Electoral wardE05011600
Seaford North ward, Lewes
Seaford North is one of 21 electoral wards of Lewes District Council, in East Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,206 residents in 2,207 households — 1,592 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Lewes constituency; for county elections it is in the Seaford North division.
Residents, 20215,206council ward average 4,757
Households2,2072.36 residents per household
Density1,592/ km²about 3.27 km² · Lewes 342
Aged 65+28.9%Lewes: 26.5% · under 16: 17.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.5% · 235
5–96.1% · 320
10–156.8% · 354
16–194.0% · 209
20–243.8% · 200
25–348.8% · 457
35–4916.6% · 865
50–6420.4% · 1,061
65–7414.8% · 768
75–849.5% · 495
85+4.6% · 242
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.1% · 311
1 car or van45.5% · 1,005
2 cars or vans29.8% · 658
3 or more10.6% · 233
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Lewes overall: 71.1% owned, 10.9% social rented, 16.9% private rented.
Owned outright45.7% · 1,010
With mortgage28.4% · 627
Shared ownership1.0% · 21
Social rented13.9% · 308
Private rented10.9% · 240
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house41.5% · 915
Semi-detached house34.5% · 762
Terraced house13.5% · 297
Purpose-built flat8.9% · 196
Converted house1.1% · 25
Other conversion0.3% · 6
Above shop / office0.2% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011600- Council
- Lewes District Council
- County council
- East Sussex County Council
- County division
- Seaford North
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 21
Parishes in the ward
Seaford
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 Central31.7% aged 65+ · 63.4% owned5,023SSeaford East37.3% aged 65+ · 83.7% owned4,776SSeaford 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.