Electoral wardE05011593
Ouse Valley & Ringmer ward, Lewes
Ouse Valley & Ringmer is one of 21 electoral wards of Lewes District Council, in East Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,513 residents in 2,781 households — 88 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Lewes constituency; for county elections it is in the Newhaven & Bishopstone and Ringmer & Lewes Bridge divisions.
Residents, 20216,513council ward average 4,757
Households2,7812.34 residents per household
Density88/ km²about 73.68 km² · Lewes 342
Aged 65+29.0%Lewes: 26.5% · under 16: 17.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 274
5–95.5% · 355
10–157.5% · 486
16–193.6% · 233
20–243.6% · 234
25–347.7% · 500
35–4918.1% · 1,181
50–6420.9% · 1,360
65–7414.6% · 948
75–849.5% · 619
85+5.0% · 323
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.6% · 406
1 car or van41.3% · 1,148
2 cars or vans32.2% · 896
3 or more11.9% · 331
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Lewes overall: 71.1% owned, 10.9% social rented, 16.9% private rented.
Owned outright40.9% · 1,137
With mortgage24.6% · 685
Shared ownership0.7% · 19
Social rented13.7% · 380
Private rented20.1% · 559
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house27.1% · 753
Semi-detached house42.5% · 1,183
Terraced house20.1% · 559
Purpose-built flat7.0% · 196
Converted house1.5% · 42
Other conversion1.0% · 27
Above shop / office0.6% · 16
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011593- Council
- Lewes District Council
- County council
- East Sussex County Council
- County division
- Newhaven & Bishopstone, Ringmer & Lewes Bridge
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 19 of 21
Parishes in the ward
BeddinghamFirleGlyndeRingmerSouth HeightonTarring Neville
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% owned4,877NNewhaven South18.2% aged 65+ · 54.2% owned7,814PPlumpton, 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.