Electoral wardE05011591
Newhaven South ward, Lewes
Newhaven South is one of 21 electoral wards of Lewes District Council, in East Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,814 residents in 3,409 households — 1,889 people per km², the 2nd 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, 20217,814council ward average 4,757
Households3,4092.29 residents per household
Density1,889/ km²about 4.14 km² · Lewes 342
Aged 65+18.2%Lewes: 26.5% · under 16: 22.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.9% · 538
5–97.4% · 577
10–158.0% · 627
16–194.5% · 352
20–245.3% · 412
25–3413.0% · 1,013
35–4919.2% · 1,502
50–6417.6% · 1,374
65–749.7% · 758
75–846.5% · 510
85+2.0% · 153
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van28.3% · 965
1 car or van46.6% · 1,588
2 cars or vans19.2% · 655
3 or more5.9% · 202
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Lewes overall: 71.1% owned, 10.9% social rented, 16.9% private rented.
Owned outright28.8% · 981
With mortgage25.5% · 868
Shared ownership0.5% · 18
Social rented14.8% · 506
Private rented30.1% · 1,027
Lives rent free0.3% · 10
Type of home
Detached house12.7% · 432
Semi-detached house24.8% · 846
Terraced house27.0% · 919
Purpose-built flat21.1% · 719
Converted house7.4% · 251
Other conversion2.3% · 79
Above shop / office1.5% · 50
Caravan, mobile3.3% · 114
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011591- 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
- 7 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 North21.1% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned4,877OOuse 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.