street
East Hill Passage
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
- East Hill Passage lies inside the Old Town conservation area ↗ (designated 1968).
Listed buildings (1)
- Rosemary Cottage
beside the street · listed 14 September 1976 · The list entry ↗
Grade II
Tree preservation orders near East Hill Passage
- 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 East Hill Passage’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
- Hastings Cliffs to Pett Beach SSSI ↗ (Site of Special Scientific Interest): East Hill Passage’s line passes within about 70 m of it.
- Hastings Country Park LNR ↗ (Local Nature Reserve): East Hill Passage’s line passes within about 10 m of it.
- High Weald National Landscape ↗ (National Landscape (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty)): East Hill Passage’s line passes within about 10 m of it.
- Hastings Country Park (Country park): East Hill Passage’s line passes within about 10 m of it.
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. East Hill Passage is on East Sussex County Council’s map of adopted roads, so the county looks after it: report a problem to East Sussex Highways.
Homes and premises
What homes sold for, their energy ratings, broadband, and business rates.
Homes sold on this street
HM Land Registry records 1 standard sale of homes on East Hill Passage since 2017, and 4 since 1995. Newest first, by month and price; house numbers and flat names are left out. Flats include maisonettes.
| Month | Home | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2017 | Terraced, freehold | £399,950 |
Sales and median price by year, 1998 to 2017
| Year | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | £399,950 |
| 2014 | 1 | £287,500 |
| 2005 | 1 | £270,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £94,000 |
Energy ratings on this street
Fewer than 5 homes on East Hill Passage have a current energy performance certificate, so the bands aren't shown here.
Nearby
Buses and trains, health, schools, care, parks, food hygiene, air, crime and the sea.
Buses near East Hill Passage
- Roebuck Street (opp)121 m away
70 to Hastings station; 73 to Old Town The Stade; 100 to Conquest Hospital, Silverhill Chatham Road; 101 to Hastings station, Silverhill Chatham Road; 321 to Conquest Hospital, Hastings station
Weekdays: 60 buses, 05:54–23:25 · Saturday: 57 buses, 05:54–23:25 · Sunday: 25 buses, 06:59–20:09
- Roebuck Street (adj)121 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
- Market Cross Harold Road (opp)282 m away
73 to Old Town The Stade; 321 to Conquest Hospital, Hastings station
Weekdays: 30 buses, 05:53–20:08 · Saturday: 29 buses, 05:53–20:08 · Sunday: 14 buses, 06:58–20:08
- Market Cross Harold Road (adj)298 m away
73 to Blacklands Ark William Parker Academy; 321 to Ore Crowborough Road
Weekdays: 30 buses, 06:58–22:22 · Saturday: 29 buses, 06:58–22:22 · Sunday: 14 buses, 07:38–20:33
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
- Hastings Old Town Surgery140 m
The Ice House, Rock-A-Nore Road, Hastings, TN34 3DW · 01424 452800
- Morrisons Pharmacy820 m
Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RN · 01424 445505
- Dental Surgery900 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 30 October 2026.
Schools nearby
- The Flagship School500 m
Special · ages 7 to 16 · Ofsted's latest: report card 20 January 2026
- Torfield School520 m
Special · ages 4 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: ungraded inspection 23 February 2023: “School remains Outstanding”
- Ark Castledown Primary Academy650 m
Primary · ages 2 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: report card 11 November 2025
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School690 m
Primary · ages 4 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: ungraded inspection 20 April 2023: “School remains Good”
Care homes nearby
- Old Hastings House260 m
Care homes · rated Requires improvement (1 May 2025)
- Evergreen470 m
Care homes with nursing · rated Good (5 May 2026)
- St Marks470 m
Care homes · rated Good (15 August 2023)
- 63 Collier Road510 m
Care homes · rated Good (22 December 2018)
- The Laurels Care Centre580 m
Care homes with nursing · rated Requires improvement (18 October 2024)
Parks and play areas
- Old Town Maritime Garden, the nearest public park or garden: about 230 m to its nearest mapped entrance.
- Playground near Wellington Road, the nearest play area: about 530 m.
Sewage releases nearby
- Rock-a-Nore / harbour arm outfall
0.3 km from the street · 0 releases in the last 30 days · 0 in 12 months (0.0 h) · last began Wed 22 Oct 2025
On the record
Council papers and other documents that name East Hill Passage, newest first.