Buying a home in BR8, Swanley. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£444kmost £399k–£485k

Houses per m²£5,115flats £4,514

Sold last year1981,186 in five years

Prices in Sevenoaks+1.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in BR8 sold for £443,664 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £398,599 and £485,218, for about 87 m² of space.

198 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £164k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in BR8 7 (£5,120) and the most in BR8 8 (£5,123).

Across Sevenoaks, prices are up 1.1% on a year ago and up 15% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,926 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,023 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £89,000 for that mortgage: what £90,000 buys.

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House prices in BR8 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£266,735	£248k–£297k	46 m²	23
2	£386,066	£351k–£429k	70 m²	279
3	£443,664	£399k–£485k	87 m²	579
4	£534,589	£466k–£613k	114 m²	100
5+	£627,515	£541k–£799k	138 m²	70

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£267k	£386k	£444k	£535k	£628k
Detached	—	£439k	£534k	£645k	£819k
Semi-detached	—	£417k	£453k	£499k	£557k
Terraced	£274k	£363k	£398k	£454k	—
Flats	£164k	£249k	£249k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across BR8

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
BR8 7	£5,120	£4,190
BR8 8	£5,123	£4,668

Schools near BR8

Best state primary within 2 kmHorizon Primary Academy77% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%9 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmLeigh Academy Wilmington39.8% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%7 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

DA4 Dartford · 4 km3-bed house £452k BR5 Orpington · 5 km3-bed house £499k DA5 Bexley · 5 km3-bed house £552k DA14 Sidcup · 5 km3-bed house £522k DA2 Dartford · 6 km3-bed house £431k DA1 Dartford · 6 km3-bed house £421k DA6 Bexleyheath · 7 km3-bed house £513k BR6 Orpington · 7 km3-bed house £597k

Questions about BR8

Is BR8 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Sevenoaks are up 1.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (77% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (39.8% against 43.8%); 198 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in BR8?

A typical 3-bedroom house in BR8 sold for £443,664 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £398,599 and £485,218.

How many homes sell in BR8 each year?

198 homes sold in the last year and 1,186 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near BR8?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Horizon Primary Academy, where 77% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.