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Lewes 003E

Neighbourhood

Central Lewes. 1,469 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.4 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Lewes 003E is in decile 2.

Deprivation score
41.5
Joint 4,203rd most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,511
Joint 22,953rd most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Lewes 003E compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Lewes 003EMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only62 neighbourhoods, Lewes · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Lewes62 areas from 5.0 to 43.5. The middle area is 14.2. Lewes 003E is 41.5.
41.52nd most deprived
Population62 neighbourhoods, Lewes · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Lewes62 areas from 1,060 to 2,963. The middle area is 1,548. Lewes 003E is 1,511.
1,51126th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage62 neighbourhoods, Lewes · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Lewes62 areas from 11.8% to 100.0%. The middle area is 79.8%. Lewes 003E is 97.1%.
97.1%6th highest
Claimant rate62 neighbourhoods, Lewes · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Lewes62 areas from 0.7% to 9.7%. The middle area is 3.2%. Lewes 003E is 6.5%.
6.5%4th highest

Is Lewes 003E safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lewes 003E at a rate of 85.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 118.1 per 1,000 people across Lewes Central & East.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 11 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lewes 003E.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (52), anti-social behaviour (25) and criminal damage and arson (23).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Lewes

These figures are published for the whole of Lewes, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Lewes and not Lewes 003E alone. See Lewes

Average house price
£374,305
Up 1.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,807
124th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.2×
Joint 78th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
102,648
Up 0.3% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Lewes 003E in brief

Lewes 003E has a deprivation score of 41.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Lewes 003E had 1,511 usual residents at the census.

In Lewes 003E, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lewes 003E, 6.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.