BN7 1LS

Lewes Priory · Lewes · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN7 1LR 96 m
BN7 1EA 107 m
BN7 1LT 145 m
BN7 1PF 169 m
BN7 1EE 182 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN7 1LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN7
Postcode sector
BN7 1
Latitude
50.873484
Longitude
-0.006428
British National Grid easting
540,361
British National Grid northing
110,114

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
E00106877
Lower layer super output area
Lewes 005E · E01021043
Middle layer super output area
Lewes 005 · E02004383

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Heath Stables, 4, Spital Road, Lewes, BN7 1LS 9 April 2026 £445,000
Millers Hyde, Spital Road, Lewes, BN7 1LS 30 August 2024 £285,000
Heath Cottage, Spital Road, Lewes, BN7 1LS 29 September 2021 £720,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    598 m
  2. Lewes Old Grammar School

    Other independent school

    798 m
  3. Southover CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    854 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,401
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 476
  • Anti social behaviour 218
  • Criminal damage and arson 150
  • Shoplifting 139
  • Public order 100

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

15 female, 15 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.4% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

    1.3 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

  • The Gallops

    BCT · Lewes

    0.1 miles
  • HM Prison

    BCT · Lewes

    0.1 miles
  • The Gallops

    BCT · Lewes

    0.1 miles
  • HM Prison

    BCT · Lewes

    0.1 miles
  • Southdown Avenue

    BCT · Lewes

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewes 005E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,331 of 33,755

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £445,000 from 3 recorded sales in BN7 1LS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lewes is £367,918 in June 2026, up 1.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

10 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 598 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,401 published events cover 12 months, averaging 116.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 476 events.

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