Peacehaven
Peacehaven is a town in East Sussex, England, with a population of around 18,579. It has 2 GP surgeries, 3 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, 1 park and green, and 9 restaurants and cafés, 24 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Newhaven Town, 3.5 km away. The average sold house price is around £340,389, and there were around 123 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 Peacehaven 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
- Brighton, Kemptown
- 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
19°COvercast
- Today: 20° / 19° · 77% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 19° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:21
12h 50m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Crime
118 reported · July 2026▼ 11% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences49
- Anti-social behaviour33
- Public order11
- Other theft9
2 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Peacehaven West and North · Sussex
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social behaviour (ASB) inc. addressing and taking action against ASB in the form of nuisance noise, dangerous driving and ASB associ…
- 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
99 food businesses within 2 miles
- 87 rated 4–5 ★ (76 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Newhaven Harbour (4.3 km)
- 23 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Newhaven Harbour (4.3 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 (8.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 181.9p · Morrisons (7.6 km)
10 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
15 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: BP Peacehaven (0.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Swimming pools17
- Sports pitches14
- Playgrounds6
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
- 2 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
Chris Ward
Labour
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
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 & clinics3
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens9
- Restaurants & cafés18
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,860 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
122 jobs advertised · £32,806 avg
e.g. Market Research Field Interviewer Paid per Shift Car Required, Site Manager - School Refurbishment, Online Guitar Tutor - Part Time
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
14% low-carbon electricity
Imports 61% · Gas 24% · Wind 14% · Hydro 1%
131 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 Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership521 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership458 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases290 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office261 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s230 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Peacehaven Community School · 0.8 km
Peacehaven Community School is a mixed secondary school for 11 to 16-year-olds in Peacehaven, East Sussex in the United Kingdom.
Peacehaven · 0.9 kmPeacehaven is a town and civil parish in the Lewes district of East Sussex, England. It is above the chalk cliffs of the South Downs about 6 miles (10 km) east of Brighton city centre, on the A259 road. It is the plac…
- Telscombe · 1.2 km
Telscombe is a town and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. It consists of three distinct settlements, separated from each other by an open area of downland called Telscombe Tye.
Peacehaven & Telscombe F.C. · 1.4 kmPeacehaven & Telscombe Football Club is a football club based in Peacehaven, East Sussex, England. The club is affiliated to the Sussex County Football Association. The club are currently members of the Isthmian Leagu…
Brighton to Newhaven Cliffs · 1.6 kmBrighton to Newhaven Cliffs is a 165.4-hectare (409-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest and Geological Conservation Review site, which stretches along the coast between Brighton and New…
Grand Ocean, Saltdean · 2.3 kmGrand Ocean is a restored 1938 hotel building in Saltdean, Brighton, on the south coast of England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Peacehaven?
- Peacehaven is a town in East Sussex, England, in the Lewes local authority.
- What is the population of Peacehaven?
- Peacehaven has an approximate settlement population of 18,579.
- How deprived is Peacehaven?
- The Lewes local authority, which includes Peacehaven, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.