Lewes

20°CSunny

• Today: 22° / 13° · 22% rain
• Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:23

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Eastbourne, United Kingdom

176 reported · July 2026▼ 2% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour60
• Violence & sexual offences43
• Criminal damage & arson30
• Shoplifting12

8 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Lewes Town Centre, Lewes Castle and Lewes Priory · Sussex

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

172 reported road collisions (2024)

57 killed or seriously injured · 227 casualties · 17.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

156 food businesses within 2 miles

• 136 rated 4–5 ★ (119 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Lewes (0.4 km)
• 22 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£367,918 average▲ 1.7% YoY

Across Lewes · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,325 average monthly rent▲ 6.1% YoY

• 1 bed £919
• 2 bed £1,209
• 3 bed £1,497

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

9.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.7 times median annual pay (9.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (2.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · ESSO (7.1 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

19 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Lewes Station (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres6
• Gyms2
• Swimming pools8
• Sports pitches23
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

99,907 residents in Lewes · 342/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 57%
• 65+: 26%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 194 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,756 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (29% of 47,330)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

38 schools · 13,446 pupils

25 primary · 6 secondary · 7 other

Ofsted: 8 of 8 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

34inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Lewes

703 CQC-registered services

• Care homes298
• GP practices80
• Dentists142
• Homecare agencies108
• Hospitals & hospices24

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · East Sussex

• In a conservation area (Lewes)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 530 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

80 applications decided

80% granted · 64 granted, 16 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

James MacCleary

Liberal Democrat

Lewes

Source: UK Parliament

Green / Labour coalition

• Lab 8
• LD 14
• Grn 18
• Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools9
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens19
• Restaurants & cafés45

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,860 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

516 jobs advertised · £38,485 avg

e.g. Support Worker, Market Research Field Interviewer Paid per Shift Car Required, Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning

Source: Adzuna

£829 median full-time weekly pay

3.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£30,837 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 48,390 certificates

10.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

44% low-carbon electricity

Imports 31% · Gas 25% · Solar 22% · Wind 18%

115 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85 yrs women · 81 yrs men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.3
• Feeling worthwhile7.9
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

7 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in BN7

• Foundry Healthcare Lewes
• Community Dermatology Service Nhs H&R
• East Sussex Dermatology Service

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Lewes:

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership596 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks349 local signatures · 49,615 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership340 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases319 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office316 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Southover Grange · 0.1 km

  Southover Grange in Lewes, Sussex is a house of historical significance and is Grade II* listed on the English Heritage Register. It was built in 1572 by William Newton and owned by this family for the next three hund…

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  Lewes Old Grammar School · 0.1 km

  Lewes Old Grammar School (LOGS) in Lewes, East Sussex, is a private co-educational day school for ages three to eighteen years.

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  Barbican House · 0.2 km

  Barbican House is a sixteenth century house next to Lewes Castle. It is now used as a museum, and is the headquarters of the Sussex Archaeological Society. The house is a Grade II* listed building.

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  Lewes Castle · 0.2 km

  Lewes Castle is a medieval castle in the town of Lewes in East Sussex, England. Originally called Bray Castle, it occupies a commanding position guarding the gap in the South Downs cut by the River Ouse and occupied b…

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  Southover General Baptist Chapel · 0.2 km

  Southover General Baptist Chapel is a former Baptist place of worship in the ancient village of Southover, now part of the town and district of Lewes, one of six local government districts in the English county of Eas…

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  Pelham House · 0.2 km

  Pelham House is a large red-bricked building at St Andrews Lane in Lewes, East Sussex. The building which was the headquarters of East Sussex County Council from 1938 to 1968, is a Grade II listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)