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Peacehaven West

Ward

South Lewes. About 4,952 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Peacehaven West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,871
2,629th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
82.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Peacehaven West compares

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

Peacehaven WestMiddle
Population21 wards, Lewes · 2021
Population: every ward in Lewes21 areas from 1,905 to 7,919. The middle area is 4,871. Peacehaven West is 4,871.
4,87111th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 wards, Lewes · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Lewes21 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Peacehaven West is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Peacehaven West is 82.1%.
82.1%9th highest
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%. Peacehaven West is 4.6%.
4.6%2nd highest

Is Peacehaven West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Peacehaven West at a rate of 93.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 73.1 per 1,000 people across Lewes.

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

In August 2026 alone, 45 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Peacehaven West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (153), anti-social behaviour (102) and other crime (77).

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 ward, so they describe all of Lewes and not Peacehaven West 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.0×
Joint 87th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.8
Joint 121st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Peacehaven West in brief

Peacehaven West had 4,871 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Peacehaven West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Peacehaven West, 82.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Peacehaven West, 4.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.