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BN9 postcode area · Lewes

The BN9 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Lewes. Area Scores range from 16 to 86 across them. Every full BN9 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BN9 district: Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell scores 87 out of 100 (#896 of 6,856 nationally) while Newhaven West sits at 17 — neighbours on the map, 70 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £290,000 in Newhaven Town to £497,500 in Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell — a 1.7× gap within the BN9 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,287a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime60per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied71%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the BN9 district

£298,000median home sold over the past year · +16.9% over 5 years · +1.0% over the year · 185 sales
Detached£387,500
Semi-detached£310,000
Terraced£277,000
Flat£173,000
Lewes£380,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & RodmellLewes 89687 £497,500
East Saltdean & Telscombe CliffsLewes 2,06170 £385,000
Ringmer, Glynde & South HeightonLewes 3,15154 £428,575
Peacehaven WestLewes 3,61847 £345,000
Newhaven TownLewes 4,51634 £290,000
Peacehaven EastLewes 4,55034 £350,000
Newhaven WestLewes 5,70117 £299,000

People living in BN9 Census 2021

Residents51,673
Median age (est.)46
Density256per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above31%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 27%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 10%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 11%Other: 18%
One person 29%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 11%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

No religion 48% · Christian 43% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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.

Towns & places in BN9

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BN9 district.

Newhaven Peacehaven

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BN9.

BN10 BN7 BN51 BN25 BN2 BN6 BN8 BN1

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.