BN10 postcode area guide — Lewes
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BN10 postcode district in Lewes — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BN10
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
68.4%
Gigabit-capable
68.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BN10 postcode district (Lewes) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 518 postcodes Ofcom measures in BN10, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 68.4%.
Around 0% of premises in BN10 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in BN10
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BN10 7AA | 100% | 100% |
| BN10 7AB | 100% | 0% |
| BN10 7AD | 100% | 85.7% |
| BN10 7AE | 100% | 0% |
| BN10 7AF | 100% | 0% |
| BN10 7AG | 100% | 100% |
| BN10 7AH | 100% | 91.3% |
| BN10 7AJ | 100% | 92.9% |
| BN10 7AL | 100% | 92.9% |
| BN10 7AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Lewes
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Lewes district (49,431 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
89.5%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.6%
5G outdoors — all networks
28.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
91.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in BN10
Police recorded 120 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BN10 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 46 | 38.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 43 | 35.8% |
| Public order | 10 | 8.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 6 | 5.0% |
| Shoplifting | 5 | 4.2% |
| Other theft | 3 | 2.5% |
| Burglary | 2 | 1.7% |
| Weapons possession | 2 | 1.7% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in BN10
Based on 241 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BN10 is £327,000, down 3.8% on the previous year (£340,000).
Detached
£390,000
86 sales
Semi-detached
£338,500
70 sales
Terraced
£295,000
39 sales
Flat / maisonette
£207,000
43 sales
Latest recorded sales in BN10
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £400,000 | Terraced | Central Avenue | BN10 7LY |
| 14 May 2026 | £366,000 | Detached | Telscombe Road | BN10 7UA |
| 8 May 2026 | £465,000 | Semi-detached | Slindon Avenue | BN10 8NJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £375,000 | Detached | Cissbury Avenue | BN10 8TJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £365,000 | Detached | Lincoln Avenue | BN10 7JU |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £348,000 | Semi-detached | Malines Avenue | BN10 7RR |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £450,000 | Detached | Horsham Avenue | BN10 8LL |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £316,500 | Detached | Bayview Road | BN10 8QE |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £400,000 | Semi-detached | Skylark Avenue | BN10 8GF |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £327,500 | Semi-detached | Montreal Close | BN10 8FH |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Lewes demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Lewes district (99,907 residents, 43,688 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.7% |
| 15–29 | 17.8% |
| 30–44 | 17.4% |
| 45–64 | 21.7% |
| 65+ | 26.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 71.1% |
| Private rented | 17% |
| Social rented | 3.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around BN10
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peacehaven Community School | Secondary | 11–16 | 890 | BN10 8RB |
| Telscombe Cliffs Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 521 | BN10 7DE |
| Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 449 | BN10 8BZ |
| Peacehaven Heights Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 339 | BN10 7QY |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in BN10
69 rated food businesses operate in BN10. 53 hold the top rating of 5, 7 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Annexe Stores, Baan Sai, Bonnies News, Burger & Bird Ltd, Cater Link at Peacehaven Heights PS.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BN10
From a sample of 119 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 BN10 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 53% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
8%
Band C
45%
Band D
39%
Band E
8%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Lewes
Landlines around BN10 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.