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Sevenoaks bin days, tip booking, parking charges, council tax bands, school term dates and trains to London, each one linked to its official source.
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Sevenoaks Petrol Prices: Cheapest Unleaded and Diesel Today
Cheapest petrol in Sevenoaks today: unleaded from 159.9p and diesel from 191.9p a litre, across 9 forecourts within 8 miles. Updated every morning from the...
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Sevenoaks Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Sevenoaks weather today: rain, 12°C by day and 7°C overnight, with a 100% chance of rain and winds up to 24 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
Bins
Sevenoaks Bin Collection Days: Wheelie Bins Started 12 Oct
Wheelie bins replaced sacks on 12 October. Find your recycling week, what goes in each bin, and what to put out if your bins have still not arrived.
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, 9am to 4pm Sundays. How to book a free slot, same day or two weeks ahead, plus Swanley times and charges.
Garden Waste
Sevenoaks Garden Waste Collection: Now With Your Black Bin
Your garden bin now goes out on the same day and week as your black bin, and sack collections are back. £65 a year, 48 weeks, festive break unconfirmed.
Schools
Kent School Term Dates 2026/27: Ten Schools, Ten Calendars
Kent's half term is 26 to 30 October, but nine of the ten Sevenoaks schools we checked broke up on 16 October and reopen on 2 November. Christmas dates too.
Schools
Sevenoaks Secondary School Places: Five Deadlines, Not One
Kent Test results are out: this year's pass mark is 345, up from 332, with no score under 111. The county form closes 2 November, Trinity's on 15 November.
Bins
Sevenoaks Christmas Bin Collections 2026/27: What to Expect
Sevenoaks District Council has not published its Christmas 2026 collection dates. Here is last year's pattern, and why wheelie bins make this one different.
Trains
Sevenoaks Christmas Trains 2026: No Charing Cross on Five Days
No Charing Cross or Cannon Street trains on 27 and 28 Dec or 1 to 3 Jan; Sevenoaks runs to Victoria instead. Nothing on Christmas Day. Every day to 4 January.
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Roadworks
Sevenoaks Roadworks: Oak Lane, M26 and M20 Nights from 26 October
Oak Lane in Sevenoaks shuts from 26 October, the M26 and M20 close on three nights and Greenwood Way stays shut. Kent's 22 October notice, every order linked.
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: £535,810 average, up 0.4%
The average Sevenoaks home sold for £535,810 in August 2026, up 0.4% in a year. Prices by town and village, from Shoreham at £930,000 to Swanley at £400,000.
Parking
Free Parking in Sevenoaks: Two Car Parks Free All Week
Holmesdale Road and Holly Bush Recreation Ground are free every day, and the council lists them in no tariff. Every other free hour in town, checked.