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21 recorded sales · median £320,000 · Lewes
Lewes Council · Green / Labour coalition 26/41 seats · 63% · OCD 2026
63/100
Mixed
Acreright area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£320k
median price
7.8
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£320k
median sold price
9.7 yrs
of local pay to buy
43 min
London — fastest
10
rail stations mapped
0
grammar schools
38
schools total
7.8
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
277
Violence — most
6.9
NO₂ · WHO 10
9.2%
in a flood zone
358
green spaces
6.1
PM2.5 · WHO 5
219
eat & drink
57
shops
57.6%
gigabit
15
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£279,975 in 2018 → £349,000 in 2025
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Lewes, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-09-09
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2026 (control)
Crime2026-07
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £320,000. That's about 9.7× local earnings — around the 11.5× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 4 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Sep 2026 · 21 sales£320,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay9.7× · five-year average 11.5×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Lewes13.4%
Of the homes across Lewes that sold again within five years, 13.4% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than South East (17.4%).
By property type
Detached houses6.7%
Semi-detached houses7.7%
Terraced houses5.4%
Flats14.2%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new11.6%
Bought second-hand13.7%
Overall
Typical resale gain+20.5% · ~8.1-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,131 resale pairs) across Lewes — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership71%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,602
Lewes District Council£242
East Sussex County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,960
Police & Crime Commissioner£282
Fire & Rescue£117
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,734
Band B£2,024
Band C£2,313
Band D (baseline)£2,602
Band E£3,180
Band F£3,758
Band G£4,336
Band H£5,203
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in Lewes how Kings Meadow compares · from Lewes
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Exceat +22.8%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceat | £417,500 | +22.8% | 120 |
| Newhaven | £292,500 | +22.1% | 248 |
| South Malling | £363,000 | +21.1% | 114 |
| Wallands Park | £616,000 | +17.7% | 104 |
| Peacehaven | £330,000 | +13.7% | 498 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Kings Meadow — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Kings Meadow East Grinstead Road | Flat | — | — | £220,000 | Aug 2025 |
| 12, Kings Meadow North Chailey | Terraced | — | — | £350,000 | Jul 2025 |
| 5, Kings Meadow East Grinstead Road | Terraced | — | — | £365,000 | Feb 2025 |
| 6, Kings Meadow East Grinstead Road | Terraced | — | — | £348,000 | Jan 2025 |
| 7, Kings Meadow East Grinstead Road | Terraced | — | — | £345,000 | Mar 2024 |
| 13, Kings Meadow North Chailey | Terraced | — | — | £350,000 | Aug 2023 |
| 1, Kings Meadow East Grinstead Road | Flat | — | — | £230,000 | Nov 2022 |
| 8, Kings Meadow East Grinstead Road | Terraced | — | — | £320,000 | Apr 2021 |
| 10, Kings Meadow East Grinstead Road | Terraced | — | — | £335,000 | Aug 2020 |
| 13, Kings Meadow North Chailey | Terraced | — | — | £330,000 | Feb 2020 |
21 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from Lewes
Crime runs at 7.8 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month7.8
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Lewes
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Lewes district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on. Some forces log crimes at their police station, so a station can look like a hotspot.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Lewes
Population99,905
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 6/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 55% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 6/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 6/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 55% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 7 in 2019 — has worsened since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
5.8/10
Employment
5.4/10
Education & skills
5.7/10
Health & disability
6.2/10
Crime
6.6/10
Housing & services
5.5/10
Living environment
6.5/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Lewes — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+54%
Unemployment · economically active residents4.9%
Degree-level (Level 4+)35%
Good or very good health80%
Own their home71%
Median age48.5
Born outside the UK9%
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 2 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
2 of 2 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 2 nearest inspected schools
of the 2 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | Inspected '25 — see report | 1.4 km |
| Toddlers Inn Nursery | Nursery | Good ('22) | 1.4 km |
| Newick Church of England Primary School | Primary | Inspected '25 — see report | 2.4 km |
| Newick Pre-school | Nursery | Outstanding ('25) | 2.8 km |
| St Augustine's CofE Primary School | Primary | Good ('23) | 3.3 km |
| Kiddie Capers Nursery And Preschool | Nursery | Good ('22) | 3.3 km |
| Chailey School | Secondary | Inspected '26 — see report | 3.6 km |
| Wivelsfield Primary School | Primary | — | 4.1 km |
| Fletching Church of England Primary School | Primary | Good ('22) | 4.4 km |
| Great Walstead School | All-through | — | 4.7 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
At a glance
| Here | |
|---|---|
| Life expectancy — men | 80.8 yrs |
| Life expectancy — women | 84.8 yrs |
| Smoking | 9.6% |
| Adults overweight or obese | 62.6% |
OHID Fingertips · district-level figures (the health-outcomes grain)
4
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 2.5 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
5
nearest dentists · nearest 0.1 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
7
nearest pharmacies · nearest 2.7 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
3 of 3 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Surgery | Dentist | — | 0.1 km |
| Wealden Ridge Medical Partnership | GP | — | 2.5 km |
| Kamsons Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 2.7 km |
| Kamsons Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 5.1 km |
| Northlands Wood Surgery | GP | Good ('19) | 5.2 km |
| Selbys Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 6.3 km |
| Abbotts Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 6.3 km |
| Lindfield Medical Centre | GP | Good ('17) | 6.4 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Lewes
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 43 min from Haywards Heath.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumpton | 3.5 mi | London Bridge | 60 min |
| Haywards Heath | 4.4 mi | London Bridge | 43 min |
| Wivelsfield | 4.5 mi | London Bridge | 50 min |
| Cooksbridge | 4.7 mi | London Bridge | 66 min |
| Burgess Hill | 4.9 mi | London Bridge | 49 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Haywards Heath (43 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging9 points
Per 10,000 residents0.9
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Lewes
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1000.4%
Flood zone9.2% of postcodes
RadonAffected Area (up to 30–100%)
Historic landfill189 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings1,267
Conservation areas35
Green belt0%
Green spaces358
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Lewes
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 219 | 95% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 57 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 15 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 358 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Lewes
Figures for the wider Lewes — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate4.9%
In work (employment rate)53.5%
Companies registered here11,593
New incorporations (12m)1,298
Property companies (SPVs)1,087
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district