street
Croft Road
Croft Road at a glance
The figures as a table
| Here | Beside it | Beside it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price of a home sold, 2025 | £280k | Old Hastings: £335k | Hastings: £280k |
| Homes rated A to C for energy | 12% | Old Hastings: 31% | 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.
Closing dates on Croft Road
- Sinnock Cottage, Sinnock Passage (HS/LB/26/00624) Planning comments
This asks for listed building consent to work on a listed building.
How to act: Check the deadline and comment on the council's website ↗
Who decides: Hastings Borough Council: its planning officers or its Planning Committee
What they can take into account: Determining a planning application (from GOV.UK, checked 14 October 2026)
Closing date unknown: check here.
closing date unknown
Planning on this street
2026: 3 applications (2 granted, 0 refused and 1 not yet decided)
- Sinnock Cottage, Sinnock PassageRegistered
This asks for listed building consent to work on a listed building. Replace internal-grade front door with external-grade door. Replace windows in study, kitchen, and attic. Replace shiplap weatherboarding with feather-edged weatherboarding
HS/LB/26/00624, validated Wed 28 Oct 2026. No comments from the public on the council’s file. The council’s file ↗
- 35 Croft RoadGranted permission
To install 2 cast entrance steps immediately adjacent to the main entrance of 35 Croft Road, to allow reasonable access and the replacement of the modern fanlight window above the front door.
HS/FA/26/00321, validated Mon 6 Jul 2026, decided in the week of Mon 21 Sep 2026. 7 comments from the public: 0 objections, 7 in support on the council’s file. The council’s file ↗
- 35 Croft RoadGranted permission
This asks for listed building consent to work on a listed building. To install 2 cast entrance steps immediately adjacent to the main entrance of 35 Croft Road, to allow reasonable access and the replacement of the modern fanlight window above the front door.
HS/LB/26/00322, validated Mon 6 Jul 2026, decided in the week of Mon 21 Sep 2026. 2 comments from the public: 0 objections, 2 in support on the council’s file. The council’s file ↗
Conservation, listed buildings and protected trees
- Part of Croft Road lies inside the Old Town conservation area ↗ (designated 1968).
The council’s street index lists these properties on Croft Road under Article 4 directions, which take away some building work that wouldn’t otherwise need planning permission:
- Article 4 Direction (No.1) 1993 ↗: 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20
- Article 4 Direction 1952 painting restriction ↗: 9, 11, 13, 15, 29 (St Clement's House), 31 (St Just), 33 (Dunroamin), 57, 59
Listed buildings (23)
- 4, 4 and A Half and 6, Croft Road
listed 14 September 1976 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - 5 and 7, Croft Road
listed 14 September 1976 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - Numbers 5 and 7 (Ravenswood)
beside the street · listed 19 January 1951 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - 9-13, Croft Road
listed 19 January 1951 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - Number 9 (Sunbeam House) and Number 11
beside the street · listed 19 January 1951 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - 15, Croft Road
listed 19 January 1951 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - Number 15 (Elora) and Number 17 (Abbotsford )
beside the street · listed 14 September 1976 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - 17, Croft Road
listed 14 September 1976 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - 19, Croft Road
listed 14 September 1976 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - 23, Croft Road
listed 14 September 1976 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - 25, Croft Road
listed 14 September 1976 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - 27, Croft Road
listed 14 September 1976 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - 35, Croft Road
listed 14 September 1976 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - 42, Croft Road
listed 14 September 1976 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - 44, Croft Road
listed 14 September 1976 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - Number 55 (Darlington House) and Numbers 57 and 59 and Garden Wall in Front of Nos 55, 57 and 59
beside the street · listed 19 January 1951 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - Crofthaven
beside the street · listed 19 January 1951 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - Dunroamin St Just
beside the street · listed 19 January 1951 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - Isabella Cottages
beside the street · listed 14 September 1976 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - Sinnock House
beside the street · listed 14 September 1976 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - Stanhope House
beside the street · listed 14 September 1976 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - The Former Priory Road School Buildings
beside the street · listed 16 April 2002 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - Whitefriars
beside the street · listed 14 September 1976 · The list entry ↗
Grade II
Tree preservation orders near Croft Road
- TPO 78: made 21 January 1983, confirmed 2 December 1983; 39 trees, 20 groups of trees, 1 area of trees, 1 woodland in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
Flood zones, the coast and protected nature
Flood zones
None of Croft 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
What the council lists here
- Torfield School MUGA
Croft Road, TN34 3JT · Sports & Leisure facilities · Land Only
- UHF Relay Station
Croft Road, TN34 3JT · Mast · Land Only
- Croft Road, Land in
Croft Road, TN34 3JT · Land · Land Only
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. Croft 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 townPlanned or under way
- BT road closed
Utility asset works · major works, provisionally authorised in advance · in the verge
22 January 2027permit applied for
In the last 13 months
- East Sussex County Council
Highway repair and maintenance works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway and carriageway · partly in the road · pavement closed, with another way round
26 October 2026permit granted - BT
Utility repair and maintenance works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · partly in the road · pavement closed, with another way round
5 to 7 October 2026permit granted - BT priority working (give way signs)
Utility repair and maintenance works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · pavement closed, with another way round
2 to 6 October 2026permit granted - 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
24 to 28 September 2026finished 28 September - East Sussex County Council road closed
Highway repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the carriageway
15 June 2026finished 15 June - East Sussex County Council road closed
Highway repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the carriageway
29 April 2026finished 29 April - BT
Utility repair and maintenance works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · partly in the road · pavement closed, with another way round
28 to 30 April 2026finished 28 April - Southern Gas Networks plc
Utility repair and maintenance works · emergency works · in the footway · clear of the road
14 to 22 March 2026finished 22 March - East Sussex County Council road closed
Highway repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the carriageway
17 March 2026finished 17 March - BT
Utility repair and maintenance works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · partly in the road · pavement closed, with another way round
29 to 31 December 2025finished 29 December 2025 - East Sussex County Council road closed
Highway repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the carriageway · pavement closed, with another way round
1 to 4 December 2025finished 4 December 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
20 to 22 October 2025finished 22 October 2025
Homes and premises
What homes sold for, their energy ratings, broadband, and business rates.
Homes sold on this street
HM Land Registry records 46 standard sales of homes on Croft Road since 2017, and 167 since 1995. Newest first, by month and price; house numbers and flat names are left out. Flats include maisonettes.
| Month | Home | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | Terraced, freehold | £380,000 |
| Jul 2026 | Flat, leasehold | £225,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Flat, leasehold | £115,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Detached, freehold | £625,000 |
| Nov 2025 | Terraced, freehold | £785,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Terraced, freehold | £220,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Flat, leasehold | £174,000 |
| Feb 2025 | Flat, leasehold | £315,000 |
| Jan 2025 | Flat, leasehold | £280,000 |
| Nov 2024 | Flat, leasehold | £255,000 |
| Aug 2024 | Flat, leasehold | £375,000 |
| Jul 2024 | Flat, leasehold | £475,000 |
All 46 sales since 2017
| Month | Home | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2024 | Terraced, freehold | £585,000 |
| Jun 2024 | Terraced, freehold | £392,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Detached, freehold | £860,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Terraced, freehold | £388,000 |
| Sep 2022 | Semi, freehold | £320,000 |
| May 2022 | Terraced, freehold | £390,000 |
| Apr 2022 | Detached, freehold | £820,000 |
| Apr 2022 | Terraced, freehold | £607,500 |
| Apr 2022 | Terraced, freehold | £382,000 |
| Feb 2022 | Terraced, freehold | £410,000 |
| Feb 2022 | Flat, leasehold | £345,000 |
| Dec 2021 | Terraced, freehold | £710,000 |
| Nov 2021 | Terraced, freehold | £364,000 |
| Sep 2021 | Detached, freehold | £500,000 |
| Sep 2021 | Flat, leasehold | £285,000 |
| May 2021 | Terraced, freehold | £550,000 |
| Mar 2021 | Terraced, freehold | £690,000 |
| Mar 2021 | Flat, leasehold | £228,800 |
| Feb 2021 | Terraced, freehold | £640,000 |
| Feb 2021 | Terraced, freehold | £575,000 |
| Nov 2019 | Flat, leasehold | £152,500 |
| Sep 2019 | Detached, freehold | £530,000 |
| Aug 2019 | Detached, freehold | £780,000 |
| Dec 2018 | Terraced, freehold | £625,000 |
| Aug 2018 | Semi, freehold | £200,000 |
| May 2018 | Flat, leasehold | £160,000 |
| Dec 2017 | Terraced, freehold | £560,000 |
| Sep 2017 | Detached, freehold | £714,000 |
| Jun 2017 | Semi, freehold | £485,000 |
| Jun 2017 | Semi, freehold | £330,000 |
| Jun 2017 | Terraced, freehold | £316,000 |
| Jun 2017 | Terraced, freehold | £287,500 |
| Jun 2017 | Flat, leasehold | £220,000 |
| Mar 2017 | Terraced, freehold | £240,000 |
Sales and median price by year, 1995 to 2026
| Year | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to August) | 4 | £302,500 |
| 2025 | 5 | £280,000 |
| 2024 | 7 | £392,000 |
| 2022 | 7 | £390,000 |
| 2021 | 9 | £550,000 |
| 2019 | 3 | £530,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £200,000 |
| 2017 | 8 | £323,000 |
| 2016 | 8 | £237,500 |
| 2015 | 8 | £208,250 |
| 2014 | 6 | £107,500 |
| 2013 | 9 | £135,500 |
| 2012 | 3 | £265,000 |
| 2011 | 5 | £210,000 |
| 2010 | 3 | £275,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £85,000 |
| 2008 | 4 | £277,500 |
| 2007 | 8 | £236,250 |
| 2006 | 7 | £292,000 |
| 2005 | 5 | £235,000 |
| 2004 | 4 | £165,750 |
| 2003 | 7 | £88,000 |
| 2002 | 6 | £111,500 |
| 2001 | 5 | £92,500 |
| 2000 | 10 | £90,000 |
| 1999 | 2 | £82,000 |
| 1998 | 8 | £72,500 |
| 1997 | 3 | £60,000 |
| 1996 | 3 | £56,999 |
| 1995 | 6 | £46,250 |
Energy ratings on this street
50 homes on Croft 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.
| Band | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0 | 0% |
| B | 0 | 0% |
| C | 6 | 12% |
| D | 27 | 54% |
| E | 14 | 28% |
| F | 2 | 4% |
| G | 1 | 2% |
| All | 50 |
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.
Nearby
Buses and trains, health, schools, care, parks, food hygiene, air, crime and the sea.
Buses near Croft Road
- Gordon Road (opp)216 m away
328 to Hastings station
Weekdays: 17 buses, 06:18–21:56 · Saturday: 15 buses, 07:38–21:56 · Sunday: 14 buses, 07:46–20:46
- Roebuck Street (adj)240 m away
70 to Rye station; 73 to Blacklands Ark William Parker Academy; 100 to Rye station; 101 to Rye station; 321 to Ore Crowborough Road
Weekdays: 61 buses, 05:53–22:21 · Saturday: 58 buses, 06:53–22:21 · Sunday: 25 buses, 07:37–20:32
- Plynlimmon Road (adj)248 m away
328 to Conquest Hospital
Weekdays: 16 buses, 06:34–21:19 · Saturday: 15 buses, 06:36–21:19 · Sunday: 14 buses, 07:08–20:08
- Market Cross (adj)267 m away
70 to Hastings station; 100 to Conquest Hospital, Silverhill Chatham Road; 101 to Hastings station, Silverhill Chatham Road
Weekdays: 30 buses, 07:32–23:24 · Saturday: 28 buses, 07:59–23:24 · Sunday: 11 buses, 10:10–20:03
Food hygiene on this street
- Torfield School ↗
School/college/university · 88 Croft Road, Hastings, East Sussex
5Thu 18 Sep 2025
Crime and policing in Old Hastings ward
In August 2026, the police recorded 45 crimes and 22 incidents of anti-social behaviour in Old Hastings ward. In the 12 months to August 2026: 451 crimes and 179 incidents of anti-social behaviour. The ward's figures by category.
Its police team is Old Hastings. The team's next meeting listed on data.police.uk: Community meeting- Old Town Hastings, Sunday 17 January 2027, 3pm, Outside The Stables Theatre, Old London Road, Hastings.
The team's priorities, as the police word them: Drug Dealing; ASB / Street Drinking.
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 A charging point near Pelham Place, about 720 m from the middle of this street (no details mapped).
GP, pharmacy and dentist
- Priory Road Surgery230 m
83 Priory Road, Hastings, TN34 3JJ · 01424 430800
- Morrisons Pharmacy590 m
Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RN · 01424 445505
- Dental Surgery610 m
146 St. Georges Road, Hastings, TN34 3NE
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 27 September 2026. Information from the NHS website, read 1 November 2026.
Schools nearby
- The Flagship School190 m
Special · ages 7 to 16 · Ofsted's latest: report card 20 January 2026
- Torfield School270 m
Special · ages 4 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: ungraded inspection 23 February 2023: “School remains Outstanding”
- Ark Castledown Primary Academy360 m
Primary · ages 2 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: report card 11 November 2025
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School570 m
Primary · ages 4 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: ungraded inspection 20 April 2023: “School remains Good”
Care homes nearby
- Old Hastings House130 m
Care homes · rated Requires improvement (1 May 2025)
- Evergreen150 m
Care homes with nursing · rated Good (5 May 2026)
- St Marks150 m
Care homes · rated Good (15 August 2023)
- 63 Collier Road200 m
Care homes · rated Good (22 December 2018)
- The Laurels Care Centre480 m
Care homes with nursing · rated Requires improvement (18 October 2024)
Parks and play areas
- West Hill, the nearest public park or garden: about 40 m to its nearest mapped entrance.
- Playground near Wellington Road, the nearest play area: about 360 m.