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BN7 2GU

Lewes Castle · Lewes · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Lewes Castle
Local authority
Lewes
Constituency
Lewes
Postcode district
BN7
Postcode sector
BN7 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN7 2PL 18 m
BN7 2PF 78 m
BN7 2PE 88 m
BN7 2PJ 144 m
BN7 2BA 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN7 2GU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN7
Postcode sector
BN7 2
Latitude
50.878235
Longitude
0.011288
British National Grid easting
541,593
British National Grid northing
110,676

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Lewes · E07000063
Electoral ward
Lewes Castle · E05011588
Parish or community
E04003777
Westminster constituency
Lewes · E14001330
Output area
E00106855
Lower layer super output area
Lewes 003F · E01021038
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

    604 m

  2. Lewes Old Grammar School

    Other independent school

    804 m

  3. Southover CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,631
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 550
  • Anti social behaviour 258
  • Shoplifting 180
  • Criminal damage and arson 167
  • Public order 117

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BN7 2 residents
7,995

Age bands in BN7 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

1,271 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

796 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.5%

1,880 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.8%

2,383 residents

Age 65 and over
20.9%

1,672 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

    534 m

Nearby transport

  • Lancaster Street

    BCT · Lewes

    0.2 miles

  • Sackville House

    BCT · South Malling

    0.2 miles

  • Sackville House

    BCT · South Malling

    0.2 miles

  • St Michael's Terrace

    BCT · South Malling

    0.2 miles

  • St Michael's Terrace

    BCT · South Malling

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewes 003F, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,548 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
1 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

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 604 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,631 published events cover 12 months, averaging 135.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 550 events.

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