TN38 0HN Hastings
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Maze Hill. Region: South East.
Streets
- Maze Hill, Hastings: 14 addresses
House prices and rents in Hastings
A typical home in Hastings cost £238,780 in August 2026, 2.5% less than a year before. That is 2% less than five years earlier and 31% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £476,848 |
| Semi-detached | £326,249 |
| Terraced | £255,630 |
| Flat or maisonette | £141,840 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £203,153 |
Private renters in Hastings paid £1,008 a month on average in September 2026, 1.7% more than a year before. That is 25% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £697 |
| Two bedrooms | £898 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,102 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,514 |
Council tax
What each band costs in Hastings in 2026-27: Band D £2,677 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,784 | £2,082 | £2,379 | £2,677 | £3,271 | £3,866 | £4,461 | £5,353 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (51% of about 1,180 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Burtons', St Leonards (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 7, THE MOUNT, grade II
- BASTON LODGE, grade II
- Cast iron boundary post on Upper Maze Hill, grade II
- Gloucester Lodge, grade II
- NORTH LODGE PAY GATE, grade II
- WINTERBOURNE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 4-5 Stockleigh Road, St Leonards: up to 12 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- West Hill Road Reservoir, St Leonards: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Taxi Office, Site of Former social club, St John's Road, St Leonards: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- Gambier House, 111 West Hill Road, Hastings: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- West House, 115 West Hill Road: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- 123-125 West Hill Road, Hastings (former Malmesbury House): up to 117 homes, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the postcode.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pebsham | Landfill Gas | 3 MW | Operational Oct 2000 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pebsham (Extension) Hastings RR/413/CM | Landfill Gas | 1 MW | Operational Nov 2004 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this postcode.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
The nearest projected erosion zone is 340 m from the postcode (by 2105, if defences are not maintained or built).
| Projection | Policy for the frontage | Erosion | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| By 2055, with the shoreline management plan carried out | Hold the line South Foreland to Beachy Head | none (the line is held) | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| By 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out | Hold the line South Foreland to Beachy Head | none (the line is held) | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| By 2105, if defences are not maintained or built | No intervention South Foreland to Beachy Head | up to 77 m | 340 m |
Each shoreline management plan sets a policy for each stretch of coast: hold the line (keep defences where they are), managed realignment (let the shore move back in a controlled way), advance the line, or no active intervention. Erosion is the distance the shore may move back, counted from today, for the higher central climate change allowance. The maps are guidance from national modelling, not a survey of any one home; the council's coastal team can say more.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the postcode spilled 3 times, for 5 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into The English Channel.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coombs Hastings Ceo Southern Water | The English Channel | 3 | 5 | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 13,343 kWh of it on average in 2024, 35% more than the district's 9,867 kWh, and 1,840 kWh of electricity, 40% less than the district's 3,059 kWh. There are gas meters for about 91% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is TN38.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the postcode.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 14 addresses are between 41 m and 49 m above sea level (46 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Leonards Warrior Square 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| West St Leonards 138,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Hastings 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 40 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St John's Church St Leonards | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Three Oaks - Lane Bridge | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Falaise Road Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Smart Charge UK | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 61.3 km (38 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sedlescombe House Good Dec 2018 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Clarity Pharmacy | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Conquest Hospital Outstanding Jan 2023 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Care homes | 34 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Whitebeach Good Apr 2023 | 100 m |
| Police station | Hastings Police Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Marina Park Stores, Bexhill Road | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Nurseries and childcare
The ten nearest nurseries, pre-schools and clubs are all within 1.5 km (0.9 miles); the nearest is 300 m from the postcode's centre.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Skaters Nursery & Pre-School TN38 0JP | Full day care | 50 | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 300 m |
| Fellowship of St Nicholas TN37 6AS | Full day care | 42 | Feb 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Jigsaw Day Nursery TN38 0QL | Full day care | 30 | Outstanding (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Artemis St Leonards TN37 6HR | Full day care | 31 | Good (Apr 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Jigsaw YMCA Ltd TN37 6RS | Full day care | 50 | Good (Mar 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Bear's House, St Leonards TN38 0TS | Full day care | 62 | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Park Road Under Fives TN37 6SJ | Full day care | 49 | Good (Sep 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| 1066 Kids Club TN37 6RT | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Little Explorers Nursery TN38 0UH | Full day care | 28 | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Bear's House Nursery TN34 1LY | Full day care | 50 | Dec 2025: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 147 childminders and 44 home childcarers (nannies) in East Sussex. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Leonard's Gardens 1.4 ha | 20 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Gensing Gardens 2.3 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | The Oval 1.9 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Marina Allotments 2.3 ha | 370 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 8.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Leonard's Gardens, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 170 m south. 88 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Leonard's Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 170 m south |
| Church of St John the Evangelist | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m north |
| The Clock House | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m south-east |
| Crown House | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m south |
| Christ Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Alexandra Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Leonards on Sea Beach | Beach | 710 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Summerfields Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Shornden Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Filsham Reedbed | Wetland | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Old Roar Gill | Valley | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 14 |
1 of the postcode's 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Road safety
4 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported around the postcode in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight, in which 2 people were seriously hurt. 1 involved a cyclist; 1 involved a motorcyclist. 75% happened in the dark, and 75% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 2025 23:38 | Slight | 1 person | Minor road, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on, wet road |
| 6 Dec 2022 20:25 | Serious | 1 person | Minor road, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on |
| 2 Oct 2021 19:34 | Serious | 1 person: 1 cyclist | Minor road, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on, wet road |
| 6 Jun 2021 16:03 | Slight | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | Minor road, 30 mph | Wet road |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A259 between A259 Trunk and A2102 London Road, with 16,391 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 440 m (0.3 miles) from the postcode.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A259 | A259 Trunk to A2102 London Road | 16,391 counted 2025 | 1% | +7% since 2015 | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Hastings: see them on the Hastings page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 48% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Maze Hill.