Electoral wardE05011602
Seaford West ward, Lewes
Seaford West is one of 21 electoral wards of Lewes District Council, in East Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 4,471 residents in 2,080 households — 896 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Lewes constituency; for county elections it is in the Newhaven & Bishopstone and Seaford North and Seaford South divisions.
Residents, 20214,471council ward average 4,757
Households2,0802.15 residents per household
Density896/ km²about 4.99 km² · Lewes 342
Aged 65+40.7%Lewes: 26.5% · under 16: 10.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.4% · 153
5–93.3% · 147
10–154.2% · 189
16–192.9% · 129
20–242.4% · 107
25–347.0% · 314
35–4911.8% · 528
50–6424.3% · 1,085
65–7419.1% · 855
75–8414.6% · 652
85+7.0% · 311
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.6% · 283
1 car or van45.3% · 942
2 cars or vans29.4% · 611
3 or more11.7% · 244
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Lewes overall: 71.1% owned, 10.9% social rented, 16.9% private rented.
Owned outright61.4% · 1,277
With mortgage26.1% · 542
Shared ownership0.2% · 4
Social rented1.8% · 37
Private rented10.5% · 218
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house68.5% · 1,424
Semi-detached house15.4% · 319
Terraced house5.2% · 108
Purpose-built flat8.8% · 182
Converted house1.4% · 30
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.2% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011602- Council
- Lewes District Council
- County council
- East Sussex County Council
- County division
- Newhaven & Bishopstone, Seaford North, Seaford South
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 13 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 North28.9% aged 65+ · 74.1% owned5,206SSeaford South36.9% aged 65+ · 72.5% owned4,391
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.