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Wivelsfield

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North west Lewes. About 3,150 people in 11 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Wivelsfield, 81.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
2,962
1,074th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
81.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.1%
2,692nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Wivelsfield compares

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

WivelsfieldMiddle
Population21 wards, Lewes · 2021
Population: every ward in Lewes21 areas from 1,905 to 7,919. The middle area is 4,871. Wivelsfield is 2,962.
2,9625th 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%. Wivelsfield is 81.6%.
81.6%10th 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%. Wivelsfield 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%. Wivelsfield is 64.1%.
64.1%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 Wivelsfield 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
Wivelsfield in brief

Wivelsfield had 2,962 usual residents at the census.

In Wivelsfield, 81.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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

64.1% of residents in Wivelsfield were aged 15 to 64 at the census.