Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell

Lewes · South East · population 9,857 · 5 LSOAs

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

87Area Score / 100 ?
  • #896 of 6,856 in England
  • #276 of 1,119 in South East
  • #2 of 13 in Lewes
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,643
Median age (est.)50
Density87per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above46%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 18%45–64 29%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 8%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 6%Other: 21%
One person 26%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 6%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 21% · Associate professional 17%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors21%
Associate professional17%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary5%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 43% · Other 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

Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #896 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 13 in Lewes. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (94) but weak on Housing & access (21). Typical homes here sold for about £497,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 132 sales), 31% above the wider Lewes median of £380,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,952 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 32 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 91 · #622
Employment 91 · #642
Education 91 · #622
Health 94 · #444
Crime 91 · #629
Housing & access 21 · #5,441
Living environment 42 · #3,974

House prices ?

£497,500median (12m) · -11.2% yr · n=132
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£497,500132-11.2%+3.4%
Detached£735,00055-8.1%+25.6%
Semi-detached£470,00031-4.8%+13.6%
Terraced£387,00023+8.0%+29.0%
Flat£425,00023-5.8%+27.8%
This area£497,500
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)£48,952±£6,907 · #1,244 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£42,279
Price-to-income ?10.2×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 ?

32 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 316 offences
Lewes56
South East71
England83

Rank #566 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences152
Theft31
Burglary20
Vehicle crime13
Criminal damage & arson33
Public order & weapons43
Drugs12
Robbery2
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 91 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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