City Profile • Local Authority

Lewes

Lewes is a local authority district comprising 10 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £434k, reflecting a downward trend of 1.9% over the past year. It is a sought-after area for buyers, characterised by strong rates of homeownership. Crime levels sit at a moderate 60 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

100,677
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

10 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Lewes authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English88.9%
White: Other White4.3%
White: Irish0.8%
White and Asian0.8%
Other Mixed0.7%
Other Asian0.7%

Age Profile

55-59 years7.5%
50-54 years7.4%
70-74 years7.0%
60-64 years6.7%
65-69 years6.4%
45-49 years6.4%

Top Occupations

Professional19.7%
Managers and directors14.7%
Associate professional14.6%
Skilled trades11.9%
Caring and leisure10.1%
Administrative and secretarial8.8%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright42.4%
Owned: Mortgage28.7%
Private rented: Landlord14.9%
Social rented: Council7.3%
Social rented: Other3.7%
Private rented: Other2.0%

Area DNA

family5/10
health3/10
safety8/10
homeown9/10
transit6/10
affluence7/10
diversity2/10
employment3/10
investment2/10