# RH17 7GX: area report for a postcode in Lewes

RH17 7GX 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 RH17 7GX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) › [RH17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh17) › [RH17 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh17-7)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Lewes 002A: 34 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0893,50.9660,RH177GX
- **Wivelsfield, 2.2 km**: About 28 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0893,50.9660,RH177GX
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0893,50.9660,RH177GX
- **No property in RH17 7GX 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=-0.0893,50.9660,RH177GX
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Lewes 002A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0893,50.9660,RH177GX
- **£374,305 average price**: For the whole of Lewes, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0893,50.9660,RH177GX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0893,50.9660,RH177GX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0893,50.9660,RH177GX
- **49% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.0893,50.9660,RH177GX
- **Low road and rail noise at RH17 7GX**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0893,50.9660,RH177GX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-0.0893,50.9660,RH177GX
- **7.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0893,50.9660,RH177GX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wivelsfield-primary-school-and-nursery-e114424) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oak Tree Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oak-tree-primary-school-e150711) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), April 2022, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £925,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2026 | £365,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2026 | £575,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| October 2025 | £425,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 360 m |
| July 2023 | £435,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 360 m |
| October 2025 | £705,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 450 m |
| March 2025 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 480 m |
| December 2025 | £820,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 580 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Wivlesfield (170 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £374,305** (August 2026). Lewes’s average house price was £374,305 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 9.2×** (2025). A home in Lewes costs 9.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 002A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.8** (2025). Lewes 002A has a deprivation score of 6.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,854th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £460,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lewes 002A was £460,000 in 2025. Joint 5,976th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,963** (2021). Lewes 002A had 2,963 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 111th 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: 81.6%** (January 2026). In Lewes 002A, 81.6% 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.

## RH17 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £575,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RH17 was £575,000 in 2025. Joint 169th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,921** (2021). RH17 had 19,921 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,287th 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in RH17 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: 53.6%** (January 2026). In RH17, 53.6% 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: 50.9660, -0.0893

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

## Your MP

- [East Grinstead and Uckfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-grinstead-and-uckfield): Mims Davies (Conservative), 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), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-0.0893,50.9660,RH177GX

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