Electoral wardE05011590
Newhaven North ward, Lewes
Newhaven North is one of 21 electoral wards of Lewes District Council, in East Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 4,877 residents in 1,988 households — 1,601 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Lewes constituency; for county elections it is in the Newhaven & Bishopstone and Ouse Valley West & Downs divisions.
Residents, 20214,877council ward average 4,757
Households1,9882.45 residents per household
Density1,601/ km²about 3.05 km² · Lewes 342
Aged 65+21.1%Lewes: 26.5% · under 16: 18.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.4% · 263
5–95.7% · 276
10–156.9% · 338
16–194.8% · 236
20–245.4% · 264
25–3411.5% · 562
35–4917.1% · 833
50–6422.1% · 1,079
65–7411.6% · 568
75–846.8% · 333
85+2.6% · 126
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van16.0% · 318
1 car or van42.1% · 837
2 cars or vans30.9% · 615
3 or more11.0% · 218
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Lewes overall: 71.1% owned, 10.9% social rented, 16.9% private rented.
Owned outright39.6% · 787
With mortgage37.6% · 747
Shared ownership0.6% · 11
Social rented9.8% · 195
Private rented12.3% · 245
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house31.5% · 627
Semi-detached house39.0% · 775
Terraced house22.2% · 442
Purpose-built flat5.0% · 100
Converted house1.0% · 20
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.6% · 11
Caravan, mobile0.6% · 11
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011590- Council
- Lewes District Council
- County council
- East Sussex County Council
- County division
- Newhaven & Bishopstone, Ouse Valley West & Downs
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 21
Parishes in the ward
Newhaven
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% owned3,964LLewes Priory22.1% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned7,916NNewhaven 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.