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Hastings

Hastings is a town in East Sussex, England, with a population of around 92,855. It has around 32 bus stops, 4 GP surgeries, 2 pharmacies, and 27 restaurants and cafés, with the nearest railway station being Hastings, 1.4 km away. The average sold house price is around £324,988. There were around 510 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Hastings area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Hastings area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 90,995 residents at roughly 3,054 people per km².

Council
Hastings
County
East Sussex
Constituency
Hastings and Rye
Police force
Sussex
19/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 294th of 294 English council areas — better than 0% of them.

Low crime20
Home affordability52
Affordable rents53
Good schools1
Life expectancy13
Low deprivation4
Employment15
Low council tax4

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

20°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 20° / 19° · 37% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 16° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Eastbourne, United Kingdom

Crime

Crime data is temporarily unavailable.

Road safety

167 reported road collisions (2024)

50 killed or seriously injured · 220 casualties · 18.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 452 rated 4–5 ★ (423 top)
  • 10 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Hastings (0.4 km)
  • 27 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Hastings (0.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£236,966 average 4.6% YoY

Across Hastings · to 2026-06

Detached£473,518
Semi-detached£323,991
Terraced£253,863
Flat£140,577

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,006 average monthly rent 1.6% YoY

  • 1 bed £696
  • 2 bed £896
  • 3 bed £1,099

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

8.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.1 times median annual pay (6.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 164.7p · Asda (2.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (2.2 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

13 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Pelham Place Car Park (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres5
  • Gyms2
  • Swimming pools10
  • Sports pitches38
  • Playgrounds14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

90,995 residents in Hastings · 3,054/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 13 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

30% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,677 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (34% of 44,540)

A £1,784
B £2,082
C £2,379
D £2,677
E £3,271
F £3,866
G £4,461
H £5,353

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

26 schools · 9,041 pupils

18 primary · 3 secondary · 5 other

Ofsted: 7 of 12 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (58%)

25inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Ark Alexandra AcademyRequires improvement
  • Mulberry Academy HastingsRequires improvement
  • Mulberry Academy St Leonards

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hastings

Care & health services

703 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes298
  • GP practices80
  • Dentists142
  • Homecare agencies108
  • Hospitals & hospices24

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · East Sussex

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Hastings Town Centre)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 472 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

83 applications decided

81.9% granted · 68 granted, 15 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Helena Dollimore

Labour (Co-op)

Hastings and Rye

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Green majority

  • Lab 3
  • Con 2
  • Grn 19
  • Ref 6
  • Oth 2

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools7
  • GPs & clinics7
  • Pharmacies3
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens28
  • Restaurants & cafés123

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,440 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

506 jobs advertised · £38,657 avg

e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£698 median full-time weekly pay

5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,562 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 57,231 certificates

14.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

13% low-carbon electricity

Gas 49% · Imports 38% · Wind 5% · Nuclear 4%

215 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 81.8 yrs women · 77.4 yrs men

64% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction6.9
  • Feeling worthwhile7.3
  • Happiness yesterday6.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)4.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hastings and Rye:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Hastings?
Hastings is a town in East Sussex, England, in the Hastings local authority.
What is the population of Hastings?
Hastings has an approximate settlement population of 92,855.
How deprived is Hastings?
The Hastings local authority, which includes Hastings, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.