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Maze Hill
Maze Hill at a glance
The figures as a table
| Here | Beside it | Beside it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price of a home sold, 2023 | £280k | Maze Hill: £330k | Hastings: £280k |
| Homes rated A to C for energy | 36% | Maze Hill: 56% | 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
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.
Planning appeals on this street
- 12 Maze Hill ↗
Dismissed · Planning Appeal, written representations · decided 7 Jul 2023
Appeal against: refused planning permission
Council reference HS/FA/21/00166
Case 3295129 - 12 Maze Hill ↗
Dismissed · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal, written representations · decided 7 Jul 2023
Appeal against: refused planning permission
Council reference HS/LB/21/00167
Linked to case 3295129
Case 3293066
Conservation, listed buildings and protected trees
- Maze Hill lies inside the Burtons' St. Leonards conservation area ↗ (designated July 1972).
The council’s street index lists these properties on Maze Hill under Article 4 directions, which take away some building work that wouldn’t otherwise need planning permission:
- Article 4 Direction (No2) 1993 ↗: 1, 7, 14, 15, 18 (The Cottage)
- Article 4 Direction 1952 painting restriction ↗: South Lodge (east and west lodges), The Clock House, 16 (North Lodge), 17 (Pay Gate)
Listed buildings (8)
- The Clock House
beside the street · listed 19 January 1951 · The list entry ↗
Grade II* - 2, Maze Hill
listed 14 September 1976 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - 3, Maze Hill
listed 14 September 1976 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - 4, Maze Hill
listed 14 September 1976 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - 5, Maze Hill
listed 14 September 1976 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - 6, Maze Hill
listed 14 September 1976 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - 9-12, Maze Hill
listed 14 September 1976 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - 13, Maze Hill
listed 14 September 1976 · The list entry ↗
Grade II
Tree preservation orders near Maze Hill
- TPO 12: made 25 May 1950, confirmed 21 August 1950; 5 trees, 26 groups of trees, 3 woodlands in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
- TPO 154: made 10 December 1993, confirmed 31 March 1994; 13 trees, 1 group of trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
- TPO 218: made 27 April 2000, confirmed 13 July 2000; 1 tree in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
Flood zones, the coast and protected nature
Flood zones
None of Maze Hill’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
- St. Leonards Gardens
Maze Hill, TN38 0BA · Parks & Gardens · Land Only
- St. Leonards Gardens, East Lodge
Maze Hill, TN38 0BA · Ground Lease-Residential · Land & Buildings
- St. Leonards Gardens, Outdoor Transformer Site
Maze Hill, TN38 0BA · Substation · Land Only
- St. Leonards Gardens, Substation Site: (Ref: 47/44R0406)
Maze Hill, TN38 0BA · Substation · 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. Maze Hill 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
- Lightning Fibre
Utility repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the footway · clear of the road
5 June 2026finished 5 June - BT
Utility repair and maintenance works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · partly in the road
3 to 6 March 2026finished 4 March
Homes and premises
What homes sold for, their energy ratings, broadband, and business rates.
Homes sold on this street
HM Land Registry records 13 standard sales of homes on Maze Hill since 2017, and 62 since 1995. Newest first, by month and price; house numbers and flat names are left out. Flats include maisonettes.
| Month | Home | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Detached, freehold | £1,064,000 |
| Feb 2026 | Flat, leasehold | £1,200,000 |
| Nov 2025 | Terraced, freehold | £433,000 |
| Nov 2023 | Flat, leasehold | £178,000 |
| Jun 2023 | Flat, leasehold | £280,000 |
| Mar 2023 | Flat, leasehold | £285,000 |
| Dec 2022 | Flat, leasehold | £595,000 |
| Sep 2022 | Detached, freehold | £500,000 |
| Feb 2022 | Flat, leasehold | £500,000 |
| Jan 2022 | Flat, leasehold | £220,000 |
| Apr 2021 | Terraced, freehold | £685,000 |
| May 2019 | Flat, leasehold | £700,000 |
All 13 sales since 2017
| Month | Home | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2017 | Flat, leasehold | £195,000 |
Sales and median price by year, 1995 to 2026
| Year | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to August) | 2 | £1,132,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £433,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | £280,000 |
| 2022 | 4 | £500,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £685,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £700,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £195,000 |
| 2016 | 4 | £303,750 |
| 2015 | 1 | £240,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £70,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £235,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | £125,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £137,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £135,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | £108,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £120,750 |
| 2002 | 4 | £80,250 |
| 2001 | 6 | £58,500 |
| 2000 | 3 | £59,000 |
| 1999 | 9 | £42,000 |
| 1998 | 4 | £99,000 |
| 1997 | 3 | £39,000 |
| 1996 | 2 | £20,250 |
| 1995 | 2 | £30,625 |
Energy ratings on this street
25 homes on Maze Hill have a current energy performance certificate, registered 2017 to 2025. Each home counts once, by its newest certificate; homes without one aren't counted.
| Band | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0 | 0% |
| B | 0 | 0% |
| C | 9 | 36% |
| D | 9 | 36% |
| E | 7 | 28% |
| F | 0 | 0% |
| G | 0 | 0% |
| All | 25 |
Nearby
Buses and trains, health, schools, care, parks, food hygiene, air, crime and the sea.
Buses near Maze Hill
- Greeba Court (adj)261 m away
70 to Rye station; 98 to Silverhill Chatham Road, Hastings station; 99 to Hastings station; 99E to Hastings station
Weekdays: 76 buses, 05:42–23:28 · Saturday: 75 buses, 05:42–23:28 · Sunday: 37 buses, 08:02–20:37
- Greeba Court (opp)267 m away
98 to Sidley Whitehouse Avenue, Sidley Mayo Lane; 99 to Eastbourne Town Centre Gildredge Road; 99E to Eastbourne Town Centre Gildredge Road; 1066 to Pebsham Bexhill College
Weekdays: 73 buses, 06:08–23:08 · Saturday: 72 buses, 06:08–23:12 · Sunday: 36 buses, 07:43–19:58
- Marina Pavilion (adj)276 m away
98 to Sidley Whitehouse Avenue, Sidley Mayo Lane; 99 to Eastbourne Town Centre Gildredge Road; 99E to Eastbourne Town Centre Gildredge Road; 1066 to Pebsham Bexhill College
Weekdays: 73 buses, 06:08–23:07 · Saturday: 72 buses, 06:08–23:11 · Sunday: 36 buses, 07:42–19:57
- Marina Pavilion (opp)289 m away
70 to Rye station; 98 to Silverhill Chatham Road, Hastings station; 99 to Hastings station; 99E to Hastings station
Weekdays: 76 buses, 05:43–23:29 · Saturday: 75 buses, 05:43–23:29 · Sunday: 37 buses, 08:03–20:38
Crime and policing in Maze Hill ward
In August 2026, the police recorded 29 crimes and 12 incidents of anti-social behaviour in Maze Hill ward. In the 12 months to August 2026: 281 crimes and 59 incidents of anti-social behaviour. The ward's figures by category.
Its police team is Maze Hill. The team's next meeting listed on data.police.uk: Community meeting, Monday 4 January 2027, 11am, The Combe Valley Cafe & Discovery Centre, Freshfields, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex.
The team's priorities, as the police word them: Shop Lifting; Vehicle offences.
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 Charge Your Car near Undercliff, about 340 m from the middle of this street (Charge Your Car · 3 charging points).
GP, pharmacy and dentist
- Sedlescombe House1.6 km
8 Sedlescombe Road South, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 0TA · 01424 720574
- Boots430 m
35-37 London Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 6AJ · 01424 420769
- Dental Surgery440 m
58 London Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 6AS
The practice told the NHS it does not accept new NHS patients for routine care. The practice last confirmed this on 30 September 2026. Information from the NHS website, read 1 November 2026.
Schools nearby
- St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy700 m
Primary · ages 5 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: report card 11 November 2025
- St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School920 m
Primary · ages 4 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: ungraded inspection 24 April 2024: “School remains Good”
Care homes nearby
- Bannow Retirement Home80 m
Care homes with nursing · rated Good (1 May 2021)
- The Whitebeach250 m
Care homes with nursing · rated Good (13 April 2023)
- Blair House340 m
Care homes · rated Good (17 November 2022)
- Whitecliff Care Home400 m
Care homes with nursing · rated Good (29 March 2023)
- Bethune Court420 m
Care homes · rated Good (3 February 2023)
Parks and play areas
- St Leonard's Gardens, the nearest public park or garden: about 50 m to its nearest mapped entrance.
- Play space in Gensing Gardens, the nearest play area: about 520 m.
On the record
Council papers and other documents that name Maze Hill, newest first.
Named in council papers
HS/FA/26/00140, Hastings Mosque
· St Leonards Gardens offers enough on-street parking to accommodate the existing demand for mosque parking. These spaces are within a 10 minute walk from the Mosque. · Maze Hill offers at least 30 on-street parking spaces · Quarry Hill (top end) offers a further 10 on-street parking spaces As part of the TS a parking survey was conducted on the streets to the west of the Mosque on Friday 21 November 2025 between 13:00 and 14:00 hours.
FST SAE R11 Supporting Report 14 09 26
…agreements completed and payments released 1st October 2026 FST Officer Wards Affected Ashdown, Baird, Braybrooke, Castle, Central St. Leonards, Conquest, Gensing, Hollington, Maze Hill, Old Hastings, Ore, Silverhill, St. Helens, Tressell, West St. Leonards, Wishing Tree Wards Policy Implications Equalities and Community Cohesiveness Yes Risk Management Yes…
FST SAE R11 GAP Report 14 09 26 Appendix A Reccommended
…agreements completed and payments released 1st October 2026 FST Officer Wards Affected Ashdown, Baird, Braybrooke, Castle, Central St. Leonards, Conquest, Gensing, Hollington, Maze Hill, Old Hastings, Ore, Silverhill, St. Helens, Tressell, West St. Leonards, Wishing Tree Wards Policy Implications Equalities and Community Cohesiveness Yes Risk Management Yes…
Supporting Report Final
Wards Affected Ashdown, Baird, Braybrooke, Castle, Central St. Leonards, Conquest, Gensing, Hollington, Maze Hill, Old Hastings, Ore, Silverhill, St. Helens, Tressell, West St. Leonards, Wishing Tree Policy Implications Please identify if this report contains any implications for the…
Appendix 1 GAP Recommendations report Final
Wards Affected Ashdown, Baird, Braybrooke, Castle, Central St. Leonards, Conquest, Gensing, Hollington, Maze Hill, Old Hastings, Ore, Silverhill, St. Helens, Tressell, West St. Leonards, Wishing Tree Policy Implications Please identify if this report contains any implications for the…
01 Appendix A Gambling Act 2005 Statement of Licensing Principles 2026-2029 draft, 02/03/2026 Cabinet
…St Leonards have a combined population of around 99,000, which increases vastly in the summer months. The borough includes the following wards: Ashdown Central St Leonards Maze Hill St Helens Baird Conquest Old Hastings Tressell Braybrooke Gensing Ore West St Leonards Castle Hollington Silverhill Wishing Tree Demographic Overview (2022 ONS Estimates)…
01 Appendix A Gambling Act 2005 Statement of Licensing Principles 2026-2029 draft
…St Leonards have a combined population of around 99,000, which increases vastly in the summer months. The borough includes the following wards: Ashdown Central St Leonards Maze Hill St Helens Baird Conquest Old Hastings Tressell Braybrooke Gensing Ore West St Leonards Castle Hollington Silverhill Wishing Tree Demographic Overview (2022 ONS Estimates)…