Electoral wardE05011598
Seaford Central ward, Lewes
Seaford Central is one of 21 electoral wards of Lewes District Council, in East Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,023 residents in 2,596 households — 4,669 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Lewes constituency; for county elections it is in the Seaford South division.
Residents, 20215,023council ward average 4,757
Households2,5961.93 residents per household
Density4,669/ km²about 1.08 km² · Lewes 342
Aged 65+31.7%Lewes: 26.5% · under 16: 12.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 213
5–94.1% · 207
10–154.6% · 230
16–192.4% · 123
20–245.0% · 249
25–3411.4% · 574
35–4916.2% · 816
50–6420.3% · 1,019
65–7414.4% · 726
75–8411.1% · 557
85+6.2% · 312
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van29.7% · 770
1 car or van46.8% · 1,214
2 cars or vans18.1% · 470
3 or more5.5% · 142
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Lewes overall: 71.1% owned, 10.9% social rented, 16.9% private rented.
Owned outright41.5% · 1,075
With mortgage21.9% · 568
Shared ownership1.8% · 46
Social rented4.7% · 122
Private rented30.1% · 781
Type of home
Detached house19.4% · 505
Semi-detached house14.6% · 379
Terraced house15.6% · 405
Purpose-built flat36.6% · 951
Converted house8.6% · 223
Other conversion2.2% · 57
Above shop / office2.9% · 76
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011598- Council
- Lewes District Council
- County council
- East Sussex County Council
- County division
- Seaford South
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 1 of 21
Parishes in the ward
Seaford
Council offices in this ward
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% owned7,814OOuse Valley & Ringmer29.0% aged 65+ · 65.5% owned6,513PPlumpton, Streat, East Chiltington & St John23.5% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned2,222SSeaford 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.