BN7 1JD

Lewes Priory · Lewes · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Local authority
Lewes
Constituency
Lewes
Postcode district
BN7
Postcode sector
BN7 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN7 1JR 41 m
BN7 1JP 57 m
BN7 1JL 90 m
BN7 1TS 99 m
BN7 1JA 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN7 1JD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN7
Postcode sector
BN7 1
Latitude
50.869584
Longitude
0.003909
British National Grid easting
541,100
British National Grid northing
109,700

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
E00106864
Lower layer super output area
Lewes 005A · E01021039
Middle layer super output area
Lewes 005 · E02004383

Postcode source versions

Explore BN7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
11
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Southover CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    41 m
  2. Western Road Community Primary School

    Foundation school

    41 m
  3. Lewes Old Grammar School

    Other independent school

    309 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,563
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 525
  • Anti social behaviour 241
  • Shoplifting 180
  • Criminal damage and arson 158
  • Public order 114

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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • FOUNDRY HEALTHCARE LEWES

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

    ODS code G81021

    720 m

Nearby transport

  • The Kings Head

    BCT · Southover

    0.1 miles
  • The Swan

    BCT · Southover

    0.1 miles
  • The Swan

    BCT · Southover

    0.1 miles
  • The Kings Head

    BCT · Southover

    0.2 miles
  • The Pelham Arms

    BCT · Lewes

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewes 005A, 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

20,924 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Southover CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 41 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,563 published events cover 12 months, averaging 130.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 525 events.

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