The Datum Report

Parliamentary constituency

Sevenoaks

What is distinctive here

These moved unusually against comparable areas, and did not simply move with them. A change shared with everywhere else is a fact about the country, not this place.

MeasurePeriodValueChangeAgainst peers
% aged 16-64 who are self employed Apr 2025-Mar 2026 9.2% +4.2 in the top 2% of 629
25 percentile 2025 14.4 -0.7 in the bottom 2% of 632

By subject

Every figure published for Sevenoaks. Open a subject to see them, each with its history and its source. Where a producer splits the area into many categories, those sit behind a further disclosure.

Labour market 11
9.2%
3.112.822.52021-09-30: 192021-12-31: 172022-03-31: 14.12022-06-30: 19.12022-09-30: 16.32022-12-31: 18.62023-03-31: 20.62023-06-30: 13.72023-09-30: 11.92023-12-31: 11.22024-03-31: 8.82024-06-30: 7.32024-09-30: 6.62024-12-31: 6.52025-03-31: 5.32025-06-30: 8.42025-09-30: 8.32025-12-31: 52026-03-31: 9.2 2021-09 2026-03
19 monthly readings · 5 to 20.6 · axis starts at 3.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
72.2%
62.272.983.72021-09-30: 72.82021-12-31: 682022-03-31: 64.32022-06-30: 69.22022-09-30: 77.72022-12-31: 77.72023-03-31: 79.32023-06-30: 79.72023-09-30: 75.62023-12-31: 75.52024-03-31: 742024-06-30: 75.12024-09-30: 712024-12-31: 78.42025-03-31: 81.62025-06-30: 76.82025-09-30: 81.62025-12-31: 722026-03-31: 72.2 2021-09 2026-03
19 monthly readings · 64.3 to 81.6 · axis starts at 62.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±9.8, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
—
4.04.75.42022-03-31: 5.12024-09-30: 5.32024-12-31: 4.1 2022-03 2024-12
3 monthly readings · 4.1 to 5.3 · axis starts at 4.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
Not published: Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2)
16 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

25.8%
15.324.734.12021-09-30: 24.52021-12-31: 29.52022-03-31: 32.32022-06-30: 28.72022-09-30: 21.32022-12-31: 20.22023-03-31: 19.42023-06-30: 18.72023-09-30: 21.92023-12-31: 24.52024-03-31: 22.72024-06-30: 21.42024-09-30: 252024-12-31: 18.22025-03-31: 17.22025-06-30: 20.82025-09-30: 17.12025-12-31: 262026-03-31: 25.8 2021-09 2026-03
19 monthly readings · 17.1 to 32.3 · axis starts at 15.3

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±9.5, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
1,345
1,0731,4181,7622021-09-30: 1,6952021-10-31: 1,6002021-11-30: 1,5202021-12-31: 1,4602022-01-31: 1,3802022-02-28: 1,3302022-03-31: 1,2602022-04-30: 1,2202022-05-31: 1,1902022-06-30: 1,1902022-07-31: 1,2102022-08-31: 1,1752022-09-30: 1,1402022-10-31: 1,1752022-11-30: 1,2002022-12-31: 1,2302023-01-31: 1,1902023-02-28: 1,2052023-03-31: 1,2052023-04-30: 1,2452023-05-31: 1,2002023-06-30: 1,1952023-07-31: 1,2002023-08-31: 1,1602023-09-30: 1,1902023-10-31: 1,2302023-11-30: 1,2252023-12-31: 1,2202024-01-31: 1,2102024-02-29: 1,2052024-03-31: 1,2002024-04-30: 1,1752024-05-31: 1,1652024-06-30: 1,1752024-07-31: 1,2702024-08-31: 1,2402024-09-30: 1,2602024-10-31: 1,2502024-11-30: 1,2202024-12-31: 1,2152025-01-31: 1,2452025-02-28: 1,2652025-03-31: 1,2552025-04-30: 1,1952025-05-31: 1,1602025-06-30: 1,2002025-07-31: 1,2152025-08-31: 1,2152025-09-30: 1,2402025-10-31: 1,2652025-11-30: 1,2652025-12-31: 1,2552026-01-31: 1,2402026-02-28: 1,2702026-03-31: 1,3102026-04-30: 1,2952026-05-31: 1,3102026-06-30: 1,3052026-07-31: 1,3152026-08-31: 1,345 2021-09 2026-08
60 monthly readings · 1,140 to 1,695 · axis starts at 1,073

ONS / DWP, Claimant count by sex and age, published 15 September 2026

2.3%
1.82.43.02021-09-30: 2.92021-10-31: 2.72021-11-30: 2.62021-12-31: 2.52022-01-31: 2.42022-02-28: 2.32022-03-31: 2.12022-04-30: 2.12022-05-31: 22022-06-30: 22022-07-31: 2.12022-08-31: 22022-09-30: 1.92022-10-31: 22022-11-30: 22022-12-31: 2.12023-01-31: 22023-02-28: 22023-03-31: 22023-04-30: 2.12023-05-31: 22023-06-30: 22023-07-31: 22023-08-31: 22023-09-30: 22023-10-31: 2.12023-11-30: 2.12023-12-31: 2.12024-01-31: 22024-02-29: 22024-03-31: 22024-04-30: 22024-05-31: 22024-06-30: 22024-07-31: 2.12024-08-31: 2.12024-09-30: 2.12024-10-31: 2.12024-11-30: 2.12024-12-31: 22025-01-31: 2.12025-02-28: 2.12025-03-31: 2.12025-04-30: 22025-05-31: 22025-06-30: 22025-07-31: 22025-08-31: 22025-09-30: 2.12025-10-31: 2.12025-11-30: 2.12025-12-31: 2.12026-01-31: 2.12026-02-28: 2.12026-03-31: 2.22026-04-30: 2.22026-05-31: 2.22026-06-30: 2.22026-07-31: 2.22026-08-31: 2.3 2021-09 2026-08
60 monthly readings · 1.9 to 2.9 · axis starts at 1.8

ONS / DWP, Claimant count by sex and age, published 15 September 2026

% of economically inactive 5
—

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
Not published: Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2)
19 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

20.1%
6.515.424.22022-03-31: 8.22022-06-30: 9.82022-09-30: 9.32025-09-30: 22.52025-12-31: 15.62026-03-31: 20.1 2022-03 2026-03
6 monthly readings · 8.2 to 22.5 · axis starts at 6.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
13 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

17.3%
3.720.236.72021-09-30: 8.82021-12-31: 6.92022-03-31: 8.52022-06-30: 12.22022-09-30: 21.42022-12-31: 262023-03-31: 232023-06-30: 24.12023-12-31: 20.22024-03-31: 33.52024-06-30: 31.92024-09-30: 222024-12-31: 17.32025-03-31: 142025-09-30: 15.52025-12-31: 22.42026-03-31: 17.3 2021-09 2026-03
17 monthly readings · 6.9 to 33.5 · axis starts at 3.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
2 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

9.1%
5.722.138.62021-09-30: 34.72021-12-31: 30.92022-03-31: 21.52022-06-30: 19.82022-09-30: 21.62022-12-31: 26.72023-03-31: 35.42023-06-30: 31.62023-09-30: 26.82024-09-30: 11.22024-12-31: 15.62025-03-31: 19.42025-06-30: 19.92025-09-30: 16.72025-12-31: 8.92026-03-31: 9.1 2021-09 2026-03
16 monthly readings · 8.9 to 35.4 · axis starts at 5.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
3 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

27.8%
17.331.245.12021-09-30: 322021-12-31: 362022-03-31: 38.82022-06-30: 402022-09-30: 38.42022-12-31: 31.92023-03-31: 27.32023-06-30: 27.52023-09-30: 30.82023-12-31: 40.82024-03-31: 42.42024-06-30: 35.92024-09-30: 40.82024-12-31: 36.32025-03-31: 29.72025-06-30: 332025-09-30: 202025-12-31: 27.62026-03-31: 27.8 2021-09 2026-03
19 monthly readings · 20 to 42.4 · axis starts at 17.3

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026

Pay 2
8.823.137.410th10th · 2023-04-30: £11.5910th · 2024-04-30: £13.9910th · 2025-04-30: £13.9525th25th · 2023-04-30: £14.4625th · 2024-04-30: £17.1025th · 2025-04-30: £17.00MedianMedian · 2023-04-30: £20.65Median · 2024-04-30: £24.40Median · 2025-04-30: £24.7475th75th · 2023-04-30: £31.2775th · 2025-04-30: £34.65 2023-04 2025-04
3 periods · 10th, 25th, Median, 75th · axis starts at 8.8
10th25thMedian75th90th
£13.95£17.00£24.74£34.65—

ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings - resident analysis, published 3 November 2025
coefficient of variation 3.7%

9.818.928.010th10th · 2023-04-30: £11.5210th · 2024-04-30: £13.1610th · 2025-04-30: £12.9825th25th · 2023-04-30: £13.3125th · 2024-04-30: £15.0825th · 2025-04-30: £14.41MedianMedian · 2023-04-30: £16.03Median · 2024-04-30: £18.42Median · 2025-04-30: £19.1675th75th · 2023-04-30: £22.2575th · 2024-04-30: £26.2075th · 2025-04-30: £25.72 2023-04 2025-04
3 periods · 10th, 25th, Median, 75th · axis starts at 9.8
10th25thMedian75th90th
£12.98£14.41£19.16£25.72—

ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings - workplace analysis, published 3 November 2025
coefficient of variation 2.1%

Business 11
Businesses
2025
5,445

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises, published 14 October 2025

4,455

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

250

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

30

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

5

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

130

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

5

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

510

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

60

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

5

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

6,025

ONS, UK Business Counts - local units, published 14 October 2025

Broken down further 88

One breakdown with many categories. These are never ranked against other areas: a comparison that pools thousands of rows into one peer set produces rankings that mean nothing.

MeasureLatestPeriod
01 : Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 100 2024
02 : Forestry and logging 50 2024
03 : Fishing and aquaculture 0 2024
05 : Mining of coal and lignite 0 2024
06 : Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas 0 2024
07 : Mining of metal ores 0 2024
08 : Other mining and quarrying 35 2024
09 : Mining support service activities 0 2024
10 : Manufacture of food products 200 2024
11 : Manufacture of beverages 40 2024
12 : Manufacture of tobacco products 0 2024
13 : Manufacture of textiles 25 2024
14 : Manufacture of wearing apparel 0 2024
15 : Manufacture of leather and related products 0 2024
16 : Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture;manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 25 2024
17 : Manufacture of paper and paper products 100 2024
18 : Printing and reproduction of recorded media 75 2024
19 : Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 0 2024
20 : Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 100 2024
21 : Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 0 2024
22 : Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 20 2024
23 : Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 75 2024
24 : Manufacture of basic metals 0 2024
25 : Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 125 2024
26 : Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 300 2024
27 : Manufacture of electrical equipment 400 2024
28 : Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 225 2024
29 : Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 75 2024
30 : Manufacture of other transport equipment 0 2024
31 : Manufacture of furniture 45 2024
32 : Other manufacturing 75 2024
33 : Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 200 2024
35 : Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 50 2024
36 : Water collection, treatment and supply 150 2024
37 : Sewerage 75 2024
38 : Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery 50 2024
39 : Remediation activities and other waste management services. This division includes the provision of remediation services, i.e. the cleanup of contaminated buildings and sites, soil, surface or ground water. 5 2024
41 : Construction of buildings 2,000 2024
42 : Civil engineering 1,750 2024
43 : Specialised construction activities 2,500 2024
45 : Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 800 2024
46 : Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1,750 2024
47 : Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3,500 2024
49 : Land transport and transport via pipelines 300 2024
50 : Water transport 0 2024
51 : Air transport 0 2024
52 : Warehousing and support activities for transportation 500 2024
53 : Postal and courier activities 200 2024
55 : Accommodation 400 2024
56 : Food and beverage service activities 2,500 2024
58 : Publishing activities 175 2024
59 : Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities 200 2024
60 : Programming and broadcasting activities 10 2024
61 : Telecommunications 75 2024
62 : Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 800 2024
63 : Information service activities 10 2024
64 : Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 400 2024
65 : Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security 300 2024
66 : Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities 600 2024
68 : Real estate activities 1,250 2024
69 : Legal and accounting activities 1,250 2024
70 : Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 800 2024
71 : Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 900 2024
72 : Scientific research and development 200 2024
73 : Advertising and market research 200 2024
74 : Other professional, scientific and technical activities 400 2024
75 : Veterinary activities 150 2024
77 : Rental and leasing activities 175 2024
78 : Employment activities 700 2024
79 : Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities 100 2024
80 : Security and investigation activities 300 2024
81 : Services to buildings and landscape activities 2,000 2024
82 : Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 500 2024
84 : Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 500 2024
85 : Education 4,500 2024
86 : Human health activities 1,000 2024
87 : Residential care activities 2,000 2024
88 : Social work activities without accommodation 1,000 2024
90 : Creative, arts and entertainment activities 125 2024
91 : Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities 30 2024
92 : Gambling and betting activities 25 2024
93 : Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 1,000 2024
94 : Activities of membership organisations 450 2024
95 : Repair of computers and personal and household goods 150 2024
96 : Other personal service activities 500 2024
97 : Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel 0 2024
98 : Undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of private households for own use 0 2024
99 : Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 0 2024
Skills 6
% with NVQ1+ - aged 16-64
Jan 2021-Dec 2021
94.4%

ONS, Annual Population Survey - qualifications (NVQ levels), published 12 April 2022
±7.1, basis not documented by the producer

% with NVQ2+ - aged 16-64
Jan 2021-Dec 2021
84.0%

ONS, Annual Population Survey - qualifications (NVQ levels), published 12 April 2022
±11.3, basis not documented by the producer

% with NVQ3+ - aged 16-64
Jan 2021-Dec 2021
58.7%

ONS, Annual Population Survey - qualifications (NVQ levels), published 12 April 2022
±15.2, basis not documented by the producer

% with NVQ4+ - aged 16-64
Jan 2021-Dec 2021
41.4%

ONS, Annual Population Survey - qualifications (NVQ levels), published 12 April 2022
±15.2, basis not documented by the producer

2.1%

ONS, Annual Population Survey - qualifications (NVQ levels), published 12 April 2022

3.5%

ONS, Annual Population Survey - qualifications (NVQ levels), published 12 April 2022