservative minority — no overall control 23/54 seats · 43% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This postcode sector
Population4,939
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Median age46.3
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)
Employment rate58%
Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.
Unemployed · of economically active residents4%
Self-employed · of people in work21.6%
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Retired25%
ONS Census 2021
Degree-level qualified38%
Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.
No formal qualifications14.1%
Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021
Good or very good health85%
Residents who described their general health as good or very good.
Average life-satisfaction rating 7.73/10
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Happiness7.89/10
Feels worthwhile8.08/10
Anxiety (lower = better)2.71/10
Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 6/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 55% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 6/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 6/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 55% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 7 in 2019 — has worsened since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
7.2/10
Employment
7.5/10
Education & skills
6.3/10
Health & disability
8.7/10
Crime
5.7/10
Housing & services
2.5/10
Living environment
3.8/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
67%
own their home
95%
White
largest ethnic group · next: Mixed 2%
largest ethnic group · next: Mixed 2%
ONS Census 2021
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