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Cooden Ledge
Cooden Ledge at a glance
The figures as a table
| Here | Beside it | Beside it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price of a home sold, 2023 | £330k | Ashdown: £352k | Hastings: £280k |
| Homes rated A to C for energy | 100% | Ashdown: 68% | 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: 1 application (1 granted and 0 refused)
- 34 Cooden LedgeGranted permission
This asks for the council's consent to work on protected trees. 3x Willow - Re-pollard to previous points
HS/TP/26/00227, decided in the week of Mon 1 Jun 2026. No comments from the public on the council’s file. The council’s file ↗
Conservation, listed buildings and protected trees
None of the town’s 18 conservation areas reaches Cooden Ledge as mapped.
Listed buildings
Tree preservation orders near Cooden Ledge
- TPO 4: made 17 June 1957, confirmed 4 December 1957; 6 groups of trees, 7 areas of trees, 8 woodlands in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
- TPO 37: made 15 July 1970, confirmed 14 November 1973; 15 trees, 9 groups of trees, 30 areas of trees, 31 woodlands in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
Flood zones, the coast and protected nature
Flood zones
None of Cooden Ledge’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
- Marline Valley Woods SSSI ↗ (Site of Special Scientific Interest): Cooden Ledge’s line passes within about 70 m of it.
- Ancient woodland: Cooden Ledge’s line passes within about 100 m of 2 parcels on Natural England’s inventory (Marline/Hoads Woods).
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. Cooden Ledge 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
- Southern Water
Utility repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the footway · clear of the road · pavement closed, with another way round
4 to 6 November 2025finished 6 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 25 standard sales of homes on Cooden Ledge since 2017, and 122 since 1995. Newest first, by month and price; house numbers and flat names are left out. Flats include maisonettes.
| Month | Home | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | Terraced, freehold | £260,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Flat, leasehold | £190,000 |
| Jan 2025 | Flat, leasehold | £152,000 |
| Jul 2024 | Terraced, freehold | £275,000 |
| Jul 2024 | Terraced, freehold | £267,000 |
| Oct 2023 | Detached, freehold | £400,000 |
| Sep 2023 | Semi, freehold | £330,000 |
| Jul 2023 | Flat, leasehold | £182,000 |
| Jul 2022 | Terraced, freehold | £270,000 |
| May 2022 | Terraced, freehold | £260,000 |
| Jan 2022 | Semi, freehold | £337,000 |
| Jan 2022 | Flat, leasehold | £155,000 |
All 25 sales since 2017
| Month | Home | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2021 | Detached, freehold | £375,750 |
| Apr 2021 | Flat, leasehold | £138,000 |
| Mar 2021 | Terraced, freehold | £235,000 |
| Feb 2021 | Terraced, freehold | £225,000 |
| Oct 2020 | Terraced, freehold | £237,000 |
| Sep 2020 | Semi, freehold | £270,000 |
| Sep 2018 | Flat, leasehold | £170,000 |
| Aug 2018 | Flat, leasehold | £132,000 |
| Jun 2018 | Terraced, freehold | £220,000 |
| Jun 2018 | Terraced, freehold | £210,000 |
| Feb 2018 | Detached, freehold | £290,000 |
| Feb 2018 | Flat, leasehold | £165,000 |
| Jul 2017 | Semi, freehold | £250,000 |
Sales and median price by year, 2000 to 2026
| Year | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to August) | 1 | £260,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | £171,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £271,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | £330,000 |
| 2022 | 4 | £265,000 |
| 2021 | 4 | £230,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £253,500 |
| 2018 | 6 | £190,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £250,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £325,000 |
| 2015 | 9 | £164,950 |
| 2014 | 7 | £162,500 |
| 2013 | 5 | £214,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | £150,000 |
| 2011 | 4 | £121,500 |
| 2010 | 5 | £150,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £143,500 |
| 2008 | 5 | £154,000 |
| 2007 | 11 | £168,000 |
| 2006 | 4 | £263,500 |
| 2005 | 28 | £139,950 |
| 2004 | 1 | £190,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £153,500 |
| 2002 | 3 | £165,000 |
| 2001 | 8 | £114,625 |
| 2000 | 1 | £229,950 |
Energy ratings on this street
15 homes on Cooden Ledge have a current energy performance certificate, registered 2019 to 2025. Each home counts once, by its newest certificate; homes without one aren't counted.
| Band | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0 | 0% |
| B | 3 | 20% |
| C | 12 | 80% |
| D | 0 | 0% |
| E | 0 | 0% |
| F | 0 | 0% |
| G | 0 | 0% |
| All | 15 |
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 near Cooden Ledge
- Hoads Court (adj)280 m away
74 to Blacklands Ark William Parker Academy; 384 to Robertsbridge Community College; 1066 to Hawkhurst British Legion Hall, Battle Claverham College
Weekdays: 13 buses, 07:09–19:22 · Saturday: 9 buses, 07:10–18:45 · Sunday: 5 buses, 08:09–16:09
- Washington Avenue (adj)312 m away
74 to Blacklands Ark William Parker Academy; 384 to Robertsbridge Community College; 1066 to Hawkhurst British Legion Hall, Battle Claverham College
Weekdays: 13 buses, 07:08–19:21 · Saturday: 9 buses, 07:10–18:44 · Sunday: 5 buses, 08:08–16:08
- Hoads Court (opp)332 m away
74 to Harley Shute Field Way; 384 to Baldslow Ashdown House; 1066 to Hastings station, Pebsham Bexhill College
Weekdays: 14 buses, 06:32–20:19 · Saturday: 11 buses, 06:38–20:04 · Sunday: 5 buses, 11:10–19:10
- Washington Avenue (opp)345 m away
74 to Harley Shute Field Way; 384 to Baldslow Ashdown House; 1066 to Hastings station, Pebsham Bexhill College
Weekdays: 14 buses, 06:33–20:20 · Saturday: 11 buses, 06:39–20:05 · Sunday: 5 buses, 11:11–19:11
Crime and policing in Ashdown ward
In August 2026, the police recorded 60 crimes and 13 incidents of anti-social behaviour in Ashdown ward. In the 12 months to August 2026: 572 crimes and 85 incidents of anti-social behaviour. The ward's figures by category.
Its police team is Ashdown. The team's next meeting listed on data.police.uk: Community Meeting - Ashdown, Wednesday 2 December 2026, 5pm, Sainsbury's, John Macadam Way, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex.
The team's priorities, as the police word them: Anti-social Behaviour & Public Order; Business Crime / Shoplifting.
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 910 m from the middle of this street (no details mapped).
GP, pharmacy and dentist
- High Glades Medical Centre1.5 km
9a Upper Church Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7AT · 01424 754678
- Tesco Instore Pharmacy1.4 km
Church Wood Drive, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9RB · 01424 786449
- Toad Hall Dental Surgery1.2 km
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 1 November 2026.
Care homes nearby
- EVHM LLP - 1 Johnson Close380 m
Care homes · rated Good (18 July 2019)
- EVHM LLP - 5 High Beech Close440 m
Care homes · rated Good (23 May 2025)
- EVHM LLP - 6 High Beech Close440 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 1.4 km to its nearest mapped entrance.
- Play space near Carvel Court, the nearest play area: about 130 m.