# BN9 0QR: area report for a postcode in Lewes

BN9 0QR 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 BN9 0QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) › [BN9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn9) › [BN9 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn9-0)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 23% on July. Lewes 004D: 74 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.0578,50.8043,BN90QR
- **Newhaven Town, 1.1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.0578,50.8043,BN90QR
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.0578,50.8043,BN90QR
- **No property in BN9 0QR 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=0.0578,50.8043,BN90QR
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Lewes 004D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.0578,50.8043,BN90QR
- **£368,408 average price**: For the whole of Lewes, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.0578,50.8043,BN90QR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.0578,50.8043,BN90QR
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.0578,50.8043,BN90QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN9 0QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.0578,50.8043,BN90QR
- **Low road and rail noise at BN9 0QR**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.0578,50.8043,BN90QR
- **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=0.0578,50.8043,BN90QR
- **7.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.0578,50.8043,BN90QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Denton Community Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/denton-community-primary-school-and-nursery-e114433) | Primary | 90 m (1 minute on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harbour Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harbour-primary-and-nursery-school-e114441) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Breakwater Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/breakwater-academy-e143120) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2023 | £312,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2026 | £292,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2023 | £315,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2026 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| December 2023 | £359,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2026 | £367,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| October 2025 | £800,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| September 2025 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Tates Garage (310 m, Morrisons); Sainsburys Newhaven Harbour (680 m, Sainsburys); Lidl Newhaven (1 km, Lidl)

## 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 004D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 33.1** (2025). Lewes 004D has a deprivation score of 33.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,874th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £315,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lewes 004D was £315,000 in 2025. Joint 14,290th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,552** (2021). Lewes 004D had 1,552 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,675th 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: 53.8%** (January 2026). In Lewes 004D, 53.8% 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.

## BN9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £296,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BN9 was £296,250 in 2025. 1,114th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 13,945** (2021). BN9 had 13,945 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 945th 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 BN9 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: 84.6%** (January 2026). In BN9, 84.6% 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: 50.8043, 0.0578

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=0.0578,50.8043,BN90QR

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