Electoral wardE05011603
Wivelsfield ward, Lewes
Wivelsfield is one of 21 electoral wards of Lewes District Council, in East Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,963 residents in 1,169 households — 275 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the East Grinstead and Uckfield constituency; for county elections it is in the Chailey division.
Residents, 20212,963council ward average 4,757
Households1,1692.53 residents per household
Density275/ km²about 10.78 km² · Lewes 342
Aged 65+15.4%Lewes: 26.5% · under 16: 21.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.7% · 229
5–96.7% · 199
10–156.9% · 203
16–193.7% · 109
20–244.5% · 133
25–3413.0% · 386
35–4920.8% · 615
50–6421.2% · 628
65–749.1% · 268
75–844.9% · 144
85+1.5% · 44
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van4.9% · 57
1 car or van36.4% · 425
2 cars or vans41.3% · 483
3 or more17.5% · 204
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Lewes overall: 71.1% owned, 10.9% social rented, 16.9% private rented.
Owned outright34.7% · 404
With mortgage42.4% · 494
Shared ownership5.0% · 58
Social rented10.0% · 116
Private rented7.8% · 91
Lives rent free0.2% · 2
Type of home
Detached house50.0% · 584
Semi-detached house26.5% · 310
Terraced house14.8% · 173
Purpose-built flat7.6% · 89
Converted house0.3% · 4
Other conversion0.3% · 3
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011603- Council
- Lewes District Council
- County council
- East Sussex County Council
- County division
- Chailey
- Constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 21
Parishes in the ward
Wivelsfield
Other wards in the same constituency
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.