Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
21782
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21782 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near BN7 1NJ
Crime trends · near BN7 1NJ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
15
YoY -42%
ASB
12
YoY -20%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
4
YoY -33%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving
41
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,520
White Brit.84.9%
Other White6.8%
White & Asian1.3%
White & Black African1.1%
+ other · 5.9%
Religion
Total residents: 1,524
No religion62.1%
Christian28.6%
Not answered6.0%
Muslim1.2%
Other religion1.1%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,516
50–6421.6%
35–4919.6%
10–1510.9%
65–7410.5%
25–348.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.6%
Households
Total households: 603
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.8%
Any member 66+11.3%
Other10.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.1%
+ 7 other households · 37.2%
Administrative Information
Lewes
Local Authority
Council Area
Lewes E14001330
Constituency
E14001330
Sussex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Lewes Priory
Constituency code
E14001330
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Lewes
International Territorial Level
Lewes
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving East Sussex
NHS Scotland
Surrey and Sussex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
East Sussex Downs and Weald
Sub ICB Location
NHS Sussex ICB - 97R
Cancer Alliance
Surrey and Sussex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Lewes 005E E01021043
E01021043
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lewes 005 E02004383
E02004383
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lewes 005E E01021043
E01021043
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lewes 005 E02004383
E02004383
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:12 AM
Sunrise
7:40 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:12 AM
Sunset (today)
7:40 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BN7 1NJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 21782
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021043 and MSOA E02004383 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN7 1NJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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