# BN25 1QR: area report for a postcode in Lewes

BN25 1QR 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 BN25 1QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) › [BN25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn25) › [BN25 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn25-1)

## Around this postcode

- **50 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 22% on July. Lewes 013C: 84 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1037,50.7708,BN251QR
- **Seaford (Sussex), 340 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1037,50.7708,BN251QR
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1037,50.7708,BN251QR
- **No property in BN25 1QR 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=0.1037,50.7708,BN251QR
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Lewes 013C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1037,50.7708,BN251QR
- **£368,408 average price**: For the whole of Lewes, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1037,50.7708,BN251QR
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1037,50.7708,BN251QR
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1037,50.7708,BN251QR
- **No gigabit broadband at BN25 1QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1037,50.7708,BN251QR
- **Low road and rail noise at BN25 1QR**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1037,50.7708,BN251QR
- **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=0.1037,50.7708,BN251QR
- **6.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1037,50.7708,BN251QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Annecy Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/annecy-catholic-primary-school-e146786) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Seaford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seaford-primary-school-e114419) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Seaford Head School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seaford-head-school-e138473) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 48.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bowden House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bowden-house-school-e100986) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | – |
| [Cradle Hill Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cradle-hill-community-primary-school-e114434) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cuckmere House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cuckmere-house-school-e142146) | Special | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Chyngton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chyngton-school-e149252) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| June 2023 | £780,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| March 2026 | £233,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| August 2026 | £365,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2025 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £80,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Seaford (Sussex) (340 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: OLD SCHOOL SURGERY (250 m); SEAFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE (370 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (130 m); CAMERON L & SONS LTD (180 m); SEAFORD PHARMACY (320 m); PAYDENS PHARMACY (330 m); MORRISONS PHARMACY (330 m)
- Dental practices: 41 43 HIGH STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (80 m); DENTAL SURGERY (230 m); CLAREMONT DENTAL PRACTICE (320 m); SEAFORD HEALTH CENTRE (370 m); SEA SMILE (400 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Seaford (100 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Seaford Express (290 m, Tesco); Morrisons Seaford (320 m, Morrisons)

## 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 013C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.0** (2025). Lewes 013C has a deprivation score of 17.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,432nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £312,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lewes 013C was £312,500 in 2025. Joint 14,545th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,506** (2021). Lewes 013C had 1,506 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,210th 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: 78.3%** (January 2026). In Lewes 013C, 78.3% 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.

## BN25 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £370,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BN25 was £370,000 in 2025. Joint 700th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 23,865** (2021). BN25 had 23,865 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,235th 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 BN25 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: 78.6%** (January 2026). In BN25, 78.6% 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: 50.7708, 0.1037

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

## Your MP

- [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewes): James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat), 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=0.1037,50.7708,BN251QR

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