BN7 2SA Lewes
Live postcode, introduced January 1991. Ward: Lewes Bridge. Region: South East.
Streets
- Court Road, Lewes: 91 addresses
- Station Road, Lewes: 1 address
- Lansdown Place, Lewes: 1 address
- Pinwell Road, 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 C (33% of about 1,140 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 22.
- 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
- ALL SAINT'S COMMUNITY CENTRE, grade II*
- 13,14,15, FRIAR'S WALK, grade II
- 19, FRIAR'S WALK, grade II
- 2, LANSDOWN PLACE, grade II
- 20, FRIAR'S WALK, grade II
- 21, FRIAR'S WALK, grade II
- 22, FRIAR'S WALK, grade II
- 23, FRIAR'S WALK, grade II
- 24, FRIAR'S WALK, grade II
- 25, FRIAR'S WALK, grade II
- 26, FRIAR'S WALK, grade II
- 27, FRIAR'S WALK, grade II
- 28, FRIAR'S WALK, grade II
- 29 AND 30, FRIAR'S WALK, grade II
- 31, FRIAR'S WALK, grade II
- ATTWOOD MONUMENT 25 YARDS NORTH WEST OF ALL SAINTS' CHURCH, grade II
- FOUNTAIN TO SOUTH OF ALL SAINTS' CHURCH, grade II
- GATES TO WEST OF THE CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS', grade II
- Lewes Signal Box, grade II
- PAIR OF CHEST TOMBS 8 YARDS SOUTH OF ALL SAINTS' CHURCH, grade II
- SAXBY MONUMENT 20 YARDS WEST NORTH WEST OF ALL SAINTS' CHURCH, grade II
- VERRALL TOMB 5 YARDS SOUTH OF ALL SAINTS' CHURCH, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- East Sussex College Group, Mountfield Road Lewes: up to 225 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- 40-42 Friars Walk, Lewes East Sussex: up to 24 homes, Prior approval (230 m)
- Land at Former ambulance HQ, Friars Walk, Lewes: up to 24 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Lewes Railway Station Car Park, Pinwell Road, Lewes BN7 2UP: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- White Hart Hotel, 55 High Street, Lewes, BN7 1XE: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Auction Rooms, Garden Street Lewes BN7 1TJ: up to 11 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- 191 High Street, Lewes: up to 9 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Eastgate Wharf, Lewes (former Wenban Smith Site and current NCP Car Park): up to 74 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 82 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 88 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 6 medium, 82 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 94 addresses are between 2 m and 5 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 73%, gigabit 73% 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 | 230 m |
| Cooksbridge 91,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Glynde 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Southover Road Lewes | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sussex House University of Sussex | 7.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal | 9.5 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Friars Walk Car Park | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 33.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Foundry Healthcare Lewes | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wyborns Pharmacy | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mermaid Dental Care Limited | 240 m |
| Hospital | Lewes Victoria Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Lewes Police Station | 430 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 8 High Street Lloyds Bank | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Southover Grange Gardens 1.6 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 260 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 14 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,260 m² | 570 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is All Saint's Community Centre, a listed building (Grade II*), 100 m north-west. 503 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade I and 21 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| All Saint's Community Centre | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m north-west |
| Lewes House | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m north-west |
| School Hill House | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m north-west |
| War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m north-west |
| The Calvary (mound) | Scheduled monument | 380 m south-west |
| Lewes Town Wall, section called The Green Wall | Scheduled monument | 450 m north |
| Lewes Castle | Scheduled monument | 470 m north-west |
| Battle of Lewes 1264 | Registered battlefield | 2.3 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cliffe Cut | Tidal water | 720 m east |
| Pells Pool | Lake or reservoir | 730 m north-west |
| The Coombe | Valley | 1.2 km north-east |
| Machine Bottom | Valley | 1.5 km south-east |
| Malling Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north-east |
| Ranscombe Holt | Wood | 2.1 km 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 50% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 22% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 65% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 Court Road.