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Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey

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North Lewes. About 5,432 people in 54 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey, 39.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
5,205
2,915th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
39.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.7%
3,018th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey compares

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

Chailey, Barcombe & HamseyMiddle
Population21 wards, Lewes · 2021
Population: every ward in Lewes21 areas from 1,905 to 7,919. The middle area is 4,871. Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey is 5,205.
5,205joint 6th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Lewes · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Lewes21 areas from 21.1% to 95.0%. The middle area is 79.5%. Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey is 39.9%.
39.9%3rd lowest
Claimant rate21 wards, Lewes · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Lewes21 areas from 1.3% to 6.6%. The middle area is 3.0%. Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey is 2.4%.
2.4%7th lowest
Aged 15 to 6421 wards, Lewes · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Lewes21 areas from 43.3% to 64.1%. The middle area is 58.8%. Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey is 60.7%.
60.7%9th highest

Figures for the whole of Lewes

These figures are published for the whole of Lewes, not for each ward, so they describe all of Lewes and not Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey 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
Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey in brief

Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey had 5,205 usual residents at the census.

In Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey, 39.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.7% of residents in Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey were aged 15 to 64 at the census.