Newhaven Town

Lewes · South East · population 6,812 · 4 LSOAs

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

34Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,516 of 6,856 in England
  • #927 of 1,119 in South East
  • #11 of 13 in Lewes
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,622
Median age (est.)45
Density1,467per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above26%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 26%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 8%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 13%Other: 17%
One person 32%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 13%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Associate professional 14% · Professional 14% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Associate professional14%
Professional14%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure13%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

No religion 50% · Christian 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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

Newhaven Town is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,516 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 13 in Lewes. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (60) and lowest on Education (22). Typical homes here sold for about £290,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+2%) (from 93 sales), 24% below the wider Lewes median of £380,000. Typical household take-home income is around £37,143 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 109 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 34 · #4,502
Employment 27 · #5,009
Education 22 · #5,372
Health 38 · #4,262
Crime 35 · #4,426
Housing & access 42 · #3,967
Living environment 60 · #2,774

House prices ?

£290,000median (12m) · -4.9% yr · n=93
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£290,00093-4.9%+2.1%
Detached£361,00021+0.3%+4.6%
Semi-detached£337,50023+3.8%+7.1%
Terraced£265,00033-3.6%+14.7%
Flat£194,97516+6.0%+17.5%
This area£290,000
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)£37,143±£5,228 · #4,321 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,209
Price-to-income ?7.8×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

50Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

109 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 743 offences
Lewes56
South East71
England83

Rank #5,186 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences277
Theft211
Burglary18
Vehicle crime19
Criminal damage & arson59
Public order & weapons95
Drugs31
Robbery8
Other25

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 226 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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