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BN7 1AR

Lewes Priory · Lewes · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Lewes
Ward
Lewes Priory
Local authority
Lewes
Constituency
Lewes
Postcode district
BN7
Postcode sector
BN7 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN7 1ES 65 m
BN7 1FA 68 m
BN7 1FB 68 m
BN7 1EY 71 m
BN7 1EB 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN7 1AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN7
Postcode sector
BN7 1
Latitude
50.870291
Longitude
-0.007431
British National Grid easting
540,300
British National Grid northing
109,757

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Lewes · E07000063
Electoral ward
Lewes Priory · E05011589
Parish or community
E04003777
Westminster constituency
Lewes · E14001330
Output area
E00106869
Lower layer super output area
Lewes 005C · E01021041
Middle layer super output area
Lewes 005 · E02004383

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Lodge Close, Lewes, BN7 1AR 5 March 2004 £382,000
6, Lodge Close, Lewes, BN7 1AR 20 October 2003 £390,000
3, Lodge Close, Lewes, BN7 1AR 2 June 2003 £389,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
6
Secondary
1

  1. Southover CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    825 m

  2. Western Road Community Primary School

    Foundation school

    825 m

  3. Lewes Old Grammar School

    Other independent school

    887 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,234
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 429
  • Anti social behaviour 187
  • Criminal damage and arson 141
  • Shoplifting 115
  • Public order 85

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

6 female, 5 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.6
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN7 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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

    1.4 km

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

  • Southdown Avenue

    BCT · Lewes

    0.1 miles

  • Southdown Avenue

    BCT · Lewes

    0.1 miles

  • Barons Down Road

    BCT · Winterbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Winterbourne Lane

    BCT · Winterbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Houndean Rise

    BCT · Lewes

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewes 005C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,270 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 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
0
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

10 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Southover CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 825 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,234 published events cover 12 months, averaging 102.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 429 events.

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