Electoral wardE05011589
Lewes Priory ward, Lewes
Lewes Priory is one of 21 electoral wards of Lewes District Council, in East Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,916 residents in 3,239 households — 1,449 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Lewes constituency; for county elections it is in the Lewes division.
Residents, 20217,916council ward average 4,757
Households3,2392.44 residents per household
Density1,449/ km²about 5.46 km² · Lewes 342
Aged 65+22.1%Lewes: 26.5% · under 16: 17.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.9% · 308
5–95.2% · 411
10–158.5% · 670
16–195.2% · 412
20–243.8% · 304
25–348.5% · 675
35–4918.9% · 1,495
50–6423.9% · 1,891
65–7411.8% · 937
75–847.4% · 589
85+2.8% · 222
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van21.0% · 681
1 car or van51.3% · 1,661
2 cars or vans21.7% · 703
3 or more6.0% · 194
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Lewes overall: 71.1% owned, 10.9% social rented, 16.9% private rented.
Owned outright44.8% · 1,452
With mortgage29.8% · 966
Shared ownership0.2% · 8
Social rented11.6% · 375
Private rented13.5% · 437
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house19.9% · 645
Semi-detached house34.5% · 1,117
Terraced house28.2% · 912
Purpose-built flat12.6% · 409
Converted house2.8% · 91
Other conversion0.7% · 24
Above shop / office1.1% · 36
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011589- Council
- Lewes District Council
- County council
- East Sussex County Council
- County division
- Lewes
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 21
Parishes in the ward
Lewes
Council offices in this ward
CHigh Weald, Lewes and Havens Joint Community Rehabilitation Service (an East Sussex County Council service)Council office · BN7 1UECEast Sussex Services 2 SchoolsCouncil office · BN7 1UECEast Sussex Family Information ServiceCouncil office · BN7 1UE
Other wards in the same constituency
DDitchling & Westmeston44.7% aged 65+ · 83.0% owned2,554KKingston30.7% aged 65+ · 76.3% owned1,905LLewes Bridge22.7% aged 65+ · 59.0% owned4,834LLewes Castle20.4% aged 65+ · 56.4% owned3,964NNewhaven 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.