BN10
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Peacehaven and Telscombe Cliffs, in Lewes.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BN10 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BN10, 89.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BN10 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BN10 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BN10 at a rate of 70.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 101.8 per 1,000 people across BN.
In August 2026 alone, 152 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BN10.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (534), anti-social behaviour (379) and other crime (234).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BN10 was 65.9 per 1,000 people.
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.
Deprivation in BN10, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BN10 has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BN10
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewes 006B | 1,518 | 49.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.7% |
| Lewes 006C | 1,567 | 44.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.8% |
| Lewes 006E | 1,556 | 69.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 66.1% |
| Lewes 007A | 1,518 | 56.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Lewes 007B | 1,680 | 48.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.7% |
| Lewes 007C | 1,772 | 85.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 86.7% |
| Lewes 007D | 1,164 | 140.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 63.5% |
| Lewes 007E | 1,525 | 67.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.8% |
| Lewes 010A | 1,980 | 82.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.0% |
| Lewes 010B | 1,751 | 60.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.3% |
| Lewes 010C | 2,326 | 70.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.4% |
| Lewes 010D | 1,719 | 80.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 83.8% |
MPs for BN10
- Chris WardLabourMP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven100% of BN10’s postcodes
- James MacClearyLiberal DemocratMP for Lewes0.4% of BN10’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in BN103
Postcode sectors in BN103
Council1
Towns in BN101
Postcode districts next to BN103
Nearest rail stations4
More in the BN postcode area2
BN10 in brief
BN10 is a postcode district covering Peacehaven and Telscombe Cliffs, in Lewes.
About 20,710 people lived in BN10 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £340,000 in 2025 across 361 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 70.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BN10 was £340,000 in 2025.
BN10 had 19,942 usual residents at the census.
In BN10, 89.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BN10, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.