BN8 postcode area guide — Lewes
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BN8 postcode district in Lewes — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BN8
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
86%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
37.9%
Gigabit-capable
37.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.6%
Broadband availability in the BN8 postcode district (Lewes) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 673 postcodes Ofcom measures in BN8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 86% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 37.9%.
Around 0.6% of premises in BN8 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 BN8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BN8 4AA | 100% | 8.3% |
| BN8 4AB | 100% | 0% |
| BN8 4AD | 100% | 0% |
| BN8 4AE | 100% | 0% |
| BN8 4AF | 100% | 0% |
| BN8 4AG | 80% | 0% |
| BN8 4AH | 100% | 0% |
| BN8 4AJ | 100% | 0% |
| BN8 4AL | 100% | 0% |
| BN8 4AN | 100% | 0% |
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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 BN8
Police recorded 1 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BN8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 100.0% |
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 BN8
Based on 159 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BN8 is £440,000, down 13.7% on the previous year (£510,000).
Detached
£725,000
53 sales
Semi-detached
£440,000
44 sales
Terraced
£352,500
37 sales
Flat / maisonette
£220,000
8 sales
Latest recorded sales in BN8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £470,000 | Terraced | Lewes Road | BN8 5QD |
| 21 May 2026 | £430,000 | Semi-detached | Oakmede Way | BN8 5JL |
| 20 May 2026 | £625,000 | Detached | South Rough | BN8 4NW |
| 15 May 2026 | £800,000 | Detached | Cow Lane | BN8 6DU |
| 1 May 2026 | £325,000 | Terraced | Bevernbridge Cottages | BN8 4QB |
| 1 May 2026 | £435,000 | Terraced | High Street | BN8 5DH |
| 1 May 2026 | £260,000 | Flat | Gladstone Buildings | BN8 5AX |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | The Mews | BN8 6EH |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £400,000 | Detached | BN8 5TA | |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £780,000 | Detached | High Street | BN8 6EB |
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 BN8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chailey School | Secondary | 11–16 | 862 | BN8 4PU |
| King's Academy Ringmer | Secondary | 11–16 | 659 | BN8 5RB |
| Ringmer Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 359 | BN8 5LL |
| Newick Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 217 | BN8 4NB |
| Barcombe Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 132 | BN8 5DN |
| Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 104 | BN8 4DB |
| Chiddingly Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 103 | BN8 6HN |
| Hamsey Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 99 | BN8 4SJ |
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 BN8
152 rated food businesses operate in BN8. 110 hold the top rating of 5, 21 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Active Education Sussex, AFM, After School Homework Club, Ancient + Brave, Barcombe Nurseries LLP.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BN8
From a sample of 93 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 BN8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 29% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
14%
Band C
15%
Band D
37%
Band E
20%
Band F
12%
Band G
2%
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.