House prices
£280k
median price of a home sold in 2025, from 1,347 standard sales
19952026
HM Land Registry, 1995 to 2026; the last year is part of one.
The town in numbers
How Hastings is doing, one figure at a time: the latest of each national statistic the site follows, with the shape of its series. Each card has its own scale and its own period, so read them one at a time; each opens a page of its own with the whole series, where it comes from and a link to share.
Crime
1,054
crimes the police recorded in August 2026, anti-social behaviour not counted
Sep 2023Aug 2026
data.police.uk, Hastings' sixteen wards, month by month.
People
90,855
people estimated to live in Hastings in mid-2025
20152025
ONS mid-year estimates, via Nomis.
Claimant count
5.0%
of residents aged 16 to 64 claiming unemployment benefits in September 2026 (2,785 people); England 4.1%
Sep 2025Sep 2026
ONS and DWP, via Nomis, month by month.
Businesses
2,930
businesses based in Hastings in March 2026
20222023202420252026
ONS UK Business Counts, via Nomis.
Pay
£698
a week, the median for full-time employees living in Hastings, 2025; England £770
20212022202320242025
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, via Nomis.
Energy ratings
52%
of the 24,561 homes with a current certificate are rated A to C
ABCDEFG
The energy performance certificate register; each home once, by its newest.
Broadband
75.4%
of 47,097 homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in July 2025
HastingsEngland
Ofcom Connected Nations.
Air quality
10.0
µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide, the yearly mean at the council's roadside monitor in 2025; the legal limit is 40
20212022202320242025
The council's Air Quality Annual Status Report; one monitor, not the whole town.
Fly-tipping
1,529
fly-tipping incidents the council recorded in 2024-25
2012-132024-25
DEFRA's fly-tipping statistics.
Recycling
30.1%
of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting in 2023-24
2010-112023-24
DEFRA's local authority waste statistics.
Fish landed
£257k
of fish and shellfish landed at Hastings in 2025, 75 tonnes
JanDec
The Marine Management Organisation's landings by port, month by month.