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BN7 2XN

Lewes Priory · Lewes · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN7 2XG 109 m
BN7 2XD 114 m
BN7 2UW 116 m
BN7 2UR 138 m
BN7 2XH 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN7 2XN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN7
Postcode sector
BN7 2
Latitude
50.869107
Longitude
0.016978
British National Grid easting
542,021
British National Grid northing
109,672

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
E00106866
Lower layer super output area
Lewes 005A · E01021039
Middle layer super output area
Lewes 005 · E02004383

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. Priory School

    Foundation school

    50 m

  2. Southover CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    898 m

  3. Western Road Community Primary School

    Foundation school

    898 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,165
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 335
  • Anti social behaviour 208
  • Shoplifting 180
  • Criminal damage and arson 109
  • Public order 93

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.

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

    594 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Priory School

    BCT · Lewes

    0.1 miles

  • Lewes Rail Station

    RLY · Lewes

    0.3 miles

  • Lewes Rail Station

    RSE · Lewes

    0.3 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Lewes

    0.3 miles

  • Lewes Rail Station

    RSE · Lewes

    0.3 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.

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

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. Priory School is the nearest published school at 50 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,165 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 335 events.

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