Newick
Newick is a village in East Sussex, England, with a population of around 3,726. It has one restaurant or café, seven bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Sheffield Park, 2.8 km away. There were around six recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Newick area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Lewes area is around the average in England (IoD2025). 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
9°CCloudy
- Today: 10° / 6° · 16% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:29
9h 32m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
41US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
10 reported · August 2026▲ 150% YoY
- Criminal damage & arson2
- Other theft2
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Drugs1
Neighbourhood team: Hamsey, Barcombe and Newick · Sussex
Local policing priorities
- Rural Crime Supporting rural communities affected by rural crime, including but not limited to; residential burglary, machinery theft, an…
- Anti-social driving (e.g. speeding, nuisance or noisy vehicles, cycles or e-scooters on the pavement) Responding to and addressing commun…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
206 reported road collisions (2025)
61 killed or seriously injured · 282 casualties · 20.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
37 food businesses within 2 miles
- 28 rated 4–5 ★ (25 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Sheffield Park (2.8 km)
- 7 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Uckfield (5.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£374,305 average▲ 1.5% YoY
Across Lewes · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,333 average monthly rent▲ 5.9% YoY
- 1 bed £924
- 2 bed £1,217
- 3 bed £1,506
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,450 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 138.8p · AppleGreen (5.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 145.8p · AppleGreen (5.7 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
14 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Sheffield Park 1 (2.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools8
- Sports pitches24
- Playgrounds2
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,856
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,018
- Net moves+838
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 170 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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%)
34 inspected 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 homes301
- GP practices81
- Dentists140
- Homecare agencies107
- 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
- 49 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
112 applications decided
91.1% granted · 102 granted, 10 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Mims Davies
Conservative
East Grinstead and Uckfield
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
- NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
- NoBudget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period
- NoBudget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates)
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
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,845 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised · £33,800 avg
e.g. Care Assistant – Newick
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£829 median full-time weekly pay
3.6% 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
41% low-carbon electricity
Gas 58% · Wind 31% · Nuclear 6% · Biomass 3%
233 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85 yrs women · 81 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (East Sussex): 59.9 women · 59.2 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
Health services
5 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in BN8
- Wealden Ridge Medical Partnership
- St Peter & St James Hospice
- Greater Wealden Pcn Hub
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in East Grinstead and Uckfield:
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death535 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks377 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND237 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills217 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately185 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Zion Chapel, Newick · 0.5 km
Zion Chapel is a former Strict Baptist place of worship in the village of Newick in Lewes District, one of six local government districts in the English county of East Sussex. The tiny building was opened for worship…
Newick · 0.9 kmNewick is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. It is located on the A272 road six miles (9.7 km) east of Haywards Heath.
Newick and Chailey railway station · 1.5 kmNewick and Chailey was a railway station located in North Chailey and located near the villages of Newick and Chailey in East Sussex, England. It was part of the East Grinstead to Lewes line, part of which now makes u…
- Fletching, East Sussex · 2.2 km
Fletching is a village and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. It is located three miles (4.8 km) to the north-west of Uckfield, near one of the entrances to Sheffield Park. The A272 road cro…
- Chailey · 2.3 km
Chailey is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. It is located 7 miles north of Lewes, on the A272 road from Winchester to Canterbury. The Prime Meridian passes just to the east of…
Chailey Common · 2.4 kmChailey Common is a 169 hectare (417.4 acre) biological site of Special Scientific Interest in the East Sussex. It is close to the village of North Chailey to the west of Newick. The site was notified in 1985 under th…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Newick?
- Newick is a town in East Sussex, England, in the Lewes local authority.
- What is the population of Newick?
- Newick has an approximate settlement population of 3,726.
- How deprived is Newick?
- The Lewes local authority, which includes Newick, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.