Lewes Central & East

Lewes · South East · population 9,280 · 6 LSOAs

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

52Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,288 of 6,856 in England
  • #753 of 1,119 in South East
  • #8 of 13 in Lewes
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,379
Median age (est.)47
Density1,544per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above47%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 30%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 19%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 11%Other: 14%
One person 37%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 11%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Associate professional18%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure7%
Administrative7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 57% · Christian 33% · Buddhist 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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

Lewes Central & East sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,288 of 6,856 in England, and #8 of 13 in Lewes. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (75) and lowest on Employment (43). Typical homes here sold for about £395,000 over the past year, up 13% across five years (from 133 sales), in line with the wider Lewes median of £380,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,131 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 90 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 44 · #3,857
Employment 43 · #3,905
Education 48 · #3,576
Health 56 · #2,987
Crime 50 · #3,398
Housing & access 75 · #1,691
Living environment 48 · #3,590

House prices ?

£395,000median (12m) · -4.8% yr · n=133
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£395,000133-4.8%+12.7%
Detached£1,050,0006+10.2%+10.5%
Semi-detached£501,75014+10.3%+41.3%
Terraced£450,00061-12.2%+25.3%
Flat£262,50052-4.1%+6.2%
This area£395,000
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)£43,131±£6,061 · #2,551 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,944
Price-to-income ?9.2×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 ?

43Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

90 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 839 offences
Lewes56
South East71
England83

Rank #4,566 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences305
Theft243
Burglary37
Vehicle crime17
Criminal damage & arson89
Public order & weapons84
Drugs32
Robbery14
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 260 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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