# BN25 3JZ: area report for a postcode in Lewes

BN25 3JZ 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 3JZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) › [BN25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn25) › [BN25 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn25-3)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 75% on July. Lewes 012D: 47 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1243,50.7832,BN253JZ
- **Seaford (Sussex), 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1243,50.7832,BN253JZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1243,50.7832,BN253JZ
- **No property in BN25 3JZ 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=0.1243,50.7832,BN253JZ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Lewes 012D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1243,50.7832,BN253JZ
- **£368,408 average price**: For the whole of Lewes, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1243,50.7832,BN253JZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1243,50.7832,BN253JZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 790 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1243,50.7832,BN253JZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN25 3JZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1243,50.7832,BN253JZ
- **Low road and rail noise at BN25 3JZ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1243,50.7832,BN253JZ
- **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=0.1243,50.7832,BN253JZ
- **5.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1243,50.7832,BN253JZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chyngton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chyngton-school-e149252) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cradle Hill Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cradle-hill-community-primary-school-e114434) | Primary | 810 m (10 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 | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Seaford Head School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seaford-head-school-e138473) | Secondary | 1.5 km (18 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 | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | – |
| [Annecy Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/annecy-catholic-primary-school-e146786) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 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 | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £505,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2025 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2024 | £540,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| September 2023 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| May 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| May 2025 | £302,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| March 2025 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Tesco Seaford Alfriston Express (790 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 012D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.8** (2025). Lewes 012D has a deprivation score of 25.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,569th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £350,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lewes 012D was £350,000 in 2025. Joint 11,581st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,879** (2021). Lewes 012D had 1,879 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,708th 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: 82.5%** (January 2026). In Lewes 012D, 82.5% 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.

## 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: 50.7832, 0.1243

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=0.1243,50.7832,BN253JZ

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