Property History

7, DOWNS CLOSE, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 1DL

All transactions shown for this property are Category A sales. This means all sales were at market value in an arms length transaction.

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Date Price £/sq ft (based on EPC) Type Tenure New Build? Category
28-05-1999 £49,000 £99 Flat Leasehold No A

Matched EPC Certificates

EPC records are first filtered to the same postcode, then ranked using PostgreSQL fuzzy matching across address components (PAON, SAON/unit, street and locality). The Match score reflects this weighted address similarity, and higher scores indicate stronger confidence the EPC belongs to this property.

Lodgement Date Rating Potential Address floor space (sq ft) Match Score View
14 Jul 2025 C C 7 Downs Close 495 High (100) View
18 Oct 2012 C C 7, Downs Close 495 High (100) View

Estimated Council Tax

2026/27 estimate

£1,837–£2,144 per year

Likely Bands A–B · standard two-adult charge

Based on the recorded sale, adjusted to 1991 values using house-price indices.

This is an estimate, not the property's official band or bill. It uses Lewes average Council Tax charges; the actual amount can vary by parish, local levy, discounts, premiums and exemptions.

Property Deprivation Information
Lewes 005D (E01021042)
Note: “Deprivation” is a statistical term about access to resources and services; it is not a label on people or places.
Decile
9 / 10
Rank
28,544 / 33,755

Higher decile/rank values indicate less deprivation (better).

Nearby schools

Nearest open primary and secondary schools based on straight-line distance from this property.

1 Good · 1 Requires improvement · 8 without a current rating

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Distances are straight-line estimates and do not indicate school catchment eligibility or admission availability. School details are sourced from the Department for Education and inspection outcomes from Ofsted.

Crime Trends in BN7 1DL

Improving

Crime is down 16.5% over the past year, driven by increases in drugs and offset by decreases in shoplifting.

Compared to the previous 12 months, based on reported crimes within ~500m of this postcode.

Monthly Crime Volume (last 24 months, hover over to see detail)

Shows monthly crime levels over time. Peaks indicate higher crime periods. Latest: 9 crimes
Overall Change
-16.5%
Decreasing trend
Rising Most
Drugs
300% (low volume)
Falling Most
Shoplifting
-100%
Crime Profile for this Postcode (Last 12 months)
Crime Type Total % 12m Change
Violence and sexual offences 30 42.3%
+11.1% vs +0.8% nationally
Anti-social behaviour 14 19.7%
-51.7% vs -1.6% nationally
Criminal damage and arson 7 9.9%
0% vs -4.1% nationally
Vehicle crime 5 7%
+150% vs -10.2% nationally
Drugs 4 5.6%
+300% vs +8.9% nationally
Public order 4 5.6%
-55.6% vs -4.8% nationally
Burglary 3 4.2%
-25% vs -7.9% nationally
Other theft 2 2.8%
-33.3% vs -6.7% nationally
Bicycle theft 1 1.4%
+100% vs -10.4% nationally
Other crime 1 1.4%
-50% vs -4.2% nationally

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Median Price of a Flat in BN7 1DL

Number of Flat Sales in BN7 1DL

Property Types in Lewes

Median Price of a Flat in Lewes

Number of Flat Sales in Lewes

Property Types in East sussex

Median Price of a Flat in East sussex

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