Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
28658
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 28658 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.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,753
White Brit.92.9%
Other White3.2%
+ other · 3.9%
Religion
Total residents: 1,752
Christian51.7%
No religion40.8%
Not answered6.1%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,747
50–6421.1%
65–7417.5%
35–4916.5%
75–8411.2%
85 years and over7.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.0%
Households
Total households: 729
All members 66+20.3%
Any member 66+18.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.0%
Other8.1%
+ 7 other households · 24.6%
Administrative Information
Lewes
Local Authority
Council Area
Lewes E14001330
Constituency
E14001330
Sussex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Ouse Valley & Ringmer
Constituency code
E14001330
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Ringmer
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 004C E01021056
E01021056
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lewes 004 E02004382
E02004382
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lewes 004C E01021056
E01021056
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lewes 004 E02004382
E02004382
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
4:09 AM
Sunrise
7:43 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
7:43 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 BN8 5HH introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 28658
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01021056 and MSOA E02004382 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN8 5HH 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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