Lewes District Council

What broadband can you get in Lewes?

Across Lewes, 74% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 74% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Lewes?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,756 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Lewes are at risk of flooding?

Across Lewes, the Environment Agency puts 2,119 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 394 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Lewes the Environment Agency counts 1,075 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (1.9% of all its properties), 844 at medium risk (1.5%) and 2,474 at low risk (4.3%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Schools, roads and care: East Sussex

Lewes has two councils. The county council, East Sussex, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemlive.eastsussexhighways.com
• Apply for a school placeeastsussex.gov.uk
• Care needs assessmentseastsussex.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in Lewes

• BN1 postcode district19 of its 1,578 postcodes in use are in Lewes.
• BN2 postcode district52 of its 1,608 postcodes in use are in Lewes.
• BN6 postcode district75 of its 624 postcodes in use are in Lewes.
• BN7 postcode districtAll 746 of its postcodes in use are in Lewes.
• BN8 postcode district569 of its 696 postcodes in use are in Lewes.
• BN9 postcode districtAll 416 of its postcodes in use are in Lewes.
• BN10 postcode districtAll 537 of its postcodes in use are in Lewes.
• BN25 postcode district877 of its 885 postcodes in use are in Lewes.
• RH15 postcode district41 of its 908 postcodes in use are in Lewes.
• RH16 postcode district2 of its 1,118 postcodes in use are in Lewes.
• RH17 postcode district49 of its 719 postcodes in use are in Lewes.
• TN22 postcode district10 of its 1,002 postcodes in use are in Lewes.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Lewes.