BN9 0JD Lewes
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ouse Valley & Ringmer. Region: South East.
Streets
- Court Farm Cottages, Tarring Neville: 7 addresses
- Pond Cottages, Tarring Neville: 3 addresses
- A26, Boarshead: 1 address
- Lewes Road, Piddinghoe: 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 (48% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Tarring Neville. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 6 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 3 very low.
Groundwater flooding is possible in this postcode: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
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 12 addresses are between 2 m and 96 m above sea level (20 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Southease 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Newhaven Town 431,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Newhaven Harbour 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bishopstone - Hill Rise | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Newhaven Harbour Car Park | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Lower Place Car Park | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 40.5 km (25 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Quayside Medical Practice | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Seahaven Dental Practice | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Lewes Victoria Hospital | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| Police station | Sussex Police | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,250 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 380 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | The Hoe 1.5 ha | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,370 m² | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Parish Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 210 m east. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 210 m east |
| The Parish Church of St John | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Bowl barrow on Itford Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| A prehistoric linear boundary known as Pook's Dyke and the south eastern part of Itford Hill settlement | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| The north western part of Itford Hill settlement | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Itford Bottom | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Cow Wish Bottom | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Itford Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Red Lion Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| The Island | Island | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Meeching Down | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 11 |
4 of the postcode's 12 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 from railways, 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 64% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 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 | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Farm Cottages.