East Blatchington

Lewes · South East · population 9,329 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

87Area Score / 100 ?
  • #862 of 6,856 in England
  • #272 of 1,119 in South East
  • #1 of 13 in Lewes
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,342
Median age (est.)57
Density1,151per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above32%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 7%25–44 16%45–64 27%65+ 38%

Tenure

Own outright: 59%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 59%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 3%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 7%Other: 26%
One person 29%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 7%Other 26%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional15%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 42% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

East Blatchington is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #862 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 13 in Lewes. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (99) and lowest on Housing & access (54). Typical homes here sold for about £391,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 166 sales), in line with the wider Lewes median of £380,000. Typical household take-home income is around £40,480 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 20 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 85 · #1,006
Employment 68 · #2,219
Education 70 · #2,027
Health 67 · #2,260
Crime 99 · #80
Housing & access 54 · #3,117
Living environment 96 · #286

House prices ?

£391,000median (12m) · -2.2% yr · n=166
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£391,000166-2.2%+4.3%
Detached£473,50089+6.4%+18.4%
Semi-detached£341,60035-2.4%+6.8%
Terraced£351,50020-12.1%+20.0%
Flat£193,50022+0.8%+13.3%
This area£391,000
Lewes£380,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£40,480±£5,746 · #3,277 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,557
Price-to-income ?9.7×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

67Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

20 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 183 offences
Lewes56
South East71
England83

Rank #21 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences100
Theft15
Burglary10
Vehicle crime7
Criminal damage & arson12
Public order & weapons26
Drugs5
Robbery0
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 51 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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