Ringmer, Glynde & South Heighton

Lewes · South East · population 6,692 · 4 LSOAs

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

54Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,151 of 6,856 in England
  • #731 of 1,119 in South East
  • #7 of 13 in Lewes
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,515
Median age (est.)50
Density88per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above36%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 8%25–44 19%45–64 28%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 14%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 9%Other: 20%
One person 28%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 9%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 16% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors16%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 46% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Ringmer, Glynde & South Heighton sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,151 of 6,856 in England, and #7 of 13 in Lewes. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (79) but weak on Housing & access (24). Typical homes here sold for about £428,575 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 72 sales), 13% above the wider Lewes median of £380,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,066 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 46 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 52 · #3,316
Employment 50 · #3,439
Education 52 · #3,295
Health 68 · #2,192
Crime 79 · #1,444
Housing & access 24 · #5,222
Living environment 39 · #4,200

House prices ?

£428,575median (12m) · +4.5% yr · n=72
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£428,57572+4.5%+9.9%
Detached£722,50022+10.7%+39.6%
Semi-detached£464,97524+11.4%+28.1%
Terraced£352,50019-6.5%0.0%
Flat£133,5007-33.6%-33.2%
This area£428,575
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)£44,066±£6,173 · #2,301 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,016
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
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Recorded crime ?

46 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 308 offences
Lewes56
South East71
England83

Rank #1,776 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences156
Theft37
Burglary14
Vehicle crime13
Criminal damage & arson36
Public order & weapons30
Drugs11
Robbery1
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 90 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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