BN7 1TY Lewes
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lewes Priory. Region: South East.
Streets
- Keere Street, Lewes: 27 addresses
- Grange Road, Lewes: 2 addresses
- Southover Road, Lewes: 1 address
- Southover High Street, Lewes: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Lewes in 2026-27: Band D £2,756 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,837 | £2,144 | £2,450 | £2,756 | £3,369 | £3,981 | £4,594 | £5,512 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (23% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Lewes. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 63.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND RAILINGS, grade I
- BULL HOUSE, grade II*
- SOUTHOVER GRANGE, grade II*
- St Swithun House, grade II*
- THE CAPRONS AND RAILINGS TO WEST, grade II*
- TYNE HOUSE AND RAILINGS TO SOUTH, grade II*
- WESTGATE CHAPEL, grade II*
- 1, KEERE STREET, grade II
- 10, KEERE STREET, grade II
- 101, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 102, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 103, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 105, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 106, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 107, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 11, KEERE STREET, grade II
- 12, KEERE STREET, grade II
- 13, KEERE STREET, grade II
- 139, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 144, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 146, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 151, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 152,153,155, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 159 AND 160, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 161 AND 162, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 163 AND 164, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 19, KEERE STREET, grade II
- 2 AND 3, KEERE STREET, grade II
- 21, KEERE STREET, grade II
- 22 AND 23, KEERE STREET, grade II
And 33 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- The Shelleys Hotel, 136 High Street Lewes: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- Auction Rooms, Garden Street Lewes BN7 1TJ: up to 11 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- White Hart Hotel, 55 High Street, Lewes, BN7 1XE: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- Lewes Railway Station Car Park, Pinwell Road, Lewes BN7 2UP: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- 191 High Street, Lewes: up to 9 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Former St Anne's School Site Rotten Row, Lewes BN7 1LJ: up to 26 homes, not permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- The Course Garage site, The Course, Lewes,: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Land at Little East Street Car Park, Corner of North Street and East Street, Lewes BN7: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 31 addresses are between 8 m and 30 m above sea level (21 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lewes 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 360 m |
| Cooksbridge 91,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Glynde 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 40 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest High Street Lewes | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sussex House University of Sussex | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Friars Walk Car Park | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Needlemakers Car Park | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 33.6 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Foundry Healthcare Lewes | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ha Baker | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lewes High St Dental Practice | 200 m |
| Hospital | Lewes Victoria Hospital | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Lewes Police Station | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 8 High Street Lloyds Bank | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Southover Grange Gardens 1.6 ha | 110 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,820 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Paddock 1.9 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,260 m² | 280 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Westgate Chapel, a listed building (Grade II*), 40 m. 497 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 7 of them Grade I and 21 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Westgate Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| Bull House | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m |
| The Caprons and Railings to West | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m south-east |
| Church of St Michael and Railings | Listed building, Grade I | 90 m north-east |
| Chapel of St James' Hospital | Scheduled monument | 170 m south |
| Lewes Castle | Scheduled monument | 250 m north-east |
| Priory of St Pancras | Scheduled monument | 380 m south |
| Battle of Lewes 1264 | Registered battlefield | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pells Pool | Lake or reservoir | 700 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Cliffe Cut | Tidal water | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| The Coombe | Valley | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Swanborough Fishing Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Malling Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Ranscombe Holt | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 31 |
14 of the postcode's 31 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Lewes: see them on the Lewes page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 58% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 68% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Keere Street.