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Lewes vs Mid Sussex

A side-by-side comparison of the Lewes and Mid Sussexlocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Mid Sussex is the more populous; council tax is lower in Mid Sussex; Lewes has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

LewesMid Sussex
Population99,907152,566
Density342/km²457/km²
Deprivation0% in most-deprived 10%0% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)£2,756£2,474
Schools Good/Outstanding100%83%
Aged under 1617%19%
Aged 16–6457%60%
Aged 65+26%21%