BN7 1RX

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 1RS 19 m
BN7 1SR 27 m
BN7 1RP 40 m
BN7 1SA 65 m
BN7 1SS 70 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN7 1RX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN7
Postcode sector
BN7 1
Latitude
50.873309
Longitude
-0.000906
British National Grid easting
540,750
British National Grid northing
110,105

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
E00106858
Lower layer super output area
Lewes 005E · E01021043
Middle layer super output area
Lewes 005 · E02004383

Postcode source versions

Explore BN7

14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, De Montfort Terrace, Lewes, BN7 1RX 13 July 2023 £465,000
4, De Montfort Terrace, Lewes, BN7 1RX 30 March 2016 £407,000
6, De Montfort Terrace, Lewes, BN7 1RX 15 December 2014 £390,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Lewes Old Grammar School

    Other independent school

    413 m
  2. Southover CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    528 m
  3. Western Road Community Primary School

    Foundation school

    528 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,619
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 549
  • Anti social behaviour 257
  • Shoplifting 180
  • Criminal damage and arson 163
  • Public order 119

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

6 female, 9 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN7 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • FOUNDRY HEALTHCARE LEWES

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

    ODS code G81021

    915 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • The Black Horse

    BCT · Lewes

    0.0 miles
  • The Black Horse

    BCT · Lewes

    0.0 miles
  • HM Prison

    BCT · Lewes

    0.2 miles
  • The Gallops

    BCT · Lewes

    0.2 miles
  • The Pelham Arms

    BCT · Lewes

    0.2 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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £465,000 from 1 recorded sale in BN7 1RX. 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Lewes Old Grammar School is the nearest published school at 413 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,619 published events cover 12 months, averaging 134.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 549 events.

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