# People and census in Lewes The south east of the South East. 102,648 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 292 square kilometres. 24 layers about people and census for Lewes, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) ## What is the population of Lewes? Lewes had 99,905 usual residents at the census. Lewes is the 75th least populated of 361 in the UK. ## Population Lewes: **99,905** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. Lewes had 99,905 usual residents at the census. Lewes is the 75th least populated of 361 in the UK. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/people#l-population ## Population estimate Lewes: **102,648** (2025, council level). Source: ONS population estimates. Published 1 October 2026. Lewes’s population was an estimated 102,648 in mid-2025. The population rose 0.3% in the year to mid-2025. Lewes is 70th least populated of 361 for population. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-estimate?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-estimate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-estimate/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/people#l-population-estimate ## Aged 15 to 64 Lewes: **57.9%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 57.9% of residents in Lewes were aged 15 to 64 at the census. In South East the figure is 63.1%. - Against South East: 8% lower (63.1%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-15-to-64?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-15-to-64) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-15-to-64/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/people#l-age-15-to-64 ## Aged 65 and over Lewes: **26.5%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 26.5% of residents in Lewes were aged 65 or over at the census. In South East the figure is 19.4%. - Against South East: 37% higher (19.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-65-and-over?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-65-and-over) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/people#l-age-65-and-over ## Aged under 15 Lewes: **15.6%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 15.6% of residents in Lewes were aged under 15 at the census. In South East the figure is 17.4%. - Against South East: 10% lower (17.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-under-15?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-under-15) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-under-15/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/people#l-age-under-15 ## Born outside the UK Lewes: **8.9%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 8.9% of residents in Lewes were born outside the UK. In South East the figure is 15.8%. - Against South East: 44% lower (15.8%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/born-outside-uk?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/born-outside-uk) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/born-outside-uk/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/people#l-born-outside-uk ## Disability Lewes: **20.4%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 20.4% of residents in Lewes had their day-to-day activities limited by a long-term health problem or disability. In South East the figure is 16.1%. - Against South East: 27% higher (16.1%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/disability?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/disability) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/disability/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/people#l-disability ## Good or very good health Lewes: **80.3%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 80.3% of residents in Lewes said their health was good or very good. In South East the figure is 84.0%. - Against South East: 4% lower (84.0%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/good-health?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/good-health) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/good-health/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/people#l-good-health ## Households Lewes: **43,688** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. Lewes had 43,688 households at the census. Lewes is 82nd lowest of 361 for the number of households. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/households?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/households) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/households/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/people#l-households ## Households without a car or van Lewes: **18.8%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 18.8% of households in Lewes had no car or van at the census. In South East the figure is 16.9%. - Against South East: 11% higher (16.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/no-car-or-van?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/no-car-or-van) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-car-or-van/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/people#l-no-car-or-van ## Owner-occupied homes Lewes: **72.1%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 72.1% of households in Lewes owned their home at the census. In South East the figure is 67.1%. - Against South East: 7% higher (67.1%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/owner-occupied?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/owner-occupied) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/owner-occupied/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/people#l-owner-occupied ## Population density Lewes: **342 per km²** (2021, council level). Source: Worked out by Open Index from census population counts and the area of each place. Published 21 July 2026. Lewes had 342 people per square kilometre at the census. In South East the figure is 486 per km². - Against South East: 30% lower (486 per km²) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-density?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-density) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-density/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/people#l-population-density ## Private rented homes Lewes: **16.9%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 16.9% of households in Lewes rented privately at the census. In South East the figure is 19.2%. - Against South East: 12% lower (19.2%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/private-rented?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/private-rented) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rented/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/people#l-private-rented ## Social rented homes Lewes: **10.9%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 10.9% of households in Lewes rented from a council or housing association at the census. In South East the figure is 13.6%. - Against South East: 20% lower (13.6%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/social-rented?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/social-rented) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/social-rented/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/people#l-social-rented ## Degree-level qualifications Lewes: **34.8%** (2021, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: ONS Census 2021 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 34.8% of residents aged 16 and over in Lewes had a degree-level qualification at the census. In South East the figure is 35.8%. - Against South East: 3% lower (35.8%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/degree-level-qualifications?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/degree-level-qualifications) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/degree-level-qualifications/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/people#l-degree-level-qualifications ## Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh Lewes: **1.9%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 1.9% of residents in Lewes identified with the Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh ethnic group. In South East the figure is 7.0%. - Against South East: 73% lower (7.0%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-asian?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-asian) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-asian/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/people#l-ethnic-group-asian ## Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African Lewes: **0.7%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 0.7% of residents in Lewes identified with the Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African ethnic group. In South East the figure is 2.4%. - Against South East: 71% lower (2.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-black?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-black) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-black/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/people#l-ethnic-group-black ## Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups Lewes: **2.5%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 2.5% of residents in Lewes identified with a Mixed or Multiple ethnic group. In South East the figure is 2.8%. - Against South East: 11% lower (2.8%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-mixed?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-mixed) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-mixed/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/people#l-ethnic-group-mixed ## Other ethnic group Lewes: **0.7%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 0.7% of residents in Lewes identified with another ethnic group, including Arab. In South East the figure is 1.5%. - Against South East: 53% lower (1.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-other?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-other) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-other/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/people#l-ethnic-group-other ## White ethnic groups Lewes: **94.2%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 94.2% of residents in Lewes identified with a White ethnic group. In South East the figure is 86.3%. - Against South East: 9% higher (86.3%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-white?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-white) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-white/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/people#l-ethnic-group-white ## Christian Lewes: **42.7%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 42.7% of residents in Lewes said they were Christian. In South East the figure is 46.5%. - Against South East: 8% lower (46.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/christian?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/christian) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/christian/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/people#l-religion-christian ## No religion Lewes: **48.2%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 48.2% of residents in Lewes said they had no religion. In South East the figure is 40.2%. - Against South East: 20% higher (40.2%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/no-religion?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/no-religion) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-religion/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/people#l-religion-none ## Working mainly from home Lewes: **35.3%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 35.3% of working residents in Lewes worked mainly from home in March 2021. In South East the figure is 35.8%. - Against South East: 1% lower (35.8%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/work-from-home?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/work-from-home) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/work-from-home/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/people#l-work-from-home ## Annual population change Lewes: **0.3%** (2025, council level). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the mid-year population estimates. Published 1 October 2026. Lewes’s estimated population changed by 0.3% in the year to mid-2025. - Against South East: 50% lower (0.6%) - Against the UK: About the same (0.3%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-change?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-change) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-change/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/people#l-population-estimate-change-1y ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/crime) (13) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E07000063/data?family=people ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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