Heathdown Close Peacehaven, Lewes
20 addresses across 3 postcodes (BN10), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 23300324.
- Sales: 12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £357,500 across 4 sales.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 3, D: 6).
- 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Southease, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Epinay Park, is about 100 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 59 to 69 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Havenshealth, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- People: About 400 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 89% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 34 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | £357,500 | £345,000 | £445,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £252,000 | £252,000 | £252,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £213,000 | £213,000 | £213,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £158,000 | £158,000 | £158,000 |
| 2000 | 2 | £123,725 | £117,500 | £129,950 |
| 1998 | 1 | £88,000 | £88,000 | £88,000 |
| 1995 | 2 | £61,115 | £58,280 | £63,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2021 | 17 BN10 7UN | Detached | £445,000 | |
| 6 Aug 2021 | 15 BN10 7UN | Detached | £345,000 | |
| 22 Apr 2021 | 6 BN10 7UN | Detached | £370,000 | |
| 26 Feb 2021 | 8 BN10 7UN | Terraced | £345,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2015 | 9 BN10 7UN | Detached | £252,000 | |
| 7 Oct 2004 | 11 BN10 7UN | Detached | £213,000 | |
| 6 Aug 2001 | 9 BN10 7UN | Detached | £158,000 | |
| 8 Nov 2000 | 3 BN10 7UN | Detached | £129,950 | |
| 25 Feb 2000 | 2 BN10 7UN | Detached | £117,500 | |
| 9 Apr 1998 | 15 BN10 7UN | Detached | £88,000 | |
| 6 Sep 1995 | 3 BN10 7UN | Detached | £63,950 | |
| 2 Jun 1995 | 3 BN10 7UN | Detached | £58,280 |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 98 m². Most common: House, detached (6); Bungalow, detached (4). Built: 1983-1990 (4); 1950-1966 (2); 1967-1975 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (33% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BN10 7UN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BN10 8AS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BN10 8AG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 20 addresses are between 59 m and 69 m above sea level (64 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN10 7UN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BN10 8AG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BN10 8AS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Southease 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Newhaven Town 431,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Newhaven Harbour 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Roderick Avenue North Peacehaven | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Longhill School Grounds Ovingdean | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Lower Place Car Park | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 40.4 km (25 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Havenshealth | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Peacehaven Dental Surgery | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Sussex Nuffield Hospital | 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| Police station | Peacehaven Police Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Peacehaven Cashzone | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Epinay Park 4,920 m² | 100 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,260 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | Telscombe Cliffs 5.2 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 360 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cross dyke on Telscombe Tye, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cross dyke on Telscombe Tye | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Money Burgh, oval barrow 200m west of Deans Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Pedlersburgh: a bowl barrow on Telscombe Tye | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lodge Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Broadgreen Bottom | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Southease Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Friars' Bay | Bay | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Meeching Down | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Red Lion Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 20 |
5 of the street's 20 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
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 270 m | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Peacehaven Community School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Peacehaven Heights Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Telscombe Cliffs Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Primary & Nursery School BN10 8BZ | School/college/university | 290 m | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Wild Monkeys Childcare Ltd BN10 8AT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 14 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Telscombe Close (12); On or near Heathdown Close (6); On or near Ashmore Close (6); On or near Linthouse Close (3); On or near Greenhill Way (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 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 | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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
- BN10 7UN: 17 addresses
- BN10 8AS: 2 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- BN10 8AG: 1 address of 30 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Ashmore Close · Telscombe Close · Telscombe Park · Wendale Drive · Mount Caburn Crescent · Greenhill Way · Roderick Avenue · Highsted Park · Linthouse Close · Pelham Rise · Chalk Way · Downs View
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.