Sevenoaks housing and property
Sevenoaks housing news, newest first: sold prices, the Local Plan sites, schemes granted and refused, and the housing register, all from official data.
Top story
Sevenoaks house prices up £20,952 in a year to £553,752
The district average hit £553,752 in May, up 3.9% in a year while Tunbridge Wells, Bromley and Dartford stood still. Land Registry figures by property type.
More stories
Council
Sevenoaks disabled facilities grants: 55-day target agreed
Sevenoaks councillors agreed to hold disabled facilities grants to the 55 and 130-day national targets, but the proposed MND fast track was amended out.
Planning
Local Plan consultation opens on 23 July: how to have your say on 17,460 homes
The final public consultation on Sevenoaks District Council's Local Plan opens on Thursday 23 July and runs eight weeks to 17 September. Here is the council's confirmed portal, email and postal address for comments, and how to make yours count.
Planning
Cabinet approves final Local Plan consultation: how to have your say from 23 July
Sevenoaks District Council's Cabinet has approved its revised Local Plan for a final public consultation, giving residents until 17 September to comment on 17,460 planned homes. Here is how to respond.
Council
Work starts on 60 homes at the old White Oak Leisure Centre site in Swanley
Building has begun on 60 homes on part of the former White Oak Leisure Centre site in Swanley. The council-backed scheme, built by Skillcrown, helps pay back the cost of the £22m leisure centre that opened in 2022.
Council
Sevenoaks council to consult on new homelessness strategy as housing register reaches 1,142
Sevenoaks District Council will consult residents on a new five-year homelessness strategy from 13 July to 21 August. Its housing register now holds 1,142 households. Here is what the plan and the figures show.
Council
Spitals Cross Edenbridge: £10.3m rebuild, 23 new homes
Edenbridge's Spitals Cross estate is in the final phase of a £10.3m rebuild: 23 affordable homes, a replacement community hall and shop, all due this autumn.
Planning
Sevenoaks Local Plan: 17,460 homes, 810 at Broke Hill
The revised Sevenoaks Local Plan raises the housing target to 17,460 homes and adds Broke Hill golf course, Brittains Lane and 160 London Road as new sites.
Planning
Sevenoaks planning news: 1,145 new homes a year target
Sevenoaks faces a Government target of 1,145 new homes a year. What the emerging Local Plan proposes, when you can comment, and what it means for your area.
Data
Sevenoaks house prices: £553,752 average, up 3.9%
The average Sevenoaks home sold for £553,752 in May 2026, up 3.9% in a year. Prices by type, the priciest streets, and why Rightmove says £900k.