Kingston near Lewes

17°CModerate rain at times

• Today: 18° / 16° · 82% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 13° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:23Sunset 19:32

13h 9m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Eastbourne, United Kingdom

3 reported · July 2026

• Other theft1
• Violence & sexual offences1
• Other crime1

Neighbourhood team: Glynde, Firle, Beddingham and Southease · 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)

97 food businesses within 2 miles

• 82 rated 4–5 ★ (70 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Lewes (3.0 km)
• 6 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 (1.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Asda (6.9 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

91 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Ionity Lewes (1.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools6
• Sports pitches6
• Playgrounds1

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 33 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)

• Schools2
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,860 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

46% low-carbon electricity

Imports 41% · Solar 19% · Wind 19% · Gas 12%

73 gCO₂/kWh · low 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

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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  St Pancras Church, Kingston near Lewes · 0.2 km

  St Pancras Church is the parish church of Kingston near Lewes in East Sussex, England. The church building was built in the 13th century and is protected as a Grade II* listed building.

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  Priory of Our Lady of Good Counsel · 0.3 km

  The Priory of Our Lady of Good Counsel is a Roman Catholic priory of canonesses regular at Kingston near Lewes, West Sussex, England. Its members formerly taught girls at an independent school in Haywards Heath, then…

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  Kingston near Lewes · 0.4 km

  Kingston near Lewes is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book and is located two miles (3.2 km) south of Lewes and is nestled in the Sou…

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  Ashcombe Mill, Kingston · 0.6 km

  Ashcombe Mill was a post mill near the village of Kingston near Lewes, East Sussex, England. It was built in 1828 on Kingston ridge to the east of the village, probably by the millwright Samuel Medhurst of Lewes, who…

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  Swanborough Manor · 1.2 km

  Swanborough Manor is a listed English manor dating back to the 12th century in Iford, East Sussex.

• Ashcombe House, East Sussex · 1.2 km

  Ashcombe House is a country house in St Ann Without, Lewes District in East Sussex. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)