Peacehaven West

Lewes · South East · population 7,689 · 5 LSOAs

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

47Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,618 of 6,856 in England
  • #809 of 1,119 in South East
  • #10 of 13 in Lewes
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,658
Median age (est.)48
Density3,654per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above24%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 27%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 7%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 10%Other: 19%
One person 32%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 10%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Skilled trades14%
Associate professional13%
Professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure12%
Administrative11%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 45% · Muslim 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

Peacehaven West sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,618 of 6,856 in England, and #10 of 13 in Lewes. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (82) and lowest on Education (33). Typical homes here sold for about £345,000 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 141 sales), 9% below the wider Lewes median of £380,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,945 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 63 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 40 · #4,104
Employment 37 · #4,317
Education 33 · #4,611
Health 43 · #3,892
Crime 54 · #3,179
Housing & access 56 · #3,014
Living environment 82 · #1,232

House prices ?

£345,000median (12m) · -0.6% yr · n=141
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£345,000141-0.6%+19.0%
Detached£410,00059+3.4%+27.9%
Semi-detached£346,50042+6.6%+20.8%
Terraced£294,80014-1.7%+11.2%
Flat£187,00026+4.5%+7.2%
This area£345,000
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)£35,945±£5,038 · #4,719 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,913
Price-to-income ?9.6×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 ?

51Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

63 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 486 offences
Lewes56
South East71
England83

Rank #3,083 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences215
Theft111
Burglary16
Vehicle crime14
Criminal damage & arson50
Public order & weapons49
Drugs10
Robbery5
Other16

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 132 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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