Lewes West

Lewes · South East · population 7,192 · 5 LSOAs

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

70Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,082 of 6,856 in England
  • #531 of 1,119 in South East
  • #4 of 13 in Lewes
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,340
Median age (est.)47
Density1,374per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above53%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 20%45–64 31%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 12%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 30%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 32% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional32%
Associate professional18%
Managers & directors15%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure7%
Administrative7%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

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

Born outside the UK: 11%

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 West is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,082 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 13 in Lewes. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (87) and lowest on Living environment (45). Typical homes here sold for about £570,000 over the past year, up 11% across five years (from 112 sales), 50% above the wider Lewes median of £380,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,070 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 79 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 61 · #2,685
Employment 56 · #2,987
Education 79 · #1,438
Health 56 · #3,001
Crime 56 · #3,042
Housing & access 87 · #869
Living environment 45 · #3,789

House prices ?

£570,000median (12m) · +4.6% yr · n=112
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£570,000112+4.6%+10.7%
Detached£900,00013+29.0%+18.8%
Semi-detached£585,00040+6.6%+14.7%
Terraced£520,00047+5.9%+6.2%
Flat£257,50012-2.8%-12.7%
This area£570,000
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)£50,070±£7,451 · #1,051 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£39,606
Price-to-income ?11.4×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 ?

20Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

79 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 571 offences
Lewes56
South East71
England83

Rank #4,052 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences279
Theft35
Burglary16
Vehicle crime14
Criminal damage & arson81
Public order & weapons52
Drugs22
Robbery1
Other71

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 111 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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