BN7 1AE

Lewes Bridge · Lewes · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lewes
Constituency
Lewes
Postcode district
BN7
Postcode sector
BN7 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN7 1SF 0 m
BN7 2GQ 0 m
BN7 2UZ 0 m
BN7 2WU 0 m
BN7 2XZ 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN7 1AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN7
Postcode sector
BN7 1
Latitude
50.879363
Longitude
0.016227
British National Grid easting
541,937
British National Grid northing
110,811

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Lewes · E07000063
Parish or community
E04003777
Westminster constituency
Lewes · E14001330
Output area
E00106834
Lower layer super output area
Lewes 003A · E01021033
Middle layer super output area
Lewes 003 · E02004381

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
7
Secondary
2
  1. South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School

    Voluntary controlled school

    269 m
  2. Lewes Old Grammar School

    Other independent school

    1.1 km
  3. Priory School

    Foundation school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,311
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 396
  • Anti social behaviour 229
  • Shoplifting 180
  • Criminal damage and arson 131
  • Public order 103

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BN7 1 residents
8,448

Age bands in BN7 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,332 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

881 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.3%

1,629 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.7%

2,679 residents

Age 65 and over
22.7%

1,918 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • FOUNDRY HEALTHCARE LEWES

    SCHOOL HILL PRACTICE, SCHOOL HILL H, 33 HIGH STREET, LEWES, BN7 2LU

    ODS code G81021

    718 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sackville House

    BCT · South Malling

    0.0 miles
  • Sackville House

    BCT · South Malling

    0.0 miles
  • Spences Field

    BCT · South Malling

    0.1 miles
  • Spences Field

    BCT · South Malling

    0.1 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Lewes

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewes 003A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,004 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

12 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 269 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,311 published events cover 12 months, averaging 109.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 396 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.