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 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
- 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
11°COvercast
- Today: 12° / 9° · 27% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 9° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:56Sunset 16:30
9h 33m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
50US 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
138 reported · August 2026▲ 55% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour54
- Violence & sexual offences44
- Public order14
- Burglary6
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
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
95 food businesses within 2 miles
- 87 rated 4–5 ★ (74 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
£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: 157.9p · Esso (8.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (8 km)
7 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)
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
- 2 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
Chris Ward
Labour
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
Recent votes:
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
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
4,845 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
59 jobs advertised · £35,904 avg
e.g. EYFS Teaching Assistant - Nursery & Reception - Peacehaven - £92.56-£95 Per Day, Property Preparation Cleaner, Domino’s Moped Delivery Driver
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 33% · Nuclear 6% · Biomass 3%
231 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
2 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in BN10
- Havenshealth
- Havens Community Nursing Team
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven:
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND584 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks528 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases290 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death233 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
- Make catapult attacks against animals a standalone criminal offence162 local signatures · 55,084 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
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)
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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 around the average in England on the IoD2025.