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Kingsley Close
Kingsley Close at a glance
The figures as a table
| Here | Beside it | Beside it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price of a home sold, 2021 | £175k | Ashdown: £350k | Hastings: £270k |
| Homes rated A to C for energy | 96% | 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: 2 applications (0 granted, 1 refused and 1 not yet decided)
- 42 Kingsley CloseRegistered
Replace fencing with 1.8m close boarded fencing
HS/FA/26/00531, validated Tue 15 Sep 2026. No comments from the public on the council’s file. The council’s file ↗
- 42 Kingsley CloseRefused permission
This asks the council to confirm that planning permission isn't needed. Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for removal of low level fence and replacement with 1.8 metre fence.
HS/PR/26/00392, validated Tue 30 Jun 2026, decided in the week of Mon 17 Aug 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 Kingsley Close as mapped.
Listed buildings
Tree preservation orders near Kingsley Close
- TPO 163: made 27 January 1995, confirmed 3 April 1995; 12 trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
Flood zones, the coast and protected nature
Flood zones
None of Kingsley Close’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
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. Kingsley Close 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
New service connection · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · partly in the road
31 July to 4 August 2026finished 31 July - BT
New service connection · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · partly in the road · pavement closed, with another way round
14 to 17 April 2026finished 15 April
Homes and premises
What homes sold for, their energy ratings, broadband, and business rates.
Homes sold on this street
HM Land Registry records 16 standard sales of homes on Kingsley Close since 2017, and 85 since 1995. Newest first, by month and price; house numbers and flat names are left out. Flats include maisonettes.
| Month | Home | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Flat, leasehold | £170,000 |
| Feb 2026 | Flat, leasehold | £170,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Terraced, freehold | £205,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Terraced, freehold | £252,000 |
| May 2024 | Terraced, freehold | £266,000 |
| Nov 2022 | Terraced, freehold | £270,000 |
| Mar 2022 | Terraced, freehold | £177,000 |
| Aug 2021 | Flat, leasehold | £175,000 |
| Aug 2021 | Terraced, freehold | £125,000 |
| Jun 2021 | Terraced, freehold | £258,500 |
| Aug 2020 | Terraced, freehold | £169,000 |
| Jun 2018 | Semi, freehold | £225,000 |
All 16 sales since 2017
| Month | Home | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2018 | Terraced, freehold | £212,500 |
| Mar 2017 | Terraced, freehold | £125,000 |
| Feb 2017 | Terraced, freehold | £191,000 |
| Feb 2017 | Flat, leasehold | £120,000 |
Sales and median price by year, 1995 to 2026
| Year | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to August) | 3 | £170,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £252,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £266,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £223,500 |
| 2021 | 3 | £175,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £169,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £218,750 |
| 2017 | 3 | £125,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £165,000 |
| 2015 | 4 | £140,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | £150,500 |
| 2013 | 2 | £129,500 |
| 2012 | 1 | £145,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £130,500 |
| 2010 | 2 | £107,500 |
| 2009 | 3 | £65,000 |
| 2007 | 4 | £126,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £132,000 |
| 2005 | 4 | £121,248 |
| 2004 | 3 | £84,950 |
| 2003 | 4 | £115,000 |
| 2002 | 8 | £70,975 |
| 2001 | 4 | £52,000 |
| 2000 | 5 | £62,600 |
| 1999 | 4 | £43,975 |
| 1998 | 4 | £40,000 |
| 1997 | 5 | £36,250 |
| 1996 | 2 | £42,000 |
| 1995 | 2 | £33,250 |
Energy ratings on this street
23 homes on Kingsley Close 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 | 0 | 0% |
| C | 22 | 96% |
| D | 1 | 4% |
| E | 0 | 0% |
| F | 0 | 0% |
| G | 0 | 0% |
| All | 23 |
Broadband here
The record holds one postcode for this street: every premises there could get gigabit-capable broadband, 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 Kingsley Close
- Telford Road (opp)51 m away
74 to Harley Shute Field Way; 319C to Hastings station; 384 to Baldslow Ashdown House; 1066 to Hastings station, Pebsham Bexhill College
Weekdays: 17 buses, 06:35–20:21 · Saturday: 11 buses, 06:40–20:06 · Sunday: 5 buses, 11:13–19:13
- Old Church Road (adj)126 m away
319C to Hollington Whatlington Way
Weekdays: 4 buses, 06:44–07:55 · Saturday: none · Sunday: none
- Old Church Road (opp)132 m away
319C to Hastings station
Weekdays: 3 buses, 16:16–17:59 · Saturday: none · Sunday: none
- Old Church Road160 m away
319C to Hollington Whatlington Way
Weekdays: 4 buses, 06:44–07:55 · Saturday: none · Sunday: none
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 550 m from the middle of this street (no details mapped).
GP, pharmacy and dentist
- High Glades Medical Centre580 m
9a Upper Church Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7AT · 01424 754678
- Laycock Chemists740 m
30 Little Ridge Avenue, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7LS · 01424 755395
- Toad Hall Dental Surgery240 m
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.
Schools nearby
- Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy670 m
Primary · ages 4 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: graded inspection 10 October 2023: overall effectiveness Outstanding
- Hollington Primary School700 m
Primary · ages 2 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: graded inspection 19 July 2022: overall effectiveness Inadequate
- New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)770 m
Special · ages 5 to 16 · Ofsted's latest: graded inspection 24 June 2025: overall effectiveness not judged
Care homes nearby
- EVHM LLP - 5 High Beech Close540 m
Care homes · rated Good (23 May 2025)
- EVHM LLP - 6 High Beech Close540 m
Care homes · rated Good (28 May 2026)
- EVHM LLP - 1 Johnson Close620 m
Care homes · rated Good (18 July 2019)
Parks and play areas
- Park or garden near Hertford Close, the nearest public park or garden: about 670 m to its nearest mapped entrance.
- Play space near The Willows, the nearest play area: about 220 m.