BN25 postcode area guide — Lewes
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BN25 postcode district in Lewes — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BN25
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
71.3%
Gigabit-capable
71.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the BN25 postcode district (Lewes) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 869 postcodes Ofcom measures in BN25, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 71.3%.
Around 0.3% of premises in BN25 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 BN25
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BN25 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| BN25 1AB | 100% | 85.4% |
| BN25 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| BN25 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| BN25 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| BN25 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| BN25 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| BN25 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BN25 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| BN25 1AN | 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 BN25
Police recorded 96 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BN25 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 40 | 41.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 28 | 29.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 7 | 7.3% |
| Other theft | 7 | 7.3% |
| Public order | 6 | 6.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 4 | 4.2% |
| Burglary | 1 | 1.0% |
| Drugs | 1 | 1.0% |
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 BN25
Based on 313 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BN25 is £365,000, down 1.4% on the previous year (£370,000).
Detached
£473,500
132 sales
Semi-detached
£340,000
60 sales
Terraced
£340,000
43 sales
Flat / maisonette
£200,000
70 sales
Latest recorded sales in BN25
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | Deal Avenue | BN25 3LJ |
| 15 May 2026 | £310,000 | Semi-detached | Chartwell Close | BN25 2XQ |
| 6 May 2026 | £205,000 | Flat | Chichester Road | BN25 2DN |
| 1 May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Sherwood Road | BN25 3EG |
| 1 May 2026 | £725,000 | Detached | Rookery Way | BN25 2TD |
| 1 May 2026 | £142,500 | Flat | Esplanade | BN25 1JP |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £312,000 | Terraced | Fitzgerald Park | BN25 1AX |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £385,000 | Detached | Stirling Avenue | BN25 3UL |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £700,000 | Other | Eastbourne Road | BN25 3PJ |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £380,000 | Terraced | Blue Haze Avenue | BN25 3QL |
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 BN25
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaford Head School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,461 | BN25 4LX |
| Cradle Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 661 | BN25 3BA |
| Seaford Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 393 | BN25 2JF |
| Chyngton School | Primary | 2–11 | 332 | BN25 3ST |
| Annecy Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 189 | BN25 4LF |
| Cuckmere House School | Not applicable | 6–16 | 92 | BN25 4BA |
| Bowden House School | Not applicable | 5–18 | 39 | BN25 2JB |
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 BN25
146 rated food businesses operate in BN25. 107 hold the top rating of 5, 18 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 12RUB BBQ Café & Grillhouse, Abundant Grace Nursing Home, Angies Newsagents, Baca's, Bengal Palace Tandoori.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BN25
From a sample of 160 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 BN25 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 69% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
50%
Band C
19%
Band D
23%
Band E
6%
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
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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.