RH15 postcode area guide — Lewes
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the RH15 postcode district in Lewes — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in RH15
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
81.1%
Gigabit-capable
81.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the RH15 postcode district (Lewes) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 822 postcodes Ofcom measures in RH15, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 81.1%.
Around 0% of premises in RH15 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 RH15
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| RH15 0AA | 100% | 0% |
| RH15 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| RH15 0AD | 100% | 60% |
| RH15 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| RH15 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| RH15 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| RH15 0AH | 100% | 42.9% |
| RH15 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| RH15 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| RH15 0AN | 100% | 70% |
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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 RH15
Police recorded 242 incidents within about a mile of the centre of RH15 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 79 | 32.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 73 | 30.2% |
| Public order | 24 | 9.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 21 | 8.7% |
| Shoplifting | 13 | 5.4% |
| Other theft | 7 | 2.9% |
| Drugs | 6 | 2.5% |
| Weapons possession | 4 | 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 RH15
Based on 399 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in RH15 is £390,000, down 1.3% on the previous year (£395,000).
Detached
£537,500
92 sales
Semi-detached
£415,000
129 sales
Terraced
£329,000
108 sales
Flat / maisonette
£225,000
64 sales
Latest recorded sales in RH15
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £450,000 | Semi-detached | Crescent Road | RH15 8EG |
| 15 May 2026 | £495,000 | Semi-detached | Scrase Close | RH15 0YY |
| 14 May 2026 | £315,000 | Semi-detached | Maple Drive | RH15 8DF |
| 12 May 2026 | £577,500 | Detached | Summerfold Place | RH15 8GN |
| 12 May 2026 | £427,500 | Semi-detached | St Andrews Road | RH15 0PJ |
| 11 May 2026 | £292,000 | Terraced | Berry Close | RH15 8SD |
| 11 May 2026 | £390,000 | Semi-detached | Daynes Way | RH15 9RH |
| 8 May 2026 | £112,500 | Flat | Edwin Street | RH15 9HT |
| 7 May 2026 | £316,000 | Terraced | Lower Church Road | RH15 9AB |
| 7 May 2026 | £180,000 | Flat | The Brow | RH15 9DB |
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 RH15
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's Catholic College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,160 | RH15 8GA |
| The Burgess Hill Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 956 | RH15 9EA |
| Burgess Hill Girls | Not applicable | 2–19 | 440 | RH15 0EG |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 433 | RH15 9RJ |
| London Meed Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 415 | RH15 9YQ |
| Oak Tree Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 408 | RH15 0PZ |
| Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill | Primary | 4–11 | 403 | RH15 0DP |
| Southway Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 362 | RH15 9SU |
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 RH15
212 rated food businesses operate in RH15. 151 hold the top rating of 5, 24 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbey Care, Augustinian Care, Augustinian Care, B&M Local, B&M Retail Limited.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in RH15
From a sample of 284 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 RH15 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 31% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
26%
Band D
40%
Band E
22%
Band F
6%
Band G
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 RH15 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.