street
Cambridge Road
Cambridge Road at a glance
The figures as a table
| Here | Beside it | Beside it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price of a home sold, 2023 | £175k | Castle: £192k | Hastings: £280k |
| Homes rated A to C for energy | 51% | Castle: 49% | Hastings: 52% |
Planning and building here
Closing dates you can still act on, applications and decisions on the street, appeals, the protections that cover it, and the council's land and licensing papers.
Planning on this street
2026: 4 applications (0 granted, 1 refused, 1 other decision and 2 not yet decided)
- 6 Cambridge RoadRegistered
Installation of a waste storage bin to front courtyard
HS/FA/26/00549, validated Thu 17 Sep 2026. No comments from the public on the council’s file. The council’s file ↗
- 8 Cambridge RoadRegistered
Installation of a waste storage bin to front courtyard
HS/FA/26/00548, validated Thu 17 Sep 2026. No comments from the public on the council’s file. The council’s file ↗
- 39 Cambridge RoadWithdrawn by applicant
This asks the council to approve details it required when it granted HS/FA/18/00338 (condition 3: joinery details). Discharge of Condition 3 (Joinery details) of Planning Permission HS/FA/18/00338
HS/CD/26/00423, validated Tue 14 Jul 2026, decided in the week of Mon 27 Jul 2026. No comments from the public on the council’s file. The council’s file ↗
This uses the prior-approval route: national rules allow the work, and the council can check only set things, such as its size or its effect on neighbours. Notification for prior approval for change of use from Class E (Offices) on ground floor to Class C3 (Residential) to provide 4 dwellings.
Use class as described: E → C3 · 4 homes stated
HS/PA/26/00367, validated Tue 23 Jun 2026, decided in the week of Mon 28 Sep 2026. No comments from the public on the council’s file. The council’s file ↗
Conservation, listed buildings and protected trees
- Part of Cambridge Road lies inside the White Rock conservation area ↗ (designated April 1990, extended June 1998).
- Part of Cambridge Road lies inside the Hastings Town Centre conservation area ↗ (designated March 1995).
- Cambridge Road runs along the edge of the Cornwallis Gardens conservation area ↗ (designated April 1990).
Listed buildings (1)
- United Reformed Church formerly Congregational Church
beside the street · listed 29 January 2010 · The list entry ↗
Grade II
Tree preservation orders near Cambridge Road
- TPO 152: made 26 October 1993, confirmed 31 March 1994; 12 trees, 2 groups of trees, 3 woodlands in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
Flood zones, the coast and protected nature
Flood zones
None of Cambridge Road’s line is in Flood Zone 2 or 3 on the Environment Agency’s flood map for planning. In the Agency’s words: “This means a site in flood zone 1 could still flood now or in the future.”
Protected nature
Asset of community value
- The Observer Building, 53 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1EL
Not listed · The Observer Building
The council's reasons
- The former Observer building does not meet the definition of an asset of community value contained in the Localism Act 2011 In view of:
- (i) the restricted public access to part of the nominated area,
- (ii) the limited duration of the activities which have taken place,
- (iii) the uncertainty that activities which contribute to community wellbeing or community interest can realistically take place on the whole of the nominated area, these points together indicate that it is not realistic to assume that the use of the whole of the nominated area (whether or not in the same way) will contribute the social wellbeing or social interests of the local community over the next 5 years
Brownfield land on this street
- BL4: Former Observer Building, 53 Cambridge Road, Hastings
0.07 ha · 39 to 50 homes · Has planning permission (full planning permission, 15 September 2020) · not owned by a public body · Castle ward
The register's note: “12 flats currently under construction with the rest employment space”
Off the register January 2025
On the street now
Problems reported, roadworks, how long reports take to close, and who looks after the road.
Who looks after this street
Adopted highway: yes. Cambridge Road is on East Sussex County Council’s map of adopted roads, so the county looks after it: report a problem to East Sussex Highways.
Roadworks here
Who has dug up this street or plans to, and why, from their permits.
Roadworks across townIn the last 13 months
- UK Power Networks South Eastern
Utility asset works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · partly in the road · pavement closed, with another way round
30 September to 2 October 2026started 30 September, under way on 30 September 2026 - UK Power Networks South Eastern
Utility repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the footway · clear of the road
1 to 7 September 2026finished 6 September - UK Power Networks South Eastern
Utility asset works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · partly in the road · pavement closed, with another way round
17 to 18 July 2026finished 18 July - BT give and take
Utility asset works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · pavement closed, with another way round
12 to 14 March 2026finished 14 March - BT give and take
Utility asset works · standard works (four to ten days) · in the footway · pavement closed, with another way round
2 to 5 March 2026finished 5 March - Southern Gas Networks plc
Utility repair and maintenance works · emergency works · in the footway · clear of the road
31 December 2025 to 8 January 2026finished 31 December 2025 - Southern Gas Networks plc multi-way temporary lights
Utility repair and maintenance works · major works (eleven days or more, or needing a traffic order) · in the footway and carriageway
27 October to 16 November 2025finished 4 November 2025 - Southern Water a lane closed
Utility repair and maintenance works · standard works (four to ten days) · in the footway and carriageway · pavement closed, with another way round
15 to 20 October 2025finished 20 October 2025 - Southern Water
Utility repair and maintenance works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · clear of the road · pavement closed, with another way round
19 to 23 September 2025finished 23 September 2025 - UK Power Networks South Eastern a lane closed
New service connection · standard works (four to ten days) · in the footway · pavement closed, with another way round
8 to 12 September 2025finished 12 September 2025 - East Sussex County Council
Highway repair and maintenance works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · clear of the road · pavement closed, with another way round
8 to 9 September 2025finished 9 September 2025
Homes and premises
What homes sold for, their energy ratings, broadband, and business rates.
Homes sold on this street
HM Land Registry records 16 standard sales of homes on Cambridge Road since 2017, and 125 since 1995. Newest first, by month and price; house numbers and flat names are left out. Flats include maisonettes.
| Month | Home | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Terraced, freehold | £246,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Terraced, freehold | £147,000 |
| Jun 2025 | Flat, leasehold | £110,000 |
| Dec 2023 | Terraced, freehold | £333,000 |
| Aug 2023 | Terraced, freehold | £199,000 |
| Aug 2023 | Flat, leasehold | £127,000 |
| May 2023 | Terraced, freehold | £175,000 |
| Mar 2023 | Flat, leasehold | £98,000 |
| Mar 2022 | Flat, leasehold | £107,000 |
| Apr 2021 | Flat, leasehold | £110,000 |
| Nov 2020 | Terraced, freehold | £160,000 |
| Mar 2019 | Flat, leasehold | £120,000 |
All 16 sales since 2017
| Month | Home | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2018 | Terraced, freehold | £467,500 |
| Jul 2018 | Flat, leasehold | £97,500 |
| Jun 2018 | Terraced, freehold | £276,000 |
| Jun 2017 | Terraced, freehold | £179,500 |
Sales and median price by year, 1995 to 2026
| Year | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to August) | 1 | £246,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | £128,500 |
| 2023 | 5 | £175,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £107,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £110,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £160,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £120,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £276,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £179,500 |
| 2016 | 3 | £255,000 |
| 2015 | 6 | £136,500 |
| 2014 | 2 | £114,500 |
| 2013 | 1 | £132,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £143,500 |
| 2011 | 3 | £126,000 |
| 2010 | 3 | £78,000 |
| 2009 | 8 | £90,000 |
| 2008 | 5 | £120,000 |
| 2007 | 11 | £95,000 |
| 2006 | 6 | £68,500 |
| 2005 | 4 | £134,000 |
| 2004 | 5 | £75,000 |
| 2003 | 5 | £56,000 |
| 2002 | 8 | £52,750 |
| 2001 | 9 | £49,000 |
| 2000 | 8 | £34,625 |
| 1999 | 4 | £39,475 |
| 1998 | 7 | £29,500 |
| 1997 | 1 | £10,000 |
| 1996 | 5 | £10,250 |
| 1995 | 3 | £18,000 |
Energy ratings on this street
75 homes on Cambridge Road have a current energy performance certificate, registered 2017 to 2026. Each home counts once, by its newest certificate; homes without one aren't counted.
| Band | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0 | 0% |
| B | 2 | 3% |
| C | 36 | 48% |
| D | 27 | 36% |
| E | 10 | 13% |
| F | 0 | 0% |
| G | 0 | 0% |
| All | 75 |
Broadband here
The record holds one postcode for this street: some premises there could get gigabit-capable broadband, not all, and every premises could get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more).
Nearby
Buses and trains, health, schools, care, parks, food hygiene, air, crime and the sea.
Buses on Cambridge Road
- Cambridge Road (Stop R)
98 to Silverhill Chatham Road; 100 to Conquest Hospital, Silverhill Chatham Road; 101 to Silverhill Chatham Road, Conquest Hospital; 322B to Harley Shute The St Leonards Academy; 349 to The Moor The Eight Bells; 1066 to Hawkhurst British Legion Hall, Flimwell Crossroads
Weekdays: 65 buses, 06:28–23:38 · Saturday: 62 buses, 06:28–23:38 · Sunday: 26 buses, 07:53–20:55
- White Rock Gardens (opp)
98 to Sidley Whitehouse Avenue, Hastings station; 100 to Rye station; 101 to Rye station; 349 to Hastings station; 1066 to Hastings station, Pebsham Bexhill College
Weekdays: 64 buses, 05:48–22:57 · Saturday: 63 buses, 06:26–23:00 · Sunday: 26 buses, 06:56–19:25
Food hygiene on this street
- Bunka Rooftop ↗
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Observer Building 53 Cambridge Road, Hastings, East Sussex
5Thu 2 Jul 2026 - Dolce Caffe ↗
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · 18 - 24 Cambridge Road, Hastings, East Sussex
4Fri 21 Nov 2025 - Food Land ↗
Retailers - other · 31 Cambridge Road, Hastings, East Sussex
5Tue 29 Oct 2024 - La Cucina Wood Fired ↗
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · 10 Cambridge Road, Hastings, East Sussex
5Thu 24 Jul 2025 - Lury ↗
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Lower Ground Floor And Ground Floor Restaurant And Premises 8 Cambridge Road, Hastings, East Sussex
5Fri 6 Jun 2025 - OB Cafe ↗
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Observer Building 53 Cambridge Road, Hastings, East Sussex
5Fri 27 Mar 2026 - The Corner Shop ↗
Retailers - other · 55 Cambridge Road, Hastings, East Sussex
5Tue 20 Feb 2024 - The Observatory Rooftop Bar ↗
Pub/bar/nightclub · Observer Building 53 Cambridge Road, Hastings, East Sussex
5Fri 24 Oct 2025
Crime and policing in Castle ward
In August 2026, the police recorded 301 crimes and 114 incidents of anti-social behaviour in Castle ward. In the 12 months to August 2026: 2,459 crimes and 689 incidents of anti-social behaviour. The ward's figures by category.
Its police team is Castle (Hastings). The team's next meeting listed on data.police.uk: Community Meeting - Castle Ward, Saturday 14 November 2026, 10am, Hastings Police Pod, Wellington Place, Hastings.
The team's priorities, as the police word them: Shoplifting; Anti-social behaviour; Street Community / Drinking in public.
The team's contact details on data.police.uk: email hastings@sussex.pnn.police.uk. Sussex Police's telephone number on data.police.uk is 101, the police's number for anything that isn't an emergency; Sussex Police's website. In an emergency, call 999.
Air quality nearby
The council's nitrogen dioxide tube at Carlise Parade, about 120 m from the middle of this street: an annual mean of 16.5 µg/m³ in 2025.
Charging an electric car
The nearest public charger mapped on OpenStreetMap is A charging point near Priory Street, about 120 m from the middle of this street (8 bays mapped).
GP, pharmacy and dentist
- The Station Practice260 m
Station Plaza Health Centre, Station Approach, Hastings, TN34 1BA · 01424 464756
- Kamsons Pharmacy240 m
1 York Buildings, Hastings, TN34 1NN · 01424 428523
- Dental Surgery50 m
16 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
The practice hasn't told the NHS whether it accepts new NHS patients for routine care. Call to check. Information from the NHS website, read 1 November 2026.
Schools nearby
- St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School890 m
Primary · ages 4 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: ungraded inspection 24 April 2024: “School remains Good”
Parks and play areas
- Park or garden near Robertson Terrace, the nearest public park or garden: about 110 m to its nearest mapped entrance.
- Play space in White Rock Gardens, the nearest play area: about 340 m.
Sewage releases nearby
- Hastings town centre / Pelham outfall (Priory Stream culvert area)
0.4 km from the street · 1 release in the last 30 days · 3 in 12 months (1.1 h) · last began Thu 22 Oct 2026
On the record
Council papers and other documents that name Cambridge Road, newest first.
Licensing: cumulative impact area
Hastings Borough Council's licensing policy lists Cambridge Road in its cumulative impact area (1: Hastings Town Centre: from its junction with Robertson Street to the junction of Cambridge Gardens). There, new licences and variations for alcohol and late-night food are expected to show they won't add to existing problems. The area's streets, and the policy
Named in council papers
Review of the Cumulative Impact Assessment
Based on updated evidence from Sussex Police and East Sussex Public Health, the council is proposing: removing the High Street (Area 2B) in Hastings Old Town from the CIA zone; reducing the size of the CIA zone in Hastings Town Centre, particularly around Cambridge Road (Area 1A). These changes reflect a decrease in alcohol-related crime and hospital admissions in those areas.