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Carpenter Drive
Carpenter Drive at a glance
The figures as a table
| Here | Beside it | Beside it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes rated A to C for energy | 88% | Hollington: 67% | 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
We have no planning applications or decisions for this street. That doesn’t mean nothing has happened here, only that the council’s weekly planning lists haven’t named it since our record starts on 21 April 2026.
Conservation, listed buildings and protected trees
None of the town’s 18 conservation areas reaches Carpenter Drive as mapped.
Listed buildings
Tree preservation orders
Flood zones, the coast and protected nature
Flood zones
None of Carpenter Drive’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
- Church Wood and Robsack Wood LNR ↗ (Local Nature Reserve): Carpenter Drive’s line passes within about 80 m of it.
- Ancient woodland: Carpenter Drive’s line passes within about 100 m of 2 parcels on Natural England’s inventory (Church Wood).
What the council lists here
- Carpenter Drive 37
37 Carpenter Drive, TN38 9SB · Residential · Land & Buildings
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. Carpenter Drive 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
- Lightning Fibre
Remedial works · standard works (four to ten days) · in the footway · partly in the road · pavement closed, with another way round
2 to 9 February 2026finished 3 February - BT give and take
Utility repair and maintenance works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · pavement closed, with another way round
21 to 25 November 2025finished 24 November 2025 - Southern Water
Utility repair and maintenance works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · clear of the road
4 to 6 November 2025finished 5 November 2025
Homes and premises
What homes sold for, their energy ratings, broadband, and business rates.
Homes sold on this street
HM Land Registry records 11 standard sales of homes on Carpenter Drive since 2017, and 56 since 1995. Newest first, by month and price; house numbers and flat names are left out. Flats include maisonettes.
| Month | Home | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2023 | Terraced, freehold | £285,000 |
| Jul 2022 | Terraced, freehold | £245,000 |
| Jul 2022 | Terraced, freehold | £240,000 |
| Sep 2021 | Terraced, freehold | £239,000 |
| Oct 2020 | Terraced, freehold | £222,000 |
| Nov 2018 | Terraced, freehold | £190,000 |
| Apr 2018 | Terraced, freehold | £195,000 |
| Jan 2018 | Terraced, freehold | £175,000 |
| Aug 2017 | Terraced, freehold | £184,000 |
| Apr 2017 | Terraced, freehold | £189,950 |
| Mar 2017 | Terraced, freehold | £157,000 |
Sales and median price by year, 1996 to 2023
| Year | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £285,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £242,500 |
| 2021 | 1 | £239,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £222,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £190,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | £184,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £165,000 |
| 2015 | 3 | £141,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | £133,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £114,500 |
| 2012 | 1 | £119,950 |
| 2011 | 2 | £121,000 |
| 2008 | 5 | £108,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | £110,000 |
| 2006 | 3 | £85,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £114,500 |
| 2004 | 2 | £105,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £81,500 |
| 2002 | 1 | £40,800 |
| 2001 | 5 | £66,250 |
| 2000 | 2 | £56,225 |
| 1999 | 1 | £38,500 |
| 1998 | 1 | £45,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £42,000 |
| 1996 | 6 | £37,250 |
Energy ratings on this street
24 homes on Carpenter Drive 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 | 0 | 0% |
| C | 21 | 88% |
| D | 3 | 12% |
| E | 0 | 0% |
| F | 0 | 0% |
| G | 0 | 0% |
| All | 24 |
Nearby
Buses and trains, health, schools, care, parks, food hygiene, air, crime and the sea.
Buses near Carpenter Drive
- Carpenter Drive (adj)233 m away
74 to Blacklands Ark William Parker Academy; 319 to Hastings station; 319C to Hastings station; 323B to Conquest Hospital
Weekdays: 44 buses, 05:57–23:03 · Saturday: 39 buses, 07:30–23:03 · Sunday: 22 buses, 09:31–21:21
- Lancaster Road West (opp)260 m away
319C to Hollington Whatlington Way
Weekdays: 4 buses, 06:47–07:58 · Saturday: none · Sunday: none
- Carpenter Drive (opp)282 m away
74 to Harley Shute Field Way; 319 to Hollington Whatlington Way, Hollington Hartfield Meadow; 319C to Hollington Whatlington Way
Weekdays: 43 buses, 06:48–23:45 · Saturday: 40 buses, 07:53–23:46 · Sunday: 21 buses, 09:42–21:07
- Tesco (Stop A)283 m away
319 to Hastings station; 319C to Hastings station; 322B to Ore The Hastings Academy; 322E to Harley Shute The St Leonards Academy
Weekdays: 48 buses, 05:55–23:23 · Saturday: 45 buses, 07:28–23:26 · Sunday: 26 buses, 09:29–22:24
Crime and policing in Hollington ward
In August 2026, the police recorded 43 crimes and 26 incidents of anti-social behaviour in Hollington ward. In the 12 months to August 2026: 551 crimes and 160 incidents of anti-social behaviour. The ward's figures by category.
Its police team is Hollington. The team's next meeting listed on data.police.uk: Community Meeting - For Hollington Residents, Monday 9 November 2026, 12pm, Hollington Bowl, Wishing Tree Road North.
The team's priorities, as the police word them: Anti-Social Behaviour; Anti-social Driving / Theft from or of vehicles.
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.
Charging an electric car
The nearest public charger mapped on OpenStreetMap is GeniePoint near John Macadam Way, about 1,280 m from the middle of this street (no details mapped).
GP, pharmacy and dentist
- High Glades Medical Centre1.0 km
9a Upper Church Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7AT · 01424 754678
- Tesco Instore Pharmacy320 m
Church Wood Drive, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9RB · 01424 786449
- Toad Hall Dental Surgery850 m
1 Upper Glen Road, St Leonards on Sea, TN37 7AX
The practice told the NHS it accepts new NHS patients for routine care if they are: adults aged 18 or over; adults entitled to free routine dental care; children aged 17 or under. The practice last confirmed this on 23 September 2026. Information from the NHS website, read 30 October 2026.
Schools nearby
- Churchwood Primary School470 m
Primary · ages 2 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: graded inspection 11 October 2022: overall effectiveness Good
- Hollington Primary School890 m
Primary · ages 2 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: graded inspection 19 July 2022: overall effectiveness Inadequate
- New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)900 m
Special · ages 5 to 16 · Ofsted's latest: graded inspection 24 June 2025: overall effectiveness not judged
Care homes nearby
- EVHM LLP - 5 High Beech Close780 m
Care homes · rated Good (23 May 2025)
- EVHM LLP - 6 High Beech Close780 m
Care homes · rated Good (28 May 2026)
Parks and play areas
- Park or garden near Hertford Close, the nearest public park or garden: about 490 m to its nearest mapped entrance.
- Play space near Lincoln Close, the nearest play area: about 370 m.
On the record
Council papers and other documents that name Carpenter Drive, newest first.