Sevenoaks District Business Guide & Directory

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47,020
households
32% with
qualificaঞons
to level 4 or
equivalent and
above
Median weekly earnings:
£613.20 for
District residents
£542.80
for employees in
District businesses
of the District is
designated as
Green Belt and
in an Area of
Outstanding
Natural Beauty
93%
60%
visitors
generated
£230m and 5,032 jobs
in the Visitor Economy
£3,204 million GVA
52.5% of
those in employment
drive to
work
economically acঞve
residents projected to
rise to 71,000 in 2031
enterprises
registered for VAT
60,400 90.6%
6,640
of companies
have less than
10 employees
of 16-64 year olds
are in employment
Dover within 75 minutes
From 28 minutes to London
2hrs to Europe
Populaঞon 119,160
projected to rise to
142,400
by 2031
71.4%
Gatwick within
45 minutes
Heathrowwithin
75 minutes
Biggin Hill within
30 minutes
3.9m
Sources: ONS, Visit Kent, 2011 Census data, NOMIS, KCC economic performance data; as at March 2018
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