East Sussex · commuter town data · June 2026
Lewes is a commuter town in East Sussex, around 65 minutes from London by direct train from Lewes (longer than average for the towns we track), with mid-range prices at £375,000. It ranks #109 of 120 on Rightroute's balanced commuter score (June 2026 data).
Train to London
65 min
From Lewes, 46% slower than the 120-town median.
Annual season ticket
£7,562
About £630 a month, 49% dearer than the 120-town median.
Average house price
£375k
£375,000, 6% above the 120-town median.
Safety
Moderate
Crime index 42 on a 0–100 scale (lower is safer).
Broadband
75 Mbps
Median download speed, 9% below the 120-town median.
Life satisfaction
7.7
ONS Personal Well-being mean score, 0–10 (higher is better).
Direct trains from Lewes take around 65 minutes into London Victoria, running on Thameslink and Southern. That makes it #106 out of 120 towns for speed into London.
An annual season ticket costs about £7,562, roughly £630 a month or £37,810 over five years. That's 49% more expensive than the 120-town median of £5,065.
| Metric | Lewes | Median (120 towns) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train to London | 65 min | 44.5 min | #106 |
| Annual season ticket | £7,562 | £5,065 | #105 |
| Average house price | £375,000 | £355,000 | #68 |
| Crime index (lower is safer) | 42 | 52.5 | #38 |
| Broadband (median Mbps) | 75 | 82 | #114 |
| Life satisfaction (0–10) | 7.7 | 7.5 | #26 |
Overall, Lewes ranks #109 of 120 on the balanced Rightroute commuter score. Different priorities give different answers, so you can weight the criteria yourself in the area ranking tool.
Direct trains from Lewes take around 65 minutes to London Victoria. Lewes is served by Thameslink and Southern.
An annual season ticket from Lewes costs about £7,562, which works out at roughly £630 a month.
The average sold price in Lewes is £375,000 (HM Land Registry), which is 6% above the median across 120 London commuter towns.
Lewes scores 42 on a 0–100 crime index (lower is safer), which is a moderate level of safety relative to other London commuter towns.
Lewes ranks #109 of 120 London commuter towns on Rightroute's balanced score, which weighs commute time, house prices, season ticket cost, safety and broadband. If your priorities are different, the Rightroute area ranking tool lets you weight the criteria yourself.
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Data (June 2026): house prices are HM Land Registry averages by postcode district; train times are typical off-peak direct rail to London terminals (National Rail); season tickets are the annual price to a London terminal; the crime index comes from ONS / police.uk (0 = very safe, 100 = very high crime); broadband is the Ofcom Connected Nations median download speed; life satisfaction is the ONS Personal Well-being mean score for the local authority. Figures are approximate estimates for comparison.