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About

Central Hastings is the commercial and civic heart of the town, running from the seafront up to the railway station. Main shopping streets include George Street and Robertson Street, with Priory Meadow Shopping Centre occupying the low-lying site where the medieval priory once stood. Council offices, banks and high street stores cluster here, and regular street markets use pedestrian routes around the centre. Hastings railway station and bus services provide links across the town and along the coast, making the area a transport hub as well as a shopping district.

Cultural facilities include White Rock Theatre on the seafront and Hastings Museum & Art Gallery on Bohemia Road, which records local maritime and geological history. The seafront beside the town centre includes the restored Hastings Pier and promenades that rise into rows of 19th-century terraces. Independent retailers, cafes and evening venues fill the back streets, and civic events often start from the central squares and promenades, reflecting the town’s long sequence of development and changing uses.

Area overview

On average Central Hastings has very high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 243 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, roughly 2.9× the South East average of 84 per 1,000. Approximately 7.6% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Central Hastings is £41,940 per year. Central Hastings is home to around 6,878 people, with a population density of about 6,900.8 per km².

Crime rate
10/10
Crimes per 1k residents
243
Deprivation level
10/10
Income level
1/10
Social housing
7.6%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Central Hastings Population
6,878
Population density
6,900.8 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
117.19(+270%)
Shoplifting
67.61(+747%)
Anti-social behaviour
58.3(+374%)
Public order
29.66(+389%)
Criminal damage and arson
22.54(+249%)
South East average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
5,166
75.12%
Other White
701
10.19%
Other
112
1.63%
Other Asian
103
1.5%
Irish
88
1.28%
Total population: 6,877

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
2,050
34.76%
No qualifications
1,067
18.09%
Level 3 (A level)
1,001
16.97%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
820
13.9%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
568
9.63%
Total 16+ residents: 5,898

Housing

Housing tenure

Private landlord or letting agency
1,716
47.96%
Owns outright
829
23.17%
Owns with a mortgage
599
16.74%
Other social rented
247
6.9%
Other forms of private rent
110
3.07%
Total households: 3,578

Property prices in Central Hastings

Median price£210,000
Price per sq ft£266
Sales (last 12 months)111
Typical range (middle 50%)£126K – £282K

Based on 111 recent sales, the median property price is £210,000 (about £266 per square foot) in Central Hastings area, with individual transactions ranging from £48,000 up to £875,000.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Central Hastings over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian£/sq ft
Semi-Detached6£615,000£387
Detached1£432,500£327
Terraced49£260,000£295
Flats55£125,000£238

10-year price trendmedian sale price in Central Hastings

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Central Hastings.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£299,950£124,000£235,000£239,500
2017£379,500£123,475£260,000£200,000
2018£325,000£122,500£312,500£275,500
2019£279,000£126,750£299,000£227,000
2020£314,200£133,500£495,000£294,000
2021£476,250£152,000£470,000£309,000
2022£500,000£145,000£484,250£342,500
2023£612,500£153,000£491,250£275,000
2024£745,000£157,250£384,805£297,500
2025£432,500£132,000£615,000£300,000
2026—£120,000£465,000£247,500
Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Central Hastings.

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Central Hastings.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£273£202£285£197
2017£255£200£226£208
2018£307£203£287£245
2019£229£203£222£224
2020£228£219£261£228
2021£349£242£302£276
2022£304£265£446£317
2023£281£269£340£316
2024£336£237£374£321
2025£327£228£493£282
2026—£237£319£298
Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Central Hastings.

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

Price distribution by property type for Central Hastings in the last year.

All postcodes in Central Hastings

TN349SA

Breeds Place

TN341LE

White Rock Road

TN341QL

Portland Steps

TN349JT

Braybrooke Road

TN341SP

St Andrews Square

TN341LY

Holmesdale Gardens

TN343RB

Castle Hill Road

TN341RL

Queens Road

TN341QH

Stonefield Place

TN341LX

Cornwallis Gardens

TN343BF

Croft Road

TN341RE

Queens Road

TN341JH

Robertson Terrace

TN341PX

Castle Hill Passage

TN341NH

Devonshire Road

TN341EN

Cambridge Gardens

TN349LE

Braybrooke Road

TN341NN

York Buildings

TN343DU

Castle Hill Road

TN343UH

Becket Mews

TN343PQ

Scholars Mews

TN341QY

Queens Road

TN341LG

Dorset Place

TN343QZ

Castle Hill Road

TN341PQ

Denmark Place

TN349GA

Castle

TN341LR

Cornwallis Gardens

TN341BG

Havelock Road

TN341HB

Castle

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.