Sevenoaks Local Information
Practical local information for Sevenoaks: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and train times to London, each one linked back to the official source.
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Sevenoaks Bin Collection Days: Sacks End Friday 9 October
Your last sack collection falls in the week to Friday 9 October, then wheelie bins start on the 12th. Find your day, and why you cannot refuse a bin.
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Parking
Parking in Sevenoaks: from £1.10 an hour, £5.30 all day
Every council car park and bay priced. The cheapest is St Johns at £1.10 an hour and £3.20 for four hours, and two council car parks cost nothing at all.
Council Tax
Sevenoaks Council Tax Bands 2026/27: Band A-H Charges
Band D in Sevenoaks town is £2,563.23 for 2026/27. Look up your own bill: every band, A to H, in all 31 parishes, from £2,452 in Brasted to £2,615 in Edenbridge.
Rail
Sevenoaks to London Trains: Times, 2026 Fares & Last Train
Charing Cross in 32 minutes and an annual season at £4,600, frozen until 2027. Times to all four terminals, weekly and monthly fares, and the last train home.
Recycling
Sevenoaks Tip Opening Times: 8am to 4.30pm, Book First
Sevenoaks tip at Dunbrik opens 8am to 4.30pm Monday to Saturday, 9am to 4pm Sunday, and you cannot get in without booking. Swanley times and charges too.
Garden Waste
Sevenoaks Garden Waste Collection Dates: Sacks Paused 12 Oct
Sack collections are suspended 12 to 16 October; subscribed bins carry on. Fortnightly on your usual bin day, £65 a year, plus the renewal trap.
Schools
Kent School Term Dates 2026/27: Two-Week October Break
Kent's half term is 26 to 30 October, but Knole, Trinity, Weald of Kent and Sevenoaks School all break on 16 October for a fortnight. Every 2026/27 date.
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Roadworks
Sevenoaks Roadworks: M25 J5 Shut 4 Nights to 10 Sept
The M25 clockwise carriageway at junction 5 shuts overnight from 7 to 10 September. Plus Edenbridge Station Road closed southbound for 54 days from 12 Sept.
Planning
Sevenoaks Planning Portal: Direct Link, 21 Days to Object
Search any Sevenoaks application by postcode or reference on Public Access, free and no account needed. You get 21 days to comment, and here is what counts.
Crime
Sevenoaks crime rate: 52.5 per 1,000, 37% below average
Sevenoaks recorded 52.5 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, 37% below the England and Wales rate. The Home Office figures, and what they miss.
House Prices
Sevenoaks house prices: £543,081 average, up 3.2%
The average Sevenoaks home sold for £543,081 in June 2026, up 3.2% in a year. Prices by town and village, from Shoreham at £930,000 to Swanley at £400,000.
Parking
Free Parking in Sevenoaks: Gordon Road, Sundays, Evenings
No Sevenoaks car park is free all week, but free parking exists: Gordon Road at weekends, the station streets on Sundays, and every bank holiday.