Sevenoaks vs Tandridge: buying or renting a home
A typical terraced house costs £50,000 (13%) more in Tandridge than in Sevenoaks. Measured against local pay, buying is harder in Tandridge: it takes 10.8× median annual pay, against 8.5× in Sevenoaks.
At a glance
| Sevenoaks | Tandridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Buying a home | Expensive | Very expensive |
| Renting a home | Very expensive | Very expensive |
| Recorded crime | Low | Low |
Buying rates the typical price of all homes against median pay; renting rates a year of average rent against median pay; crime rates recorded crime per resident against the England and Wales average.
What the numbers say
Median full-time pay in Tandridge (£39,775) is 11% lower than in Sevenoaks (£44,581), while a typical terraced house costs 13% more (£430,000 against £380,000). Set against local pay, Sevenoaks is the easier of the two for a typical earner to buy in.
Buying a terraced house takes 8.5× annual pay in Sevenoaks and 10.8× in Tandridge. Renting one takes 45% of pay in Sevenoaks and 51% in Tandridge. Both are harder in Tandridge, and the gap is wider for buying.
Across all property types and measured against pay, Sevenoaks is the 30th most expensive of 316 areas to buy in, and Tandridge is the 16th most expensive of 316 areas. For renting against pay, Sevenoaks is the 32nd most expensive of 316 areas and Tandridge is the 29th most expensive of 316 areas.
Someone on £40,000 in Sevenoaks would need about £45,500 in Tandridge to be equally placed to buy a terraced house, and about £40,500 to be equally placed to rent one. Keeping the same pay after a move to Tandridge would leave you worse placed to buy. These figures compare housing costs only; they ignore other living costs and the pay you could earn in a new job.
Police recorded 52.7 crimes per 1,000 residents in Sevenoaks and 53.9 in Tandridge: about the same.
Can a typical earner buy?
| Terraced house | Sevenoaks | Tandridge |
|---|---|---|
| Median full-time pay | £44,581 | £39,775 |
| House price ÷ pay | 8.5× | 10.8× |
| Median pay as a share of income typically needed to buy | 59% | 46% |
| Rent a year as a share of median pay | 45% | 51% |
Buying, by property type
| Type | Sevenoaks | Tandridge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £850,000 | £795,000 | -6% in Tandridge |
| Semi-detached | £495,498 | £490,000 | -1% in Tandridge |
| Terraced | £380,000 | £430,000 | +13% in Tandridge |
| Flat | £265,000 | £275,000 | +4% in Tandridge |
Renting, by property type
| Type (average rent a month) | Sevenoaks | Tandridge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £2,750 | £2,232 | -19% in Tandridge |
| Semi-detached | £1,902 | £1,743 | -8% in Tandridge |
| Terraced | £1,655 | £1,678 | +1% in Tandridge |
| Flat | £1,475 | £1,344 | -9% in Tandridge |
Crime
Police recorded 52.7 crimes per 1,000 residents in Sevenoaks and 53.9 in Tandridge: about the same.
| Police recorded crime per 1,000 residents | Sevenoaks | Tandridge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime (excluding fraud) | 52.7 | 53.9 | +2% in Tandridge |
| Violence against the person | 19.7 | 19.6 | -1% in Tandridge |
| Sexual offences | 1.6 | 1.7 | +4% in Tandridge |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 0.3 | -12% in Tandridge |
| Residential burglary (per 1,000 households) | 5.1 | 4.9 | -4% in Tandridge |
| Vehicle offences | 4.6 | 4.3 | -6% in Tandridge |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 0.3 | +13% in Tandridge |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.8 | 6.1 | -11% in Tandridge |
Rates use resident population, so city centres and student areas show higher crime per resident than residents experience. Recorded crime also depends on reporting and police recording practice.
How prices have changed in each area
Average house price for all property types, indexed so that 2005 is 100. A line at 200 means prices have doubled.
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| Year | Sevenoaks | Tandridge |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 100 | 100 |
| 2006 | 103 | 107 |
| 2007 | 114 | 116 |
| 2008 | 115 | 115 |
| 2009 | 102 | 105 |
| 2010 | 111 | 115 |
| 2011 | 112 | 115 |
| 2012 | 116 | 118 |
| 2013 | 120 | 119 |
| 2014 | 132 | 134 |
| 2015 | 145 | 145 |
| 2016 | 161 | 161 |
| 2017 | 166 | 168 |
| 2018 | 170 | 172 |
| 2019 | 170 | 166 |
| 2020 | 176 | 171 |
| 2021 | 182 | 183 |
| 2022 | 197 | 196 |
| 2023 | 202 | 196 |
| 2024 | 199 | 194 |
| 2025 | 208 | 190 |
| 12 months to July 2026 | 210 | 187 |
In 2005 the average home cost £256,378 in Sevenoaks and £266,557 in Tandridge. Now it is £538,214 and £498,432: Sevenoaks is up 110% and Tandridge is up 87%. Prices have risen faster in Sevenoaks, so the gap between the two has narrowed.
Buying a home against local pay, over time
Average house price divided by median full-time pay. Higher means harder to afford.
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| Year | Sevenoaks | Tandridge |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.4 years of pay | – |
| 2010 | 8.7 years of pay | 10.3 years of pay |
| 2015 | 12.1 years of pay | 12.3 years of pay |
| 2020 | 12.1 years of pay | 12.2 years of pay |
| 2025 | 12.0 years of pay | 12.7 years of pay |
In 2010 a home cost 8.7 years of pay in Sevenoaks and 10.3 years in Tandridge. In 2025 it was 12.0 years and 12.7 years.
Affordability has worsened more in Sevenoaks over that time.
How rents have changed in each area
Average monthly rent for all property types, indexed so that 2015 is 100.
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| Year | Sevenoaks | Tandridge |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 100 | 100 |
| 2016 | 102 | 103 |
| 2017 | 105 | 104 |
| 2018 | 108 | 106 |
| 2019 | 109 | 106 |
| 2020 | 110 | 107 |
| 2021 | 115 | 111 |
| 2022 | 124 | 114 |
| 2023 | 129 | 121 |
| 2024 | 136 | 127 |
| 2025 | 144 | 134 |
| August 2026 | 151 | 141 |
In 2015 the average rent was £1,196 a month in Sevenoaks and £1,159 in Tandridge. Now it is £1,809 and £1,637: up 51% in Sevenoaks and up 41% in Tandridge. Rents have risen faster in Sevenoaks.
What your salary is worth in each area
Salary needed to afford the same kind of home (terraced), going by median prices and average rents.
Moving from Sevenoaks to Tandridge
| Earning in Sevenoaks | Equivalent to buy in Tandridge | Equivalent to rent in Tandridge |
|---|---|---|
| £30,000 | £34,000 | £30,500 |
| £40,000 | £45,500 | £40,500 |
| £50,000 | £56,500 | £50,500 |
| £60,000 | £68,000 | £61,000 |
Moving from Tandridge to Sevenoaks
| Earning in Tandridge | Equivalent to buy in Sevenoaks | Equivalent to rent in Sevenoaks |
|---|---|---|
| £30,000 | £26,500 | £29,500 |
| £40,000 | £35,500 | £39,500 |
| £50,000 | £44,000 | £49,500 |
| £60,000 | £53,000 | £59,000 |