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In St Leonards-on-sea · Gensing ward · Postcodes on the record: TN38 0JU,TN38 0QH · Follow this page (RSS) · how following works

Charles RoadDroxford House, 40 Charles Road (New application, 19 Jun, Gensing)Second Floor And Third Floor Flat, 22 Charles Road (Refused permission, 20 Jul, Gensing)Droxford House, 40 Charles Road (Prior approval refused, 10 Aug, Gensing)Droxford House, 40 Charles Road (New application, 18 Aug, Gensing)Second Floor And Third Floor Flat, 22 Charles Road (New application, 21 Aug, Gensing)Droxford House, 40 Charles Road (Prior approval approved, 5 Oct, Gensing)
The lights are the 6 things on the record here in the last year. Tap one for its details. What’s near Charles Road on the full map. The shaded area inside the dashed line is a conservation area and green dots are trees under a tree preservation order (indicative only).

Charles Road at a glance

The street beside its ward and the town. Each figure is from the section further down that says where it comes from.

Median price of a home sold, 2025

£230k

  • Charles Road£230k
  • Gensing£235k
  • Hastings£280k

From 6 sales on the street that year, so one sale moves it.

Homes rated A to C for energy

52%

  • Charles Road52%
  • Gensing48%
  • Hastings52%

Of the 107 homes here with a current certificate.

The figures as a table
HereBeside itBeside it
Median price of a home sold, 2025£230kGensing: £235kHastings: £280k
Homes rated A to C for energy52%Gensing: 48%Hastings: 52%
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Since December 2025: 3 planning applications and 3 planning decisions. Each dot is one of them, in the month it happened. Our planning records start in April 2026 and our council papers in September 2025, and street problems show only while they are open, so earlier months may look quieter than they really were.

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

Every planning application and decision we hold for Charles Road, 4 in all (1 granted, 2 refused and 1 not yet decided), newest first. Our record starts on 21 April 2026, from the council’s weekly lists; earlier applications here are on the council’s own planning search. An application made before then appears only if it was decided since, and then without its earlier dates.

2026: 4 applications (1 granted, 2 refused and 1 not yet decided)

  • Second Floor And Third Floor Flat, 22 Charles RoadRegistered

    Subdivision of 2nd and 3rd floor maisonette into 2no. self contained flats. Enlarged dormer window to front roof slope.

    2 homes stated

    HS/FA/26/00487, validated Fri 21 Aug 2026. No comments from the public on the council’s file. The council’s file ↗

  • Droxford House, 40 Charles RoadBusiness premisesPrior approval approved

    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 of Ground Floor from office accommodation to residential (use class C3)

    Use class as described: C3

    HS/PA/26/00502, validated Tue 18 Aug 2026, decided in the week of Mon 5 Oct 2026. No comments from the public on the council’s file. The council’s file ↗

  • Second Floor And Third Floor Flat, 22 Charles RoadRefused permission

    Subdivision of 2nd and 3rd floor maisonette into 2no. self contained flats. Extension to front el…

    2 homes stated

    HS/FA/26/00257, decided in the week of Mon 20 Jul 2026. No comments from the public on the council’s file. The council’s file ↗

  • Droxford House, 40 Charles RoadBusiness premisesPrior approval refused

    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 the use of the identified ground-floor office accommodation to Class C3 residential use.

    Use class as described: C3

    HS/PA/26/00382, validated Fri 19 Jun 2026, decided in the week of Mon 10 Aug 2026. No comments from the public on the council’s file. The council’s file ↗

Planning appeals on this street

The planning committee's appeal reports list each appeal against a planning decision; the Planning Inspectorate decides them, and its own data lists those it has decided, each linking to its decision letter. Each is shown with its latest outcome.

Every appeal on the record

Conservation, listed buildings and protected trees

Measured along the street’s line against the council’s boundaries. Whether a particular building is inside depends on where the boundary runs: each area’s page on the council’s site has its map. All 18 conservation areas

The council’s Article 4 direction on houses in multiple occupation covers the whole town (in force since 2 July 2012): turning a house into a shared house for three to six people needs planning permission. The council’s page ↗

Listed buildings

Historic England’s list has no entry that names Charles Road or stands beside its line. Every listed building in Hastings

Tree preservation orders near Charles Road

Orders with a protected tree, group or woodland within about 40 m of the street’s line, from the council’s map data.

  • TPO 8: made 16 May 1949, confirmed 3 March 1950; 2 trees, 15 groups of trees, 1 area of trees, 2 woodlands in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
  • TPO 156: made 22 November 1993, confirmed 28 January 1994; 1 tree in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
  • TPO 309: made 15 July 2020, confirmed 2 September 2020; 3 trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗

Indicative only — the council’s order is what counts. The council says of its tree order map data: “This dataset is under review and subject to change. Always refer to the Original Tree Preservation Order and associated plan for confirmation.” The council’s tree preservation orders page ↗

Conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders: Hastings Borough Council, Open Government Licence v3.0. Street lines © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Flood zones, the coast and protected nature

Flood zones

None of Charles 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.”

A street’s line is not an address. For a particular address, use the Environment Agency’s Check your long term flood risk ↗; for a planning site, its Flood map for planning ↗. Flood warnings in force now are on Live now.

Protected nature

No Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Area of Conservation, Local Nature Reserve, ancient woodland or country park is within about 100 m of Charles Road’s line, and it is outside the High Weald National Landscape. Protected nature in Hastings

Flood zones: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Fetched 2026-10-12.

Coastal erosion and the Shoreline Management Plan: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. Open Government Licence v3.0. Fetched 2026-10-12.

Protected sites: © Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Fetched 2026-10-12.

Street lines © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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. Charles 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.

From East Sussex County Council’s map of adopted roads, read 12 October 2026. © East Sussex County Council 2026. Only the street’s name and whether it is adopted are used: the county’s map is the record, and its Highway Land Information Team confirms a road’s status. Who looks after what

Roadworks here

Who has dug up this street or plans to, and why, from their permits.

Roadworks across town

In the last 13 months

From the permits utilities and East Sussex County Council apply for in DfT Street Manager, read from its open archive (September 2025 to September 2026; newest entry 30 September 2026). The archive is published monthly, so works booked since then, and emergencies, aren't here yet, and planned dates can change. Contains public sector information from the Department for Transport's Street Manager, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Homes and premises

What homes sold for, their energy ratings, broadband, and business rates.

Homes sold on this street

HM Land Registry records 78 standard sales of homes on Charles Road since 2017, and 303 since 1995. Newest first, by month and price; house numbers and flat names are left out. Flats include maisonettes.

MonthHomePrice
Feb 2026Flat, leasehold£255,000
Nov 2025Flat, leasehold£445,000
Oct 2025Flat, leasehold£312,500
May 2025Flat, leasehold£210,000
Apr 2025Flat, leasehold£250,000
Apr 2025Flat, leasehold£140,000
Feb 2025Flat, leasehold£186,000
Dec 2024Flat, leasehold£268,000
Oct 2024Flat, leasehold£175,000
Jul 2024Flat, leasehold£251,000
Jul 2024Flat, leasehold£165,000
Jul 2024Flat, leasehold£138,000
All 78 sales since 2017
MonthHomePrice
May 2024Flat, leasehold£118,000
Feb 2024Flat, leasehold£195,000
Aug 2023Flat, leasehold£160,000
Jul 2023Flat, leasehold£150,000
Jul 2023Flat, leasehold£125,000
Jun 2023Flat, leasehold£66,500
Dec 2022Flat, leasehold£285,000
Oct 2022Detached, freehold£595,000
Aug 2022Flat, leasehold£269,500
Jun 2022Flat, leasehold£130,000
Apr 2022Flat, leasehold£270,000
Mar 2022Flat, leasehold£309,000
Mar 2022Flat, leasehold£200,000
Feb 2022Flat, leasehold£275,000
Dec 2021Flat, leasehold£145,000
Nov 2021Flat, leasehold£392,500
Oct 2021Flat, leasehold£270,000
Sep 2021Flat, leasehold£266,000
Sep 2021Flat, leasehold£210,000
Aug 2021Flat, leasehold£330,000
Jul 2021Flat, leasehold£200,000
Jun 2021Flat, leasehold£198,000
Jun 2021Flat, leasehold£195,000
May 2021Flat, leasehold£200,500
May 2021Flat, leasehold£95,000
Mar 2021Flat, leasehold£276,500
Feb 2021Flat, leasehold£115,500
Jan 2021Flat, leasehold£208,000
Nov 2020Flat, leasehold£215,000
Nov 2020Flat, leasehold£142,000
Sep 2020Flat, leasehold£160,000
Aug 2020Flat, leasehold£175,000
Jul 2020Flat, leasehold£205,000
Jul 2020Flat, leasehold£198,000
Jun 2020Flat, leasehold£350,000
Mar 2020Flat, leasehold£154,500
Nov 2019Flat, leasehold£290,000
Nov 2019Flat, leasehold£130,000
Sep 2019Flat, leasehold£108,000
Aug 2019Flat, leasehold£186,500
Aug 2019Flat, leasehold£143,000
Jul 2019Flat, leasehold£82,000
Apr 2019Flat, leasehold£325,000
Dec 2018Flat, leasehold£145,000
Nov 2018Flat, leasehold£191,500
Nov 2018Flat, leasehold£187,000
Nov 2018Flat, leasehold£120,000
Aug 2018Flat, leasehold£194,950
Jun 2018Flat, leasehold£135,000
Apr 2018Flat, leasehold£190,000
Mar 2018Flat, leasehold£117,000
Mar 2018Flat, leasehold£92,500
Feb 2018Flat, leasehold£165,000
Jan 2018Flat, leasehold£183,000
Jan 2018Flat, leasehold£162,500
Dec 2017Flat, leasehold£157,500
Dec 2017Flat, leasehold£145,000
Nov 2017Flat, leasehold£184,000
Nov 2017Flat, leasehold£179,950
Nov 2017Flat, leasehold£157,000
Nov 2017Flat, leasehold£95,000
Oct 2017Flat, leasehold£185,000
Oct 2017Flat, leasehold£172,000
Aug 2017Flat, leasehold£99,950
May 2017Flat, leasehold£155,000
Jan 2017Flat, leasehold£159,000
Sales and median price by year, 1995 to 2026
YearSalesMedian price
2026 (to August)1£255,000
20256£230,000
20247£175,000
20234£137,500
20228£272,500
202114£204,250
20208£186,500
20197£143,000
201812£163,750
201711£157,500
20169£120,000
201511£119,950
201412£120,500
201311£95,000
20121£135,000
20113£76,000
20103£124,250
20097£104,000
20083£72,000
200715£118,000
20069£115,000
200513£77,500
200430£80,975
200325£74,000
200214£73,250
200112£34,500
200011£28,500
19998£27,250
199810£25,975
19977£19,000
19963£35,000
19958£27,500

Every sale, with the address, is in the Land Registry's own search: Charles Road. House prices in Hastings, by year, kind of home and ward.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Standard sales only: the Land Registry's category A, "single residential property sold for value". Repossessions, buy-to-let purchases with a mortgage and sales to companies (its category B) aren't included. A sale reaches the register weeks or months after it completes, so the last few months to August 2026 are incomplete.

Energy ratings on this street

107 homes on Charles Road have a current energy performance certificate, registered 2016 to 2026. Each home counts once, by its newest certificate; homes without one aren't counted.

BandHomesShare
A00%
B55%
C5148%
D3634%
E1211%
F33%
G00%
All107

Find an energy certificate, the official register, has each home's certificate. What the bands mean.

Energy performance certificate data from the register kept for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Open Government Licence v3.0. Address data © Royal Mail and Ordnance Survey: used only to count each home on its street and in its ward, and not published here. Read from the register on 13 October 2026, with certificates to 12 October 2026.

Broadband here

The record holds 2 postcodes for this street. Gigabit-capable broadband reached some premises (not all) in 1 and no premises in 1. Superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) reached every premises in both.

The postcodes are those of addresses on this street that the record holds (from planning applications and other notices), so a street's other postcodes may be missing. Gigabit-capable means full fibre or cable; Ofcom reports full fibre only for whole council areas. From Ofcom's Connected Nations 2025 data: what the networks reported they could supply in July 2025 (published 19 November 2025, read 15 October 2026). Contains Ofcom data, Open Government Licence v3.0. The town's figures, and your own postcode.

Nearby

Buses and trains, health, schools, care, parks, food hygiene, air, crime and the sea.

Buses near Charles Road

  • Charles Road (adj)

    321 to Ore Crowborough Road, Hastings station; 323 to Conquest Hospital, Hastings station

    Weekdays: 42 buses, 06:40–22:02 · Saturday: 42 buses, 06:40–22:02 · Sunday: 24 buses, 07:10–20:07

    15 m away
  • Charles Road (opp)

    321 to Conquest Hospital; 323 to Harley Shute The St Leonards Academy, Harley Shute Field Way; 323B to Conquest Hospital

    Weekdays: 44 buses, 06:24–22:18 · Saturday: 44 buses, 06:24–22:28 · Sunday: 24 buses, 06:24–20:34

    31 m away
  • Hatherley Road (opp)

    319 to Hollington Whatlington Way, Hollington Hartfield Meadow; 319C to Hollington Whatlington Way; 322 to Hollington Tesco; 322B to Harley Shute The St Leonards Academy; 322E to Harley Shute The St Leonards Academy; 1066 to Battle Claverham College

    Weekdays: 84 buses, 06:24–23:33 · Saturday: 79 buses, 07:20–23:34 · Sunday: 44 buses, 09:27–22:10

    175 m away
  • Warrior Square Station (adj)

    319 to Hastings station; 319C to Hastings station; 322 to Ore The Hastings Academy, Ore Montgomery Road; 322B to Ore The Hastings Academy, Ore Montgomery Road; 322E to Ore The Hastings Academy, Ore Montgomery Road; 1066 to Hastings station

    Weekdays: 83 buses, 06:09–23:14 · Saturday: 77 buses, 07:19–23:14 · Sunday: 47 buses, 08:55–22:00

    190 m away

From the operators' registered timetables (the Bus Open Data Service) for the week of 3 November 2026, and DfT's register of stops (NaPTAN). What is timetabled, not what ran; times are departures.

The nearest station is St Leonards Warrior Square, about 300 m away: next trains, step-free access and facilities. Step-free access: B2, (refer to quick reference guide).

Food hygiene on this street

1 food premises the Food Standards Agency lists at an address on Charles Road, by name. A rating is what an inspector found on the day. Each business links to its Food Standards Agency page, which has the scores behind it.

Every rating in Hastings

Crime and policing in Central St Leonards ward

Charles Road's middle is in Central St Leonards ward. These are the ward's figures, not this street's: we don't publish crime street by street.

In August 2026, the police recorded 121 crimes and 30 incidents of anti-social behaviour in Central St Leonards ward. In the 12 months to August 2026: 1,038 crimes and 357 incidents of anti-social behaviour. The ward's figures by category.

Its police team is Central St Leonards. The team's next meeting listed on data.police.uk: Community Meeting - Central St Leonards, Sunday 24 January 2027, 5pm, St John Evangelist church, Pevensey Road St Leonards.

The team's priorities, as the police word them: Drug related harm; Vehicle offences / Anti-social driving.

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.

From data.police.uk (Open Government Licence): crimes reported to and recorded by the police, each counted in the ward that holds its anonymised map point. About these figures.

Charging an electric car

The nearest public charger mapped on OpenStreetMap is Charge Your Car near Undercliff, about 680 m from the middle of this street (Charge Your Car · 3 charging points).

Volunteers map chargers, so there may be a nearer one. Every mapped site, and how many the DfT counts. © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

GP, pharmacy and dentist

The nearest of each on NHS England's register, measured from the middle of this street in a straight line. Nearest doesn't mean a practice takes patients from this street or is taking new ones; each name links to its NHS website page, with its opening hours.

Every GP practice, pharmacy and dentist in Hastings.

Schools nearby

Within a kilometre of the middle of this street, as the crow flies. Distance isn't how places are given: the county's admissions rules decide that. Every school in Hastings.

Care homes nearby

Within 800 m of the middle of this street. Ratings as CQC states them. This page uses Care Quality Commission information. Every care home, surgery and dentist in Hastings.

Parks and play areas

Measured in a straight line from the middle of this street. Plans to refurbish or replace play areas are in council papers and planning applications, not in these maps: search the papers for “play area” or “playground”, and see what developers pay towards them on Developer contributions. Green spaces: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Greenspace (April 2026 edition, read 12 October 2026). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; OS OpenData, Open Government Licence v3.0. Playgrounds also from OpenStreetMap, read 12 October 2026: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

On the record

Council papers and other documents that name Charles Road, newest first.

Named in council papers

These papers mention the street by name, but we haven't checked that each one is about this street. County papers cover all of East Sussex, and some street names are used in other towns too. The quote under each paper shows where the name appears.

HS/FA/26/00572 — 24 Charles Road West, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RU

Planning application at 24 Charles Road West

Planning application, mentions it, Tue 29 Sep 2026, Planning. Source document ↗ not checked

Decision on HS/PR/26/00171 — 15 Charles Road West, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RT

15 Charles Road West, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RT Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for the removal of existing rear ext...

Planning decision, mentions it, Mon 22 Jun 2026, Planning. Source document ↗ not checked

Street names and locations from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.