Electoral wardE05011586
Kingston ward, Lewes
Kingston is one of 21 electoral wards of Lewes District Council, in East Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 1,905 residents in 833 households — 40 people per km², the 21st 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, 20211,905council ward average 4,757
Households8332.29 residents per household
Density40/ km²about 47.51 km² · Lewes 342
Aged 65+30.7%Lewes: 26.5% · under 16: 14.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.7% · 51
5–94.8% · 92
10–157.2% · 137
16–194.0% · 77
20–243.9% · 75
25–345.3% · 101
35–4915.6% · 297
50–6425.7% · 490
65–7415.4% · 294
75–8410.6% · 201
85+4.7% · 90
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.2% · 60
1 car or van44.3% · 369
2 cars or vans32.7% · 272
3 or more15.8% · 132
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Lewes overall: 71.1% owned, 10.9% social rented, 16.9% private rented.
Owned outright51.7% · 431
With mortgage24.6% · 205
Shared ownership0.4% · 3
Social rented6.5% · 54
Private rented16.9% · 141
Type of home
Detached house60.7% · 505
Semi-detached house24.4% · 203
Terraced house10.9% · 91
Purpose-built flat1.4% · 12
Converted house1.1% · 9
Other conversion1.0% · 8
Above shop / office0.4% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011586- 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
- 21 of 21
Parishes in the ward
FalmerIfordKingston near LewesPiddinghoeRodmellSoutheaseSt. Ann (Without)
Other wards in the same constituency
DDitchling & Westmeston44.7% aged 65+ · 83.0% owned2,554LLewes 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.