Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004381

Lewes Central & East

Lewes Central & East is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,375 residents in Lewes. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,375

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,390

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,544.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.1%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lewes Central & East

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned60%

2,634 households

Private rented20.2%

886 households

Social rented18.9%

831 households

Shared ownership0.7%

31 households

Lives rent free0.2%

8 households

Lewes Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37.2%

1,632 households

Semi-detached25.6%

1,124 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.1%

927 households

Detached7.9%

348 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3%

131 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.7%

117 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.4%

104 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

5 households

Lewes Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.8%

2,142 households

No cars or vans in household29.3%

1,287 households

2 cars or vans in household17.6%

772 households

3 or more cars or vans in household4.3%

188 households

Lewes Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms34.2%

1,503 households

2 bedrooms31.1%

1,367 households

1 bedroom17.6%

772 households

4 or more bedrooms17%

747 households

Lewes Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.2%

2,509 households

One-person household37.4%

1,642 households

Other household types5.3%

234 households

Lewes Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.4%

1,642 households

2 people in household33.1%

1,454 households

3 people in household14.1%

619 households

4 people in household11.2%

490 households

5 people in household3.3%

146 households

6 people in household0.6%

25 households

7 people in household0.2%

9 households

8 or more people in household0%

2 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Lewes Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%

1,471 residents

15–2914.5%

1,359 residents

30–4417.5%

1,641 residents

45–6430.4%

2,853 residents

65 and over21.9%

2,055 residents

Lewes Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.6%

8,771 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%

310 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%

178 residents

Other ethnic group0.7%

68 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%

47 residents

Lewes Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.1%

3,663 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications14.5%

1,127 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications13.4%

1,043 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications10.9%

851 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.3%

646 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship3.6%

283 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.1%

163 residents aged 16 and over

Lewes Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.2%

4,604 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive39.2%

3,048 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.6%

126 residents aged 16 and over

Lewes Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.6%

1,912 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.8%

1,307 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14%

1,086 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations10.5%

819 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations9.5%

736 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations9.1%

711 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students6%

464 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%

418 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%

324 residents aged 16 and over

Lewes Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.3%

4,340 residents

Good health35.3%

3,306 residents

Fair health13.2%

1,240 residents

Bad health4.2%

394 residents

Very bad health1%

95 residents

Lewes Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.1%

7,413 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act20.9%

1,963 residents

Lewes Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.3%

2,162 households

Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%

1,460 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions13.3%

583 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%

165 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%

18 households

Lewes Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02004381

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Lewes Central & East

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Lewes Central & East

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.