Seaford Town

Lewes · South East · population 6,480 · 4 LSOAs

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

49Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,508 of 6,856 in England
  • #785 of 1,119 in South East
  • #9 of 13 in Lewes
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,491
Median age (est.)52
Density2,829per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above33%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 8%25–44 21%45–64 27%65+ 32%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 28%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 9%Private rent 28%

Households

One person: 45%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 15%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 45%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 15%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors13%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades11%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 49% · Christian 41% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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

Seaford Town sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,508 of 6,856 in England, and #9 of 13 in Lewes. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (87) and lowest on Employment (34). Typical homes here sold for about £280,000 over the past year, up 8% across five years (from 113 sales), 26% below the wider Lewes median of £380,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,332 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 72 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 42 · #3,995
Employment 34 · #4,536
Education 56 · #3,001
Health 37 · #4,296
Crime 42 · #3,967
Housing & access 87 · #869
Living environment 49 · #3,522

House prices ?

£280,000median (12m) · -6.7% yr · n=113
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£280,000113-6.7%+8.3%
Detached£592,50015+4.9%+54.9%
Semi-detached£365,00018-3.9%+19.3%
Terraced£300,00021-9.4%+9.1%
Flat£208,00059+3.5%+14.4%
This area£280,000
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)£35,332±£5,030 · #4,921 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,422
Price-to-income ?7.9×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 ?

70Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

72 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 467 offences
Lewes56
South East71
England83

Rank #3,666 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences178
Theft134
Burglary8
Vehicle crime13
Criminal damage & arson41
Public order & weapons59
Drugs15
Robbery4
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 129 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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