Bishopstone Road Norton, Lewes
21 addresses across 6 postcodes (BN25), about 540 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 23301152.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 1, E: 4, F: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Lewes costs £2,756 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bishopstone (Sussex), about 1.7 km (1 mile) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 6 to 25 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Quayside Medical Practice, about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) away.
- People: About 520 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 2 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often criminal damage and arson.
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Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 125 m². Most common: House, detached (6); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 1900-1929 (6); 1996-2002 (1); 2022 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (1); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (8 addresses)
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band D (33% of about 1,560 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, South Heighton (Norton), Seaford (Bishopstone). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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
- BARN OF NORTON FARM TO NORTH EAST OF HALLANDS, grade II
- HALLANDS, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BN25 2UN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BN25 2UT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BN25 2UP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BN25 2UQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BN25 2UR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BN25 2UW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 21 addresses are between 6 m and 25 m above sea level (14 m on average); the ground rises about 20 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN25 2UN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BN25 2UP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BN25 2UQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BN25 2UR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BN25 2UT | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BN25 2UW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bishopstone (Sussex) 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Newhaven Town 431,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Newhaven Harbour 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bishopstone - Hill Rise | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Newhaven Harbour Car Park | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | Bay Vue Car Park | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 43.7 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Quayside Medical Practice | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Newhaven Pharmacies LTD | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Seahaven Dental Practice | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Lewes Victoria Hospital | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) |
| Police station | Sussex Police | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Princess Drive - Seaford Cashzone | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 170 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 9,810 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,260 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow, the north westernmost barrow of a group of six bowl barrows, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Rookery Hill, a scheduled monument, 610 m (0.4 miles) south-west. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow, the north westernmost barrow of a group of six bowl barrows, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Rookery Hill | Scheduled monument | 610 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Rookery Hill | Scheduled monument | 640 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 650 m (0.4 miles) south |
| A pair of bowl barrows forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery, and a hlaew on Rookery Hill | Scheduled monument | 700 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Norton Bottom | Valley | 540 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Norton Hill | Hill | 630 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 640 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Newhaven Harbour | Tidal water | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Meeching Down | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) west |
| Jerry's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 21 |
2 of the street's 21 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.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Farm Lane (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 9 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- BN25 2UN: 13 addresses
- BN25 2UT: 3 addresses of 4 in the postcode
- BN25 2UP: 2 addresses of 3 in the postcode
- BN25 2UQ: 1 address of 10 in the postcode
- BN25 2UR: 1 address
- BN25 2UW: 1 address of 17 in the postcode
Nearby streets
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.