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RH17 7BF

Wivelsfield · Lewes · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wivelsfield
Local authority
Lewes
Constituency
East Grinstead and Uckfield
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH17 7GS 29 m
RH17 7QR 91 m
RH17 7GR 94 m
RH17 7QP 98 m
RH17 7QN 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH17 7BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2012
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 7
Latitude
50.961582
Longitude
-0.075388
British National Grid easting
535,254
British National Grid northing
119,781

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Lewes · E07000063
Electoral ward
Wivelsfield · E05011603
Parish or community
E04003793
Westminster constituency
East Grinstead and Uckfield · E14001212
Output area
E00106783
Lower layer super output area
Lewes 002A · E01021023
Middle layer super output area
Lewes 002 · E02004380

Postcode source versions

Explore RH17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
14
Secondary
2

  1. Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    123 m

  2. Oak Tree Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.9 km

  3. Chailey Heritage School

    Non-maintained special school

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
46
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 18
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Other theft 6
  • Public order 5
  • Burglary 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

19 female, 18 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.3
RH17 7 residents
7,294

Age bands in RH17 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

1,338 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

667 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.2%

1,547 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.7%

2,248 residents

Age 65 and over
20.7%

1,513 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RH17 7 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

4

within 5 km

  • SILVERDALE PRACTICE

    4 SILVERDALE ROAD, BURGESS HILL, RH15 0EF

    ODS code H82072

    3.4 km

  • NORTHLANDS WOOD SURGERY

    7 WALNUT PARK, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3TG

    ODS code H82100

    3.9 km

  • BROW MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE BROW, BURGESS HILL, RH15 9BS

    ODS code H82084

    4.3 km

  • NEWTONS PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CNTRE, HEATH ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3BB

    ODS code H82056

    4.8 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

  • Primary School

    BCT · Wivelsfield Green

    0.1 miles

  • Coppards Close

    BCT · Wivelsfield Green

    0.1 miles

  • Coppards Close

    BCT · Wivelsfield Green

    0.1 miles

  • Downsview Drive

    BCT · Wivelsfield Green

    0.1 miles

  • Downsview Drive

    BCT · Wivelsfield Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewes 002A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,846 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
10 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

23 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 123 m.

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

Recorded crime

46 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 18 events.

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