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Hastings

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
91,030
Households
40,559
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 10.5 per 1k
40,559
Households
White Brit. · 85%
Ethnicity
No religion · 51%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 10.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£306,227
Median property price
£896
Median rent
2,030
Postcodes
40,559
Households
White Brit. · 85%
Ethnicity
No religion · 51%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 10.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£306,227
Median property price
£896
Median rent
2,030
Postcodes

Sold prices in Hastings

England & Wales
Property sales · Hastings
HM Land Registry · Hastings
Average price
£294,367
YoY: +1.3%
Median price: £300,214
View district TN34
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 47 sales · avg £288,216
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£319k£283k£247k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Hastings

England & Wales
Crime trends · Hastings

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
316
YoY stable
3361691
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
245
YoY +75%
2451230
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
53
YoY +112%
59300
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
11
YoY —
46230
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
92
YoY +44%
96480
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
76
YoY +38%
79400
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Other Theft
48
YoY +9%
66330
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · public order up sharply · vehicle crime rising

959
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Hastings

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to East Sussex.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Hastings is the district council. School applications go through East Sussex.

Apply for a primary place via East Sussex
Apply for a secondary placeAdmissions and composite prospectus guidanceHome education — find your councilHome education guidance

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in Hastings

Hastings is a 15-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 1.2 km

  • Hastings

    Rail

    1.2 km

  • St Leonards Warrior Square

    Rail

    1.3 km

  • Ore

    Rail

    1.7 km

  • West St Leonards

    Rail

    2.4 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Hastings

GPs make up most of the mapped places

17 GPs · 5 Museums · 4 Libraries · 28 in all

  • GPs17
  • Museums5
  • Libraries4
  • Hospitals2

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Hastings

Median private rent

£896/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£696
1 bed
£896
2 bed
£1,099
3 bed
£1,514
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Hastings

Coordinates50.8669, 0.5669
Postcodes
2,030
Population (Census)
91,030
Households (Census)
40,559
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 10.5 per 1k

Demographics in Hastings

Ethnicity

Total residents: 90,965
White Brit.85.1%
Other White5.2%
Other Asian1.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.1%
+ other · 7.4%

Religion

Total residents: 90,953
No religion51.4%
Christian37.9%
Not answered6.6%
Muslim1.9%
+ other · 2.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 91,030
50–6421.7%
35–4918.7%
25–3412.5%
65–7411.3%
10–156.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%

Households

Total households: 40,559
Other20.6%
Any member 66+14.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.5%
All members 66+8.0%
+ 7 other households · 36.9%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Hastings

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.96 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.96 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).