street
Church Wood Way
Church Wood Way at a glance
The figures as a table
| Here | Beside it | Beside it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes rated A to C for energy | 22% | Wishing Tree: 66% | 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 Church Wood Way as mapped.
Listed buildings
Tree preservation orders near Church Wood Way
- TPO 214: made 5 October 1999, confirmed 10 March 2000; 1 group of trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
Flood zones, the coast and protected nature
Flood zones
None of Church Wood Way’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
- Ponds Wood LNR ↗ (Local Nature Reserve): Church Wood Way’s line passes within about 70 m of it.
- Ancient woodland: Church Wood Way’s line passes within about 100 m of 1 parcel on Natural England’s inventory (Ponds Wood).
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. Church Wood Way 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
- BT
Utility repair and maintenance works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · clear of the road · pavement closed, with another way round
9 to 13 October 2026permit granted - BT
New service connection · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway and verge · partly in the road · pavement closed, with another way round
2 to 4 September 2026finished 2 September - East Sussex County Council
Highway repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the footway · clear of the road · pavement closed, with another way round
12 to 29 May 2026finished 12 May - BT
New service connection · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · clear of the road · pavement closed, with another way round
20 to 23 February 2026finished 20 February - UK Power Networks South Eastern
Utility repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the verge · partly in the road · pavement closed, with another way round
26 November to 15 December 2025finished 9 December 2025
Homes and premises
What homes sold for, their energy ratings, broadband, and business rates.
Homes sold on this street
HM Land Registry records 6 standard sales of homes on Church Wood Way since 2017, and 21 since 1995. Newest first, by month and price; house numbers and flat names are left out. Flats include maisonettes.
| Month | Home | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Detached, freehold | £345,000 |
| Jun 2024 | Detached, freehold | £360,000 |
| Dec 2022 | Detached, freehold | £410,000 |
| Oct 2020 | Detached, freehold | £322,500 |
| Mar 2018 | Detached, freehold | £330,000 |
| Nov 2017 | Detached, freehold | £323,000 |
Sales and median price by year, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £345,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £360,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £410,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £322,500 |
| 2018 | 1 | £330,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £323,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £275,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £200,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £205,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £215,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £190,250 |
| 2009 | 1 | £170,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £205,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £192,000 |
| 2005 | 2 | £195,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £155,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £113,500 |
| 2000 | 1 | £121,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £70,000 |
Energy ratings on this street
9 homes on Church Wood Way 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 | 1 | 11% |
| C | 1 | 11% |
| D | 5 | 56% |
| E | 2 | 22% |
| F | 0 | 0% |
| G | 0 | 0% |
| All | 9 |
Nearby
Buses and trains, health, schools, care, parks, food hygiene, air, crime and the sea.
Buses near Church Wood Way
- Ironlatch Close (adj)101 m away
74 to Blacklands Ark William Parker Academy; 322B to Ore The Hastings Academy, Ore Montgomery Road; 323B to Conquest Hospital; 359 to West Hill Whitefriars Road
Weekdays: 14 buses, 07:32–19:00 · Saturday: 11 buses, 07:47–17:47 · Sunday: 11 buses, 09:10–19:10
- Redgeland Rise (opp)110 m away
74 to Harley Shute Field Way; 322B to Harley Shute The St Leonards Academy; 359 to Bexhill Penland Road
Weekdays: 13 buses, 08:04–19:51 · Saturday: 11 buses, 08:37–18:37 · Sunday: 10 buses, 09:59–18:56
- Redgeland Rise (adj)116 m away
74 to Blacklands Ark William Parker Academy; 322B to Ore The Hastings Academy, Ore Montgomery Road; 323B to Conquest Hospital; 359 to West Hill Whitefriars Road
Weekdays: 14 buses, 07:32–19:01 · Saturday: 11 buses, 07:48–17:48 · Sunday: 11 buses, 09:10–19:10
- Stonehouse Drive West (W-bound)196 m away
322 to Ore The Hastings Academy, Ore Montgomery Road; 322E to Ore The Hastings Academy, Ore Montgomery Road
Weekdays: 18 buses, 06:33–21:47 · Saturday: 16 buses, 07:06–21:47 · Sunday: 14 buses, 08:40–21:47
Crime and policing in Wishing Tree ward
In August 2026, the police recorded 42 crimes and 9 incidents of anti-social behaviour in Wishing Tree ward. In the 12 months to August 2026: 550 crimes and 110 incidents of anti-social behaviour. The ward's figures by category.
Its police team is Wishing Tree. The team's next meeting listed on data.police.uk: Community Meeting - Wishing Tree Ward, Monday 9 November 2026, 12pm, Hollington Bowl, Wishing Tree Road North.
The team's priorities, as the police word them: Anti-social Driving; Anti-social Behaviour.
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.
GP, pharmacy and dentist
- Sedlescombe House980 m
8 Sedlescombe Road South, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 0TA · 01424 720574
- Tesco Instore Pharmacy920 m
Church Wood Drive, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9RB · 01424 786449
- Battle Road Dental Practice1.1 km
84 Battle Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7AG
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 16 September 2026. Information from the NHS website, read 30 October 2026.
Schools nearby
- Churchwood Primary School770 m
Primary · ages 2 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: graded inspection 11 October 2022: overall effectiveness Good
- Robsack Wood Primary School870 m
Primary · ages 0 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: graded inspection 1 March 2022: overall effectiveness Good
- New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)960 m
Special · ages 5 to 16 · Ofsted's latest: graded inspection 24 June 2025: overall effectiveness not judged
Care homes nearby
- Marlborough Lodge160 m
Care homes · rated Good (11 December 2019)
- Mulberry House640 m
Care homes with nursing · rated Good (14 May 2024)
- Castlemaine Care Home800 m
Care homes · rated Good (6 June 2023)
Parks and play areas
- Park or garden near The Slides, the nearest public park or garden: about 850 m to its nearest mapped entrance.
- Celandine Drive Playground, the nearest play area: about 370 m.
On the record
Council papers and other documents that name Church Wood Way, newest first.