On average Hastings has high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 92 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, in line with the South East average of 84 per 1,000. Approximately 11.9% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Hastings is £46,302 per year. There are 21 schools in Hastings: 18 primary (2 Outstanding and 15 Good) and 3 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Hastings is home to around 90,996 people, with a population density of about 3,053.9 per km².
Based on 1,130 recent sales, the median property price is £280,000 (about £311 per square foot) in Hastings area, with individual transactions ranging from £48,000 up to £1,650,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 242 | £410,000 | £348 |
| Semi-Detached | 247 | £310,000 | £340 |
| Terraced | 302 | £270,000 | £298 |
| Flats | 339 | £170,000 | £265 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £310,000 | £130,000 | £239,950 | £197,000 |
| 2017 | £329,950 | £135,000 | £241,000 | £205,000 |
| 2018 | £330,000 | £142,000 | £250,000 | £220,000 |
| 2019 | £335,000 | £145,000 | £255,000 | £222,000 |
| 2020 | £360,000 | £152,250 | £270,000 | £230,000 |
| 2021 | £389,000 | £167,500 | £305,000 | £267,000 |
| 2022 | £455,000 | £186,550 | £330,000 | £295,000 |
| 2023 | £430,000 | £180,000 | £320,000 | £280,000 |
| 2024 | £417,750 | £180,000 | £325,000 | £270,000 |
| 2025 | £412,750 | £172,000 | £311,000 | £275,000 |
| 2026 | £386,500 | £172,500 | £307,500 | £250,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £265 | £202 | £237 | £229 |
| 2017 | £283 | £212 | £266 | £232 |
| 2018 | £286 | £218 | £271 | £244 |
| 2019 | £287 | £224 | £274 | £252 |
| 2020 | £298 | £225 | £282 | £251 |
| 2021 | £331 | £251 | £315 | £284 |
| 2022 | £382 | £289 | £357 | £318 |
| 2023 | £368 | £279 | £347 | £317 |
| 2024 | £363 | £275 | £355 | £312 |
| 2025 | £348 | £270 | £341 | £307 |
| 2026 | £353 | £263 | £332 | £289 |
Hastings records about 92 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a very high crime rate for England: it scores 9 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.
Among the 16 wards of Hastings, St Helens has the lowest crime rate, with about 36 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the Hastings average is 92 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.
The median sale price in Hastings is £280,000 (about £311 per square foot) based on 1,130 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
Hastings has 18 primary schools (2 rated Outstanding, 15 Good) and 3 secondary schools. Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
Hastings scores 8 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Hastings sits around rank 9,175 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The average household income in Hastings is around £46,302 per year, and 12% of homes are social housing (ONS data).
Hastings is represented in Parliament by Hastings and Rye: Helena Dollimore (Labour and Co-operative Party).
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Gillsman's Hill
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Telford Road
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Stonefield Road
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Church Wood Drive
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Kenilworth Road
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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.