RH16 postcode area guide — Lewes

Where is RH16?

Broadband & internet speeds in RH16

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the RH16 postcode district (Lewes) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,030 postcodes Ofcom measures in RH16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 82.8%.

Around 0.1% of premises in RH16 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 RH16

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Mobile signal around Lewes

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Lewes district (49,431 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in RH16

Police recorded 133 incidents within about a mile of the centre of RH16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 RH16

Based on 508 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in RH16 is £420,000, up 0.6% on the previous year (£417,500).

Latest recorded sales in RH16

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around RH16

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 RH16

242 rated food businesses operate in RH16. 174 hold the top rating of 5, 31 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 4sight Yews Lunch Club, Abbey Care, Adelaide House Nursing Home, Age UK West Sussex, All Saints Church.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in RH16

From a sample of 151 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 RH16 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 57% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 RH16 typically use:

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What's it like living in RH16?

Postcodes in RH16

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.