Electoral wardE05011584
Ditchling & Westmeston ward, Lewes
Ditchling & Westmeston is one of 21 electoral wards of Lewes District Council, in East Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,554 residents in 1,052 households — 106 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Lewes constituency; for county elections it is in the Ouse Valley West & Downs division.
Residents, 20212,554council ward average 4,757
Households1,0522.43 residents per household
Density106/ km²about 23.98 km² · Lewes 342
Aged 65+44.7%Lewes: 26.5% · under 16: 13.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.4% · 62
5–94.0% · 101
10–156.8% · 173
16–194.0% · 103
20–242.3% · 59
25–344.2% · 107
35–4913.2% · 337
50–6418.4% · 471
65–7414.6% · 372
75–8415.8% · 403
85+14.3% · 366
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.0% · 127
1 car or van43.0% · 453
2 cars or vans28.5% · 300
3 or more16.5% · 174
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Lewes overall: 71.1% owned, 10.9% social rented, 16.9% private rented.
Owned outright58.0% · 611
With mortgage25.0% · 264
Shared ownership0.3% · 3
Social rented6.2% · 65
Private rented10.4% · 110
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house46.5% · 490
Semi-detached house18.0% · 190
Terraced house11.2% · 118
Purpose-built flat21.5% · 226
Converted house1.0% · 11
Other conversion0.9% · 10
Above shop / office0.7% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011584- Council
- Lewes District Council
- County council
- East Sussex County Council
- County division
- Ouse Valley West & Downs
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 17 of 21
Parishes in the ward
DitchlingWestmeston
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
KKingston30.7% aged 65+ · 76.3% owned1,905LLewes Bridge22.7% aged 65+ · 59.0% owned4,834LLewes Castle20.4% aged 65+ · 56.4% owned3,964LLewes Priory22.1% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned7,916NNewhaven North21.1% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned4,877NNewhaven South18.2% aged 65+ · 54.2% owned7,814OOuse Valley & Ringmer29.0% aged 65+ · 65.5% owned6,513PPlumpton, Streat, East Chiltington & St John23.5% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned2,222SSeaford Central31.7% aged 65+ · 63.4% owned5,023SSeaford East37.3% aged 65+ · 83.7% owned4,776SSeaford North28.9% aged 65+ · 74.1% owned5,206SSeaford South36.9% aged 65+ · 72.5% owned4,391SSeaford West40.7% aged 65+ · 87.5% owned4,471
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.