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Hastings house prices, schools and crime

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90,995 people · median £270,000

Hastings Council · Green-controlled   19/32 seats · 59% · OCD 2026

Prices

The median sold price in Hastings is £270,000.

Neighbourhoods

Streets

Schools

Hastings’s schools: 77% of inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding.

Crime

Hastings records 15 crimes per 1,000 residents a month.

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Acreright area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£270k
median price
+17.4%
5-year growth
15
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
77%
of rated schools are Good or Outstanding
£270k
median sold price
8.1 yrs
of local pay to buy
+17.4%
5-year change
£260k
typical terraced
75 min
London — fastest
11
rail stations mapped
77%
of rated schools are Good or Outstanding
0
grammar schools
26
schools total
15
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
410
Violence — most
7.3
NO₂ · WHO 10
4.4%
in a flood zone
49
green spaces
6.4
PM2.5 · WHO 5
251
eat & drink
56
shops
64.6%
gigabit
14
gyms & leisure
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend +17.4%

£157k£206k£255k£304k20152026£280,000
£171,000 in 2015 → £280,000 in 2026 · 1,363 sales in 12 months

The district at a glance each strip is where Hastings sits on the East Sussex range — click through for the full section

⌄ Below this district: the map is shaded by Hastings's neighbourhoods — click any of them to go a level finer, where streets take over, then individual sales.

The area in short district AI summary

Hastings, in East Sussex, has a median house price of £270,000, with 1,363 sales over the past year. Prices have risen 17.4 per cent over five years. Flats median at £162,250; terraces at £260,000; detached homes at £310,000.

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The affordability ratio stands at 8.1, based on median earnings of £34,700. About 25 per cent of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Hastings overall. The median age is 43.7 years; 56.6 per cent of homes are owner-occupied. Crime recorded 1,363 incidents in August 2026 (15.0 per 1,000 population), with violent crime the leading category. Schools include 18 primary and 3 secondary state schools; 10 of 13 rated schools are good or better by Ofsted. The nearest secondary is St Ronan's School, 20.4 km away. Rail access is strong: Hastings Rail Station is 0.8 km away, with services to London Bridge taking 82 minutes. Superfast broadband reaches 99.2 per cent of premises. Air quality is low for nitrogen dioxide and moderate for fine particulate matter.

Generated at data-refresh time from this report's own figures — never invented at request time. · as of 2026-10-20T12:50:54Z

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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-05
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2026 (control)
Crime2026-08
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-11-01

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