Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey ward, Lewes

Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey is one of 21 electoral wards of Lewes District Council, in East Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,204 residents in 2,084 households — 96 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the East Grinstead and Uckfield constituency; for county elections it is in the Chailey division.

Residents, 20215,204council ward average 4,757

Households2,0842.5 residents per household

Density96/ km²about 54.15 km² · Lewes 342

Aged 65+21.8%Lewes: 26.5% · under 16: 19.0%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.1% · 265

5–95.5% · 288

10–158.4% · 436

16–195.1% · 266

20–243.6% · 187

25–348.4% · 439

35–4918.3% · 951

50–6423.7% · 1,235

65–7413.2% · 687

75–846.6% · 342

85+2.1% · 108

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.1% · 127

1 car or van31.8% · 663

2 cars or vans41.4% · 863

3 or more20.7% · 431

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Lewes overall: 71.1% owned, 10.9% social rented, 16.9% private rented.

Owned outright38.1% · 794

With mortgage34.3% · 715

Shared ownership1.4% · 30

Social rented13.1% · 272

Private rented13.0% · 270

Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house47.5% · 990

Semi-detached house29.6% · 616

Terraced house14.1% · 293

Purpose-built flat5.2% · 108

Converted house1.7% · 35

Other conversion0.9% · 18

Above shop / office0.4% · 8

Caravan, mobile0.7% · 15

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05011583
Council: Lewes District Council
County council: East Sussex County Council
County division: Chailey
Constituency: East Grinstead and Uckfield
Region: South East
Density rank in council: 18 of 21

Parishes in the ward

BarcombeChaileyHamsey

Other wards in the same constituency

NNewick29.2% aged 65+ · 78.1% owned2,446 WWivelsfield15.4% aged 65+ · 77.1% owned2,963

All 21 wards of Lewes

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.