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Newhaven Town

Middle area

South Lewes. 7,280 people in 4.5 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 Newhaven Town’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£290,000
3,559th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,621
3,689th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
85.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Newhaven Town 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. Newhaven Town is £290,000.
£290,0002nd lowest
Population13 middle areas, Lewes · 2021
Population: every middle area in Lewes13 areas from 6,070 to 9,644. The middle area is 7,650. Newhaven Town is 6,621.
6,6214th lowest
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%. Newhaven Town is 85.1%.
85.1%4th highest
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%. Newhaven Town is 4.9%.
4.9%2nd 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 Newhaven Town 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
Newhaven Town in brief

The median price paid for a home in Newhaven Town was £290,000 in 2025.

Newhaven Town had 6,621 usual residents at the census.

In Newhaven Town, 85.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Newhaven Town, 4.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.