Newhaven
Newhaven is a town in East Sussex, England, with a population of around 12,854. It has around 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and 10 restaurants and cafés, with 24 bus stops and Newhaven Town railway station 0.5 km away. The average sold house price is around £310,486, and there were around 176 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Newhaven area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Lewes area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 99,907 residents at roughly 342 people per km².
- Council
- Lewes
- County
- East Sussex
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Police force
- Sussex
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 102nd of 294 English council areas — better than 65% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
18°CSunny
- Today: 20° / 17° · 17% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 19° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:23
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Crime
223 reported · July 2026▲ 40% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences74
- Anti-social behaviour61
- Shoplifting24
- Public order22
10 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Denton · Sussex
Local policing priorities
- Drug harm reduction. Targeting drug related crime in your town through intelligence, enforcement and partnership work.
- Operation Downsway Our yearly campaign to address community concerns around road and driving related offences that fall into the fatal 5…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
88 food businesses within 2 miles
- 71 rated 4–5 ★ (66 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Newhaven Town (0.5 km)
- 24 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Newhaven Town (0.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£367,918 average▲ 1.7% YoY
Across Lewes · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
Affordability
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (9.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 181.9p · Morrisons (4.2 km)
7 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
7 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Newhaven Town Centre Car Park (0.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches12
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds7
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
99,907 residents in Lewes · 342/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 57%
- 65+: 26%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 194 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£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
Schools
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)
Secondary schools:
- Peacehaven Community SchoolGood
- Seahaven AcademyGood
- Chailey School
- King's Academy Ringmer
- Priory School
- Seaford Head School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Lewes
Care & health services
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
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 40 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
80 applications decided
80% granted · 64 granted, 16 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
James MacCleary
Liberal Democrat
Lewes
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Green / Labour coalition
- Lab 8
- LD 14
- Grn 18
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools5
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens10
- Restaurants & cafés14
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,860 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
138 jobs advertised · £32,692 avg
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Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
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
Health
Life expectancy: 85 yrs women · 81 yrs men
63% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- 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
Local petitions
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
Notable places nearby
Newhaven ERF · 0.4 kmThe Newhaven ERF is an incinerator, in the town of Newhaven in the English county of East Sussex, for the treatment of up to 210,000 tonnes per annum of the county's municipal solid waste. The facility, built by Veoli…
Newhaven Town railway station · 0.4 kmNewhaven Town railway station is the main station serving Newhaven, East Sussex, England, the other being Newhaven Harbour. A third station, Newhaven Marine, formally closed in October 2020, but had not had a train se…
Newhaven · 0.5 kmNewhaven is a port town in the Lewes district of East Sussex, England, lying at the mouth of the River Ouse.
UTC@harbourside · 0.5 kmUTC@harbourside was a University Technical College for students aged 14–18 located in Newhaven, East Sussex, England which opened in September 2015. It specialised in science, technology, engineering and maths, leadin…
Denton, East Sussex · 0.5 kmDenton is a small village in the civil parish of Newhaven, in the Lewes district, in the county of East Sussex, England. It adjoins the village of South Heighton and Mount Pleasant and backs onto the South Downs.
Newhaven Harbour railway station · 1.0 kmNewhaven Harbour railway station is a railway station in Newhaven, East Sussex, England. It originally served boat train services to Dieppe, but that was taken over by Newhaven Marine and then Newhaven Town.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Newhaven?
- Newhaven is a town in East Sussex, England, in the Lewes local authority.
- What is the population of Newhaven?
- Newhaven has an approximate settlement population of 12,854.
- How deprived is Newhaven?
- The Lewes local authority, which includes Newhaven, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.