District council · England
Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks is a district council. It shares responsibility with its county council, which runs the larger services.
What this council is responsible for
Sevenoaks
District council · E07000111
- Planning applications
- Bin and recycling collection
- Council tax and business rates collection
- Housing and homelessness
- Licensing
- Environmental health
- Parks and leisure
- Local elections
Type
District council
Lower tier of two
Official code
E07000111
ONS GSS code
Nation
England
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
Other bodies covering this area
Kent
Fire and rescue authority
- Fire and rescue
22
Postcode sectors
19
Wards
2
Constituencies
11 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.
Boundary
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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →
Parliamentary constituencies
Wards
19 wards recorded in this council area.
Ash and New Ash Green · Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge · Cowden and Hever · Dunton Green and Riverhead · Edenbridge North and East · Edenbridge South and West · Eynsford · Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth · Fawkham and West Kingsdown · Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount · Hartley and Hodsoll Street · Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway · Otford and Shoreham · Seal and Weald · Sevenoaks Town and St John's · Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village · Swanley St Mary's · Swanley White Oak · Westerham and Crockham Hill
Postcode sectors
Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code E07000111.