# BN10 8QR: area report for a postcode in Lewes

BN10 8QR is a postcode in Lewes.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Lewes. Open the map at BN10 8QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) › [BN10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn10) › [BN10 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn10-8)

## Around this postcode

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 19% on July. Lewes 010B: 61 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.0137,50.7883,BN108QR
- **Newhaven Harbour, 2.9 km**: About 36 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.0137,50.7883,BN108QR
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.0137,50.7883,BN108QR
- **No property in BN10 8QR listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.0137,50.7883,BN108QR
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Lewes 010B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.0137,50.7883,BN108QR
- **£368,408 average price**: For the whole of Lewes, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.0137,50.7883,BN108QR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.0137,50.7883,BN108QR
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.0137,50.7883,BN108QR
- **33.3% can get gigabit broadband at BN10 8QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.0137,50.7883,BN108QR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BN10 8QR**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.0137,50.7883,BN108QR
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.0137,50.7883,BN108QR
- **7.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.0137,50.7883,BN108QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Peacehaven Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peacehaven-community-school-e144661) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 38.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Peacehaven Heights Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peacehaven-heights-academy-e148961) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Breakwater Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/breakwater-academy-e143120) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meridian-community-primary-school-and-nursery-e114475) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Seahaven Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seahaven-academy-e140679) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 42.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [High Cliff Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/high-cliff-academy-e140385) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £299,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| September 2023 | £380,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2026 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2025 | £372,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £395,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2026 | £337,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: MEDICATION DELIVERY SERVICES LTD (810 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op South Coast Road Peacehaven (660 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Peacehaven South Coast Road Local (970 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £368,408** (July 2026). Lewes’s average house price was £368,408 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,807** (2025). Full-time workers living in Lewes earned a median of £40,807 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 124th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.0×** (2025). A home in Lewes costs 9.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 87th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 16.8** (2025). Lewes has a deprivation score of 16.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 121st least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Lewes 010B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.7** (2025). Lewes 010B has a deprivation score of 18.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,722nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £340,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lewes 010B was £340,000 in 2025. Joint 12,327th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,751** (2021). Lewes 010B had 1,751 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,531st most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.3%** (January 2026). In Lewes 010B, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BN10 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £340,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BN10 was £340,000 in 2025. Joint 851st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,942** (2021). BN10 had 19,942 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,292nd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in BN10 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.0%** (January 2026). In BN10, 89.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes)
- Centre: 50.7883, 0.0137

Council: [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/brighton-kemptown-and-peacehaven): Chris Ward (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.0137,50.7883,BN108QR

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