Peacehaven East

Lewes · South East · population 8,046 · 4 LSOAs

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

34Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,550 of 6,856 in England
  • #932 of 1,119 in South East
  • #12 of 13 in Lewes
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,771
Median age (est.)44
Density2,520per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above24%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 14%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 14%Other: 17%
One person 30%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 14%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Skilled trades 13% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure12%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional12%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 91%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 47% · Christian 44% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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

Peacehaven East is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,550 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 13 in Lewes. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (96) but weak on Education (19). Typical homes here sold for about £350,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 125 sales), 8% below the wider Lewes median of £380,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,955 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 56 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 28 · #4,913
Employment 25 · #5,153
Education 19 · #5,571
Health 29 · #4,872
Crime 48 · #3,597
Housing & access 51 · #3,357
Living environment 96 · #245

House prices ?

£350,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=125
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£350,0001250.0%+6.9%
Detached£400,00037-3.6%+7.5%
Semi-detached£368,00043+2.2%+2.2%
Terraced£311,00030-2.8%+11.4%
Flat£212,00015-10.7%+3.2%
This area£350,000
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)£35,955±£5,058 · #4,716 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,095
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 ?

37Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

56 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 451 offences
Lewes56
South East71
England83

Rank #2,568 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences197
Theft79
Burglary11
Vehicle crime10
Criminal damage & arson49
Public order & weapons59
Drugs22
Robbery3
Other21

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 123 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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