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Lewes Central & East

Middle area

Central Lewes. 9,464 people in 6.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Lewes Central & East’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£400,000
1,898th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,375
1,720th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
65.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Lewes Central & East compares

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Median sale price13 middle areas, Lewes · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Lewes13 areas from £267,500 to £575,000. The middle area is £395,000. Lewes Central & East is £400,000.
£400,000joint 5th highest
Population13 middle areas, Lewes · 2021
Population: every middle area in Lewes13 areas from 6,070 to 9,644. The middle area is 7,650. Lewes Central & East is 9,375.
9,3752nd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage13 middle areas, Lewes · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Lewes13 areas from 46.5% to 91.6%. The middle area is 80.9%. Lewes Central & East is 65.5%.
65.5%4th lowest
Claimant rate13 middle areas, Lewes · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Lewes13 areas from 1.7% to 6.0%. The middle area is 3.6%. Lewes Central & East is 4.1%.
4.1%joint 4th highest

Figures for the whole of Lewes

These figures are published for the whole of Lewes, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Lewes and not Lewes Central & East alone. See Lewes

Average house price
£368,408
Up 0.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,807
124th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.0×
87th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.8
121st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Lewes Central & East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Lewes Central & East was £400,000 in 2025.

Lewes Central & East had 9,375 usual residents at the census.

In Lewes Central & East, 65.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lewes Central & East, 4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.