Area guide

Living in TN37, Hastings

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around TN37 in Hastings. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 12 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Hastings: £238,757, down 4.9% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider South East average is £380,878.

Check sold prices for a specific address in TN37 →
See where TN37 ranks across South East →

Council tax at Band D in Hastings: £2,677 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare TN37 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for TN37 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around TN37

150 recorded home sales on the streets around central TN37 in the last 2 years, with a median of £307,500 and a range from £89,000 to £640,000. Mostly semi-detached houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
35 Madeira Drive, TN34 2NH Semi-detached £355,000 11 Aug 2026
27 Vale Road, TN37 6PT Semi-detached £470,000 28 Jul 2026
39 Madeira Drive, TN34 2NH Semi-detached £385,000 21 Jul 2026
21 Vale Road, TN37 6PT Semi-detached £465,000 21 Jul 2026
172 Sedlescombe Road North, TN37 7EN Terraced £325,000 20 Jul 2026
185 St Helens Road, TN34 2EA Semi-detached £390,000 10 Jul 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

23 schools within 3 miles , of which 61% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy Primary Outstanding 0.8 mi away no figure
Ark Blacklands Primary Academy Primary Outstanding 0.8 mi away no figure
Mulberry Silverdale Primary Primary Good 0.1 mi away no figure
St Paul's Church of England Academy Primary Good 0.8 mi away no figure
Churchwood Primary School Primary Good 0.9 mi away no figure
St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primary Good 1.1 mi away no figure

16 state primary and 2 state secondary schools within range, plus 1 fee-paying school.

See the full school breakdown for TN37 →

Private schools

1 fee-paying school within 3 miles: Claremont School.

All 1 fee-paying schools near TN37, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations15.7%
Skilled trades13.8%
Administrative and secretarial13.2%
Associate professional and technical12.3%
Caring, leisure and other service12.1%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How TN37 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: over-65s, up 5.6 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of TN37 (E01021010, 1,535 residents in 2021, down 3.0% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: over-65s, up 5.6 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 86.8% 85.6% -1.2 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 10.7% 13.6% +2.9 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 1.1% 0.6% -0.5 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 16.6% 16.4% -0.2 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 18.3% 23.9% +5.6 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 19.0% 23.5% +4.5 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 5.9% 5.9% 0.0 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 81.9% 80.7% -1.2 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 94.5% 93.9% -0.6 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

303 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central TN37 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 6 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Hastings's figures.

Buses from the centre of TN37

Best-served stop: Hollington Old Lane, with 6.9 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of TN37 is Hollington Old Lane: 6.9 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 2.2 in the evening and 4.3 on Sunday daytime; first bus 06:03, last 23:07. Routes there: 319, 322, 322B, 1066, 319C, 94. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of TN37. The nearest, Sedlescombe House, has 2,915 registered patients and 1,777 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Sedlescombe House0.4 mi2,9151,777
High Glades Medical Centre0.5 mi19,2844,586
The Station Practice1.4 mi17,8008,150

Nearest A&E: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, where 58.1% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust at 61.8%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Hastings pays £2,677 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.8% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Hastings, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Hastings, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£2,133+3.6%
2022-23£2,219+4.0%
2023-24£2,328+4.9%
2024-25£2,437+4.7%
2025-26£2,554+4.8%
2026-27£2,677+4.8%

Exceptional Financial Support. The county council, East Sussex, was agreed support for 2026-27 (£70.0m). Support is permission to borrow, or to spend capital receipts, on day-to-day services because the council could not otherwise set a balanced budget. Councils in this position tend to cut services and raise council tax by the most the rules allow.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about TN37

What is the average house price in TN37?

The average sold price in Hastings is £238,757 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in TN37?

Prices in Hastings are down 4.9% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in TN37?

The median of 150 recorded sales around central TN37 in the last 2 years is £307,500, ranging from £89,000 to £640,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in TN37?

23 schools sit within 3 miles of central TN37, and 61% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in TN37?

303 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central TN37 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is TN37 at risk of flooding?

Central TN37 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is TN37 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 61% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £307,500; the area sits in decile 6 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 303 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is TN37 safe?

303 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central TN37 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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