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Sevenoaks and Banbury
Sevenoaks is higher than Banbury on 13 of 21 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 12 of 22 in total.
On 5 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.
Per person in the age group
Sevenoaks is higher on 13 of 21 measures, and Banbury on 8. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Sevenoaks Banbury
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,026£4,043£3,818Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£3,820£3,836£3,624
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,839£12,894£12,179Sevenoaks is higher£12,487£12,541£11,845
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,385£1,391£1,313Banbury is higher£1,507£1,514£1,430
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,779£11,829£11,173Sevenoaks is higher£11,591£11,641£10,995
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£321£322£305Sevenoaks is higher£300£302£285
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£721£724£684Sevenoaks is higher£578£580£548
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£18£18£17No difference to show£18£18£17
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£286£287£271Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£283£284£268
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£132£133£126Sevenoaks is higher£115£115£109
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£97£97£92Sevenoaks is higher£72£72£68
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,091£1,096£1,035Banbury is higher£1,235£1,240£1,171
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£155£156£147Banbury is higher£164£165£155
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£185£186£176Banbury is higher£192£193£182
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.33£6.35£6.00Sevenoaks is higher£4.89£4.91£4.64
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.49£5.52£5.21Sevenoaks is higher£3.06£3.07£2.90
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.38£5.40£5.10Banbury is higher£5.64£5.66£5.35
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
996.3Banbury is higherDepends on how you count1,003.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
71.6Banbury is higherDepends on how you count74.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
144.2Sevenoaks is higher118.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
44.9Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count43.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
116.5Banbury is higher139.7
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
22.0Sevenoaks is higher16.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | Sevenoaks | Banbury | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,026£4,043£3,818 | £3,820£3,836£3,624 | Sevenoaks |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,839£12,894£12,179 | £12,487£12,541£11,845 | Sevenoaks |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,385£1,391£1,313 | £1,507£1,514£1,430 | Banbury |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,779£11,829£11,173 | £11,591£11,641£10,995 | Sevenoaks |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £321£322£305 | £300£302£285 | Sevenoaks |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £721£724£684 | £578£580£548 | Sevenoaks |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £18£18£17 | £18£18£17 | |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £286£287£271 | £283£284£268 | Sevenoaks |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £132£133£126 | £115£115£109 | Sevenoaks |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £97£97£92 | £72£72£68 | Sevenoaks |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,091£1,096£1,035 | £1,235£1,240£1,171 | Banbury |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £155£156£147 | £164£165£155 | Banbury |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £185£186£176 | £192£193£182 | Banbury |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.33£6.35£6.00 | £4.89£4.91£4.64 | Sevenoaks |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.49£5.52£5.21 | £3.06£3.07£2.90 | Sevenoaks |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.38£5.40£5.10 | £5.64£5.66£5.35 | Banbury |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 996.3 | 1,003.6 | Banbury |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 71.6 | 74.9 | Banbury |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 144.2 | 118.9 | Sevenoaks |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 44.9 | 43.6 | Sevenoaks |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 116.5 | 139.7 | Banbury |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 22.0 | 16.4 | Sevenoaks |
Per resident
Sevenoaks is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Banbury on 6. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Sevenoaks Banbury
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,026£4,043£3,818Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£3,820£3,836£3,624
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,635£2,647£2,500Sevenoaks is higher£2,325£2,335£2,205
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£812£815£770Banbury is higher£928£932£880
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,418£2,428£2,293Sevenoaks is higher£2,158£2,167£2,047
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£66£66£63Sevenoaks is higher£56£56£53
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£148£149£140Sevenoaks is higher£108£108£102
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.71£3.73£3.52Sevenoaks is higher£3.36£3.38£3.19
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£286£287£271Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£283£284£268
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£132£133£126Sevenoaks is higher£115£115£109
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£57£57£54Sevenoaks is higher£44£45£42
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£639£642£607Banbury is higher£760£764£721
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£155£156£147Banbury is higher£164£165£155
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£108£109£103Banbury is higher£118£119£112
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.71£3.73£3.52Sevenoaks is higher£3.02£3.03£2.86
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.22£3.23£3.05Sevenoaks is higher£1.88£1.88£1.78
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.38£5.40£5.10Banbury is higher£5.64£5.66£5.35
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
204.5Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count186.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.7Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count14.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
29.6Sevenoaks is higher22.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
44.9Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count43.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
68.3Banbury is higher86.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.9Sevenoaks is higher10.1
Show the numbers
| Measure | Sevenoaks | Banbury | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,026£4,043£3,818 | £3,820£3,836£3,624 | Sevenoaks |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,635£2,647£2,500 | £2,325£2,335£2,205 | Sevenoaks |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £812£815£770 | £928£932£880 | Banbury |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,418£2,428£2,293 | £2,158£2,167£2,047 | Sevenoaks |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £66£66£63 | £56£56£53 | Sevenoaks |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £148£149£140 | £108£108£102 | Sevenoaks |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.71£3.73£3.52 | £3.36£3.38£3.19 | Sevenoaks |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £286£287£271 | £283£284£268 | Sevenoaks |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £132£133£126 | £115£115£109 | Sevenoaks |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £57£57£54 | £44£45£42 | Sevenoaks |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £639£642£607 | £760£764£721 | Banbury |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £155£156£147 | £164£165£155 | Banbury |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £108£109£103 | £118£119£112 | Banbury |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.71£3.73£3.52 | £3.02£3.03£2.86 | Sevenoaks |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.22£3.23£3.05 | £1.88£1.88£1.78 | Sevenoaks |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.38£5.40£5.10 | £5.64£5.66£5.35 | Banbury |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 204.5 | 186.8 | Sevenoaks |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.7 | 14.0 | Sevenoaks |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 29.6 | 22.1 | Sevenoaks |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 44.9 | 43.6 | Sevenoaks |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 68.3 | 86.1 | Banbury |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.9 | 10.1 | Sevenoaks |
Total
Sevenoaks is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Banbury on 10. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Sevenoaks Banbury
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£407.5m£409.2m£386.5mBanbury is higherDepends on how you count£409.5m£411.2m£388.4m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£266.8m£267.9m£253.1mSevenoaks is higher£249.2m£250.3m£236.4m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£82.2m£82.5m£77.9mBanbury is higher£99.5m£99.9m£94.4m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£244.7m£245.8m£232.2mSevenoaks is higher£231.3m£232.3m£219.4m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.7m£6.7m£6.3mSevenoaks is higher£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.0m£15.0m£14.2mSevenoaks is higher£11.5m£11.6m£10.9m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mSevenoaks is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£28.9m£29.0m£27.4mBanbury is higherDepends on how you count£30.3m£30.4m£28.7m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mSevenoaks is higher£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£5.7m£5.8m£5.4mSevenoaks is higher£4.8m£4.8m£4.5m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£64.7m£65.0m£61.4mBanbury is higher£81.5m£81.9m£77.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£15.7m£15.8m£14.9mBanbury is higher£17.6m£17.6m£16.7m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mBanbury is higher£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mSevenoaks is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.33m£0.33m£0.31mSevenoaks is higher£0.20m£0.20m£0.19m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.54m£0.55m£0.52mBanbury is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.57m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
20,701Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count20,027
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,487Banbury is higherDepends on how you count1,495
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,997Sevenoaks is higher2,373
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
4,546Banbury is higherDepends on how you count4,669
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
6,915Banbury is higher9,223
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,306Sevenoaks is higher1,082
Show the numbers
| Measure | Sevenoaks | Banbury | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £407.5m£409.2m£386.5m | £409.5m£411.2m£388.4m | Banbury |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £266.8m£267.9m£253.1m | £249.2m£250.3m£236.4m | Sevenoaks |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £82.2m£82.5m£77.9m | £99.5m£99.9m£94.4m | Banbury |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £244.7m£245.8m£232.2m | £231.3m£232.3m£219.4m | Sevenoaks |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.7m£6.7m£6.3m | £6.0m£6.0m£5.7m | Sevenoaks |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.0m£15.0m£14.2m | £11.5m£11.6m£10.9m | Sevenoaks |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.38m£0.38m£0.36m | £0.36m£0.36m£0.34m | Sevenoaks |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £28.9m£29.0m£27.4m | £30.3m£30.4m£28.7m | Banbury |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.4m£13.5m£12.7m | £12.3m£12.4m£11.7m | Sevenoaks |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £5.7m£5.8m£5.4m | £4.8m£4.8m£4.5m | Sevenoaks |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £64.7m£65.0m£61.4m | £81.5m£81.9m£77.3m | Banbury |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £15.7m£15.8m£14.9m | £17.6m£17.6m£16.7m | Banbury |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £11.0m£11.0m£10.4m | £12.7m£12.7m£12.0m | Banbury |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.38m£0.38m£0.36m | £0.32m£0.32m£0.31m | Sevenoaks |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.33m£0.33m£0.31m | £0.20m£0.20m£0.19m | Sevenoaks |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.54m£0.55m£0.52m | £0.61m£0.61m£0.57m | Banbury |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 20,701 | 20,027 | Sevenoaks |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,487 | 1,495 | Banbury |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,997 | 2,373 | Sevenoaks |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 4,546 | 4,669 | Banbury |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 6,915 | 9,223 | Banbury |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,306 | 1,082 | Sevenoaks |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.