Lewes vs Wealden

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

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

	Lewes	Wealden
Population	99,907	160,151
Density	342/km²	192/km²
Deprivation	0% in most-deprived 10%	0% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,756	£2,728
Schools Good/Outstanding	100%	81%
Aged under 16	17%	17%
Aged 16–64	57%	57%
Aged 65+	26%	27%

Lewes council area →Wealden council area →