# BN25 2JL: area report for a postcode in Lewes

BN25 2JL 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 2JL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) › [BN25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn25) › [BN25 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn25-2)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Lewes 011A: 21 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1027,50.7775,BN252JL
- **Seaford (Sussex), 550 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1027,50.7775,BN252JL
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1027,50.7775,BN252JL
- **No property in BN25 2JL 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=0.1027,50.7775,BN252JL
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Lewes 011A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1027,50.7775,BN252JL
- **£368,408 average price**: For the whole of Lewes, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1027,50.7775,BN252JL
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1027,50.7775,BN252JL
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1027,50.7775,BN252JL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN25 2JL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1027,50.7775,BN252JL
- **Low road and rail noise at BN25 2JL**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1027,50.7775,BN252JL
- **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=0.1027,50.7775,BN252JL
- **6.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1027,50.7775,BN252JL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Seaford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seaford-primary-school-e114419) | Primary | 90 m (1 minute on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bowden House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bowden-house-school-e100986) | Special | 290 m (4 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 | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Annecy Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/annecy-catholic-primary-school-e146786) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Seaford Head School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seaford-head-school-e138473) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 48.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Chyngton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chyngton-school-e149252) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cuckmere House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cuckmere-house-school-e142146) | Special | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £480,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2025 | £690,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2024 | £465,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2023 | £625,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2024 | £355,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2024 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Seaford (Sussex) (550 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SEAFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE (590 m); OLD SCHOOL SURGERY (620 m)
- Pharmacies: CAMERON L & SONS LTD (580 m); SEAFORD PHARMACY (580 m); BOOTS (650 m); PAYDENS PHARMACY (680 m); MORRISONS PHARMACY (680 m)
- Dental practices: SEA SMILE (360 m); CLAREMONT DENTAL PRACTICE (520 m); DENTAL SURGERY (520 m); SEAFORD HEALTH CENTRE (590 m); 41 43 HIGH STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (670 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Seaford Express (470 m, Tesco); Co-op Seaford (660 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Seaford (670 m, Morrisons); Co-op Princess Drive Seaford (740 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Seaford Alfriston Express (910 m, Tesco)

## 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 011A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.6** (2025). Lewes 011A has a deprivation score of 6.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,620th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £367,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lewes 011A was £367,500 in 2025. Joint 10,602nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,544** (2021). Lewes 011A had 1,544 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,115th 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: 80.8%** (January 2026). In Lewes 011A, 80.8% 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: 50.7775, 0.1027

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=0.1027,50.7775,BN252JL

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