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Ditchling & Westmeston

Ward

North west Lewes. About 2,640 people in 24 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Ditchling & Westmeston, 46.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
2,553
693rd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
46.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
43.3%
7th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Ditchling & Westmeston compares

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

Ditchling & WestmestonMiddle
Population21 wards, Lewes · 2021
Population: every ward in Lewes21 areas from 1,905 to 7,919. The middle area is 4,871. Ditchling & Westmeston is 2,553.
2,5534th lowest
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%. Ditchling & Westmeston is 46.8%.
46.8%4th 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%. Ditchling & Westmeston is 1.3%.
1.3%joint 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%. Ditchling & Westmeston is 43.3%.
43.3%lowest

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 Ditchling & Westmeston 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
Ditchling & Westmeston in brief

Ditchling & Westmeston had 2,553 usual residents at the census.

In Ditchling & Westmeston, 46.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Ditchling & Westmeston, 1.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

43.3% of residents in Ditchling & Westmeston were aged 15 to 64 at the census.