RH17 7GW

Wivelsfield · Lewes · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lewes
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH17 7GY 88 m
RH17 7GU 111 m
RH17 7GT 116 m
RH17 7GX 145 m
RH17 7PZ 181 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH17 7GW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 7
Latitude
50.965015
Longitude
-0.090599
British National Grid easting
534,176
British National Grid northing
120,135

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Lewes · E07000063
Parish or community
E04003793
Output area
E00181267
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

View all nearby schools
Open schools
26
Primary
17
Secondary
3
  1. Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    1.1 km
  2. Oak Tree Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.9 km
  3. Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill

    Community school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
116
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 40
  • Anti social behaviour 22
  • Criminal damage and arson 16
  • Other theft 11
  • Public order 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

6

within 5 km

  • SILVERDALE PRACTICE

    4 SILVERDALE ROAD, BURGESS HILL, RH15 0EF

    ODS code H82072

    2.6 km

  • BROW MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE BROW, BURGESS HILL, RH15 9BS

    ODS code H82084

    3.3 km

  • NORTHLANDS WOOD SURGERY

    7 WALNUT PARK, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3TG

    ODS code H82100

    3.6 km

  • NEWTONS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H82056

    4.1 km

  • DOLPHINS PRACTICE

    NIGHTINGALE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, BUTLERS GREEN ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 4BN

    ODS code H82044

    4.3 km

  • MEADOWS SURGERY

    TEMPLE GROVE, GATEHOUSE LN, BURGESS HILL, RH15 9XN

    ODS code H82003

    4.3 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ote Hall Chapel

    BCT · Wivelsfield

    0.2 miles
  • Bethel Baptist Chapel

    BCT · Wivelsfield

    0.2 miles
  • Bethel Baptist Chapel

    BCT · Wivelsfield

    0.2 miles
  • Ote Hall Chapel

    BCT · Wivelsfield

    0.2 miles
  • Playing Fields

    BCT · Wivelsfield

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

26 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 3 secondary schools. Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

116 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 40 events.

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