# BN2 8LH: area report for a postcode in Lewes

BN2 8LH 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 BN2 8LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) › [BN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn2) › [BN2 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn2-8)

## Around this postcode

- **23 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 18% on July. Lewes 006D: 26 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0372,50.8006,BN28LH
- **Southease - Piddinghoe Road, 5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0372,50.8006,BN28LH
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 850 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0372,50.8006,BN28LH
- **No property in BN2 8LH 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=-0.0372,50.8006,BN28LH
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Lewes 006D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0372,50.8006,BN28LH
- **£368,408 average price**: For the whole of Lewes, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0372,50.8006,BN28LH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0372,50.8006,BN28LH
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0372,50.8006,BN28LH
- **No gigabit broadband at BN2 8LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0372,50.8006,BN28LH
- **Low road and rail noise at BN2 8LH**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0372,50.8006,BN28LH
- **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=-0.0372,50.8006,BN28LH
- **6.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0372,50.8006,BN28LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Saltdean Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saltdean-primary-school-e114479) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-cofe-primary-school-rottingdean-e114537) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady of Lourdes RC School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-lourdes-rc-school-e114544) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Telscombe Cliffs Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/telscombe-cliffs-academy-e148927) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £245,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| August 2025 | £600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2024 | £850,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2024 | £490,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2024 | £980,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2025 | £147,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| January 2026 | £270,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| December 2025 | £511,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SALTDEAN AND ROTTINGDEAN MED PRACTICE (210 m)
- Pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (50 m); HEALTHY-U PHARMACY (790 m)
- Dental practices: LONGRIDGE AVENUE (DENTAL SURGERY) (440 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Saltdean (70 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Saltdean - Lustrells Vale (760 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 006D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.5** (2025). Lewes 006D has a deprivation score of 9.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,117th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £415,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lewes 006D was £415,000 in 2025. Joint 7,951st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,253** (2021). Lewes 006D had 1,253 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,534th least 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: 75.4%** (January 2026). In Lewes 006D, 75.4% 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.

## BN2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £398,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BN2 was £398,500 in 2025. 610th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 94,706** (2021). BN2 had 94,706 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 9th most 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 BN2 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: 89.5%** (January 2026). In BN2, 89.5% 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: 50.8006, -0.0372

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=-0.0372,50.8006,BN28LH

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