Lewes people feeling less satisfied following coronavirus pandemic

People in Lewes are feeling less satisfied with their lives following the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, new figures show.

And the recent fall in satisfaction levels means they are now below 2019-20, before the pandemic began.

Across the UK, happiness levels recovered from a pandemic dip in 2020-21, but remained down on 2019-20, with Mental Health UK warning that successive lockdowns and now the cost-of-living crisis have disrupted people's happiness.

Office for National Statistics figures show the average person in Lewes answered the question "how satisfied are you with your life nowadays?" at 7.6 out of 10 in the year to March, where one is "not at all" and 10 is "completely".

This is down from 7.7 the year before and is below pre-pandemic levels, when residents in the area also rated their satisfaction at 7.7.

Across the UK, satisfaction levels have rebounded in the last year, though have still not recovered following the pandemic, sitting at 7.5, up from 7.4 in 2020-21 but below 7.7 in the year to March 2020.