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Lower Park Road
Lower Park Road at a glance
The figures as a table
| Here | Beside it | Beside it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price of a home sold, 2025 | £504k | Braybrooke: £276k | Hastings: £280k |
| Homes rated A to C for energy | 33% | Braybrooke: 40% | 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 (0 granted and 1 refused)
- 99 Lower Park RoadRefused permission
Single storey outbuilding in the garden for storage purposes (Retrospective) (amended description)
HS/FA/26/00381, validated Tue 21 Jul 2026, decided in the week of Mon 7 Sep 2026. 1 comment from the public: 1 objection, 0 in support on the council’s file. The council’s file ↗
Conservation, listed buildings and protected trees
- Part of Lower Park Road lies inside the Blacklands conservation area ↗ (designated 1973, extended June 1989).
Listed buildings
Tree preservation orders near Lower Park Road
- TPO 68: made 8 August 1975, confirmed 13 January 1976; 70 trees, 6 groups of trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
Flood zones, the coast and protected nature
Flood zones
None of Lower Park 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
- Ancient woodland: Lower Park Road’s line passes within about 100 m of 1 parcel on Natural England’s inventory.
What the council lists here
- Alexandra Park, Substation Site (Ref 47/47R1096)
Lower Park Road, TN34 2LG · Substation · Land Only
- Alexandra Park, Gas Governor and Conditioning Site
Lower Park Road, TN34 2LG · Substation · Land Only
- Alexandra Park, Childrens Play Area adj Lower Park Road
Lower Park Road, TN34 2LG · Playground · Land Only
- Lower Cornwallis Allotments
Lower Park Road, TN34 2LB · Allotments · 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. Lower Park 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 townIn the last 13 months
- Southern Water give and take
Utility repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the carriageway
2 to 8 September 2026finished 8 September - Southern Water
Utility repair and maintenance works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · clear of the road
21 to 25 August 2026finished 25 August - Southern Water
Utility repair and maintenance works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · clear of the road
21 to 25 August 2026finished 25 August - Southern Water give and take
Utility repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the carriageway
3 to 10 July 2026finished 10 July - East Sussex County Council road closed
Highway repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the carriageway
27 March 2026finished 27 March - 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
29 January to 2 February 2026finished 2 February - 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
15 to 17 December 2025finished 16 December 2025 - UK Power Networks South Eastern
Utility repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the footway and carriageway · partly in the road
23 to 28 November 2025finished 27 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 56 standard sales of homes on Lower Park Road since 2017, and 239 since 1995. Newest first, by month and price; house numbers and flat names are left out. Flats include maisonettes.
| Month | Home | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | Semi, freehold | £640,000 |
| Jun 2026 | Flat, leasehold | £210,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Semi, freehold | £530,000 |
| Nov 2025 | Detached, freehold | £636,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Semi, freehold | £475,000 |
| Aug 2025 | Semi, freehold | £420,000 |
| Jun 2025 | Semi, freehold | £775,000 |
| Jun 2025 | Detached, freehold | £478,500 |
| May 2025 | Terraced, freehold | £600,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Detached, freehold | £400,000 |
| Nov 2024 | Semi, freehold | £432,000 |
| Jul 2024 | Semi, freehold | £610,000 |
All 56 sales since 2017
| Month | Home | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2024 | Flat, leasehold | £200,000 |
| May 2024 | Semi, freehold | £572,000 |
| May 2024 | Flat, leasehold | £256,000 |
| Apr 2024 | Terraced, freehold | £635,000 |
| Apr 2024 | Semi, freehold | £515,000 |
| Dec 2023 | Flat, leasehold | £220,000 |
| Nov 2023 | Flat, leasehold | £220,000 |
| Sep 2023 | Flat, leasehold | £185,000 |
| Jul 2023 | Flat, leasehold | £255,000 |
| Jul 2023 | Flat, leasehold | £174,000 |
| Jun 2023 | Terraced, freehold | £750,000 |
| Apr 2023 | Flat, leasehold | £226,000 |
| Feb 2023 | Flat, leasehold | £365,000 |
| Jan 2023 | Flat, leasehold | £176,000 |
| Dec 2022 | Semi, freehold | £481,500 |
| Nov 2022 | Flat, leasehold | £440,000 |
| Jul 2022 | Flat, freehold | £815,000 |
| Jun 2022 | Flat, leasehold | £205,000 |
| Jun 2022 | Flat, leasehold | £202,000 |
| Mar 2022 | Terraced, freehold | £600,000 |
| Dec 2021 | Terraced, freehold | £677,000 |
| Dec 2021 | Flat, leasehold | £170,000 |
| Sep 2021 | Semi, freehold | £664,900 |
| Sep 2021 | Terraced, freehold | £260,000 |
| Jun 2021 | Detached, freehold | £660,000 |
| Apr 2021 | Semi, freehold | £660,000 |
| Mar 2021 | Semi, freehold | £610,000 |
| Feb 2021 | Terraced, freehold | £581,000 |
| Nov 2020 | Terraced, freehold | £560,000 |
| Oct 2020 | Terraced, freehold | £465,000 |
| Mar 2020 | Semi, freehold | £620,000 |
| Mar 2020 | Terraced, freehold | £473,000 |
| Dec 2019 | Flat, leasehold | £275,000 |
| Nov 2019 | Flat, leasehold | £110,000 |
| Aug 2019 | Flat, leasehold | £164,950 |
| Jul 2019 | Terraced, freehold | £635,000 |
| Jul 2019 | Terraced, freehold | £470,000 |
| May 2019 | Terraced, freehold | £510,000 |
| Apr 2019 | Terraced, freehold | £300,000 |
| Jul 2018 | Flat, leasehold | £195,000 |
| Mar 2018 | Terraced, freehold | £480,000 |
| Mar 2018 | Flat, leasehold | £265,000 |
| Aug 2017 | Flat, leasehold | £116,500 |
| Feb 2017 | Flat, leasehold | £194,500 |
Sales and median price by year, 1995 to 2026
| Year | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to August) | 2 | £425,000 |
| 2025 | 8 | £504,250 |
| 2024 | 7 | £515,000 |
| 2023 | 9 | £220,000 |
| 2022 | 6 | £460,750 |
| 2021 | 8 | £635,000 |
| 2020 | 4 | £516,500 |
| 2019 | 7 | £300,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £265,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £155,500 |
| 2016 | 8 | £407,500 |
| 2015 | 6 | £380,750 |
| 2014 | 3 | £275,000 |
| 2013 | 8 | £288,750 |
| 2012 | 6 | £289,000 |
| 2011 | 6 | £254,500 |
| 2010 | 5 | £270,000 |
| 2009 | 4 | £267,475 |
| 2008 | 11 | £150,000 |
| 2007 | 13 | £229,950 |
| 2006 | 8 | £259,500 |
| 2005 | 9 | £232,500 |
| 2004 | 7 | £210,000 |
| 2003 | 10 | £192,500 |
| 2002 | 12 | £145,475 |
| 2001 | 11 | £113,000 |
| 2000 | 13 | £76,000 |
| 1999 | 18 | £83,250 |
| 1998 | 6 | £81,975 |
| 1997 | 8 | £42,500 |
| 1996 | 6 | £73,500 |
| 1995 | 5 | £59,000 |
Energy ratings on this street
69 homes on Lower Park 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 | 1 | 1% |
| B | 1 | 1% |
| C | 21 | 30% |
| D | 38 | 55% |
| E | 7 | 10% |
| F | 1 | 1% |
| G | 0 | 0% |
| All | 69 |
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 Lower Park Road
- Wykeham Road (adj)216 m away
27 to Hastings station; 384 to Robertsbridge Community College
Weekdays: 6 buses, 07:39–16:59 · Saturday: 5 buses, 09:09–16:59 · Sunday: none
- St Helen's Park Road (opp)259 m away
300C to Hastings station; 329 to Northiam Coppards Lane, Tenterden The Vine; 384 to Baldslow Ashdown House
Weekdays: 23 buses, 06:30–20:14 · Saturday: 22 buses, 06:30–20:14 · Sunday: 10 buses, 09:54–18:54
- St Helen's Park Road (adj)274 m away
300A to Hastings station; 329 to Hastings station; 384 to Robertsbridge Community College
Weekdays: 22 buses, 07:22–20:12 · Saturday: 20 buses, 07:27–20:12 · Sunday: 10 buses, 09:10–18:10
- Stanley Road (adj)297 m away
27 to Hastings station; 384 to Robertsbridge Community College
Weekdays: 6 buses, 07:38–16:58 · Saturday: 5 buses, 09:08–16:58 · Sunday: none
Food hygiene on this street
- Eat @ The Park ↗
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Alexandra Park Cafe Lower Park Road, Hastings, East Sussex
5Thu 5 Sep 2024
Crime and policing in Braybrooke ward
In August 2026, the police recorded 40 crimes and 12 incidents of anti-social behaviour in Braybrooke ward. In the 12 months to August 2026: 392 crimes and 126 incidents of anti-social behaviour. The ward's figures by category.
Its police team is Braybrooke. The team's next meeting listed on data.police.uk: Community Meeting - Braybrooke Ward, Monday 21 December 2026, 6pm, Alexandra Park St. Helens Road, Hastings.
The team's priorities, as the police word them: ASB Scooters & Bikes in local public areas; Vehicle Offences and Theft.
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 Priory Street, about 720 m from the middle of this street (8 bays mapped).
GP, pharmacy and dentist
- The Station Practice590 m
Station Plaza Health Centre, Station Approach, Hastings, TN34 1BA · 01424 464756
- Pharmacy @ Station Plaza590 m
Station Plaza Health Centre, Station Approach, Hastings, TN34 1BA · 01424 425051
- Lyndhurst Dental Practice420 m
St Helens Road, Hastings, TN34 2LG
The practice hasn't told the NHS whether it accepts new NHS patients for routine care. Call to check. Information from the NHS website, read 1 November 2026.
Schools nearby
- Ark Blacklands Primary Academy700 m
Primary · ages 4 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: ungraded inspection 8 March 2023: “School remains Outstanding”
- St Paul's Church of England Academy810 m
Primary · ages 2 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: ungraded inspection 12 June 2024: “School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next”
- St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School980 m
Primary · ages 4 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: ungraded inspection 24 April 2024: “School remains Good”
- Mulberry Baird Primary990 m
Primary · ages 3 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: graded inspection 12 June 2024: overall effectiveness Requires improvement
Care homes nearby
- Cumberland House420 m
Care homes · rated Good (7 September 2019)
- Mountside Care Home500 m
Care homes · rated Good (30 November 2022)
- New Directions (Hastings) Limited - Bishops Lodge560 m
Care homes · rated Good (28 November 2018)
Parks and play areas
- Alexandra Park, the nearest public park or garden: about 170 m to its nearest mapped entrance.
- Play space in Alexandra Park, the nearest play area: about 240 m.