BN8 5AA

Lewes Bridge · 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
BN8
Postcode sector
BN8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN7 2HZ 106 m
BN7 2BN 158 m
BN7 2RU 208 m
BN7 2JF 240 m
BN7 2JJ 247 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN8 5AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN8
Postcode sector
BN8 5
Latitude
50.884208
Longitude
0.022094
British National Grid easting
542,335
British National Grid northing
111,361

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
E00106829
Lower layer super output area
Lewes 003A · E01021033
Middle layer super output area
Lewes 003 · E02004381

Postcode source versions

Explore BN8

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hillside Cottage, Ringmer Road, Lewes, BN8 5AA 28 June 2021 £940,000
Hillside Cottage, Ringmer Road, Lewes, BN8 5AA 12 August 2004 £420,000
Hillside Cottage, Ringmer Road, Lewes, BN8 5AA 1 March 2002 £420,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
8
Secondary
2
  1. South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School

    Voluntary controlled school

    412 m
  2. Priory School

    Foundation school

    1.7 km
  3. Lewes Old Grammar School

    Other independent school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
879
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 235
  • Shoplifting 177
  • Anti social behaviour 140
  • Criminal damage and arson 76
  • Public order 64

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

4 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
5.0
BN8 5 residents
6,200

Age bands in BN8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

993 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

510 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.7%

1,109 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

1,769 residents

Age 65 and over
30%

1,879 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN8 5 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+
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%

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

    1.4 km

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

  • Malling Down

    BCT · South Malling

    0.1 miles
  • Malling Down

    BCT · South Malling

    0.1 miles
  • Church Lane

    BCT · South Malling

    0.2 miles
  • Church Lane

    BCT · South Malling

    0.2 miles
  • Barn Road

    BCT · South Malling

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewes 003A, 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

21,004 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
7 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 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 412 m.

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

Recorded crime

879 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 235 events.

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