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Mercatoria

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MercatoriaHastings Mosque, Mercatoria (New application, 11 May, Central St Leonards)
The light is the one thing on the record here in the last year. Tap it for its details. What’s near Mercatoria on the full map. The shaded area inside the dashed line is a conservation area and green dots are trees under a tree preservation order (indicative only).

Mercatoria at a glance

The street beside its ward and the town. Each figure is from the section further down that says where it comes from.

Homes rated A to C for energy

36%

  • Mercatoria36%
  • Central St Leonards54%
  • Hastings52%

Of the 11 homes here with a current certificate.

The figures as a table
HereBeside itBeside it
Homes rated A to C for energy36%Central St Leonards: 54%Hastings: 52%
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Since December 2025: 1 planning application. Each dot is one of them, in the month it happened. Our planning records start in April 2026 and our council papers in September 2025, and street problems show only while they are open, so earlier months may look quieter than they really were.

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

Every planning application and decision we hold for Mercatoria, 1 in all (0 granted, 0 refused and 1 not yet decided), newest first. Our record starts on 21 April 2026, from the council’s weekly lists; earlier applications here are on the council’s own planning search. An application made before then appears only if it was decided since, and then without its earlier dates.

2026: 1 application (0 granted, 0 refused and 1 not yet decided)

  • Hastings Mosque, MercatoriaRegistered

    Proposed single storey rear extension to the mosque buildings with outdoor roof terrace and landscaping.

    HS/FA/26/00140, validated Mon 11 May 2026. 190 comments from the public: 79 objections, 109 in support, 2 other on the council’s file. The council’s file ↗

Conservation, listed buildings and protected trees

Measured along the street’s line against the council’s boundaries. Whether a particular building is inside depends on where the boundary runs: each area’s page on the council’s site has its map. All 18 conservation areas

The council’s street index lists these properties on Mercatoria under Article 4 directions, which take away some building work that wouldn’t otherwise need planning permission:

The council’s Article 4 direction on houses in multiple occupation covers the whole town (in force since 2 July 2012): turning a house into a shared house for three to six people needs planning permission. The council’s page ↗

Listed buildings (1)

From Historic England’s list: 1 whose map point is beside its line. The list entry says what is protected, which can include attached walls and railings.

  • Horse and Groom Public House

    beside the street · listed 14 September 1976 · The list entry ↗

    Grade II

Tree preservation orders

The council’s map data has no tree preservation order within about 40 m of Mercatoria’s line.

Indicative only — the council’s order is what counts. The council says of its tree order map data: “This dataset is under review and subject to change. Always refer to the Original Tree Preservation Order and associated plan for confirmation.” The council’s tree preservation orders page ↗

Conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders: Hastings Borough Council, Open Government Licence v3.0. Street lines © OpenStreetMap contributors. Listed buildings: © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Flood zones, the coast and protected nature

Flood zones

None of Mercatoria’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.”

A street’s line is not an address. For a particular address, use the Environment Agency’s Check your long term flood risk ↗; for a planning site, its Flood map for planning ↗. Flood warnings in force now are on Live now.

The coast

The Environment Agency’s erosion map covers this frontage: 2 stretches of policy unit 4C24 Hastings (inc. the Harbour) ↗ in the Shoreline Management Plan, whose policy is Hold the line (Maintain/replace) in all three periods, 2005 to 2105: “Where protection is currently provided by coastal defence structures or managed beaches, and the intention is to retain a defence along approximately the current alignment. This will involve replacing defences when needed. Defence type, method and standard of protection may be modified over time.”

  • With Shoreline Management Plans delivered: 0 m by 2055, 0 m by 2105.
  • No Future Intervention: 24 to 56 m by 2055, 47 to 99 m by 2105.

Part of Mercatoria’s line is inside the map’s No Future Intervention zone to 2105, and none of it inside the zone to 2105 with the plan delivered.

The figures are the width of the map’s erosion zone, inland from today’s shoreline, on the Higher Central allowance. In the Agency’s words: “Two periods: Medium Term (up to 2055) and Long Term (up to 2105).” “Two management scenarios: With Shoreline Management Plans delivered and No Future Intervention.” “Three climate scenarios: Present Day climate (2020), Higher Central allowance and Upper End allowance. The two allowances use sea level rise data from UKCP18 RCP8.5 70th and 95th percentiles respectively.” “All distances are cumulative over time and given in metres.”

The data and associated information are intended for guidance only - it cannot provide details for individual properties.

The data shows areas of land likely to be at erosion risk but does not show the precise future position of the shoreline.

Erosion may happen faster or slower than what we show, and risk may change over time.

The Environment Agency’s warnings on its erosion map, from its description of the data ↗.

The coast and its plan, unit by unit · On the map

Protected nature

No Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Area of Conservation, Local Nature Reserve, ancient woodland or country park is within about 100 m of Mercatoria’s line, and it is outside the High Weald National Landscape. Protected nature in Hastings

Flood zones: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Fetched 2026-10-12.

Coastal erosion and the Shoreline Management Plan: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. Open Government Licence v3.0. Fetched 2026-10-12.

Protected sites: © Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Fetched 2026-10-12.

Street lines © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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. Mercatoria is on East Sussex County Council’s map of adopted roads, so the county looks after it: report a problem to East Sussex Highways.

From East Sussex County Council’s map of adopted roads, read 12 October 2026. © East Sussex County Council 2026. Only the street’s name and whether it is adopted are used: the county’s map is the record, and its Highway Land Information Team confirms a road’s status. Who looks after what

Roadworks here

Who has dug up this street or plans to, and why, from their permits.

Roadworks across town

In the last 13 months

From the permits utilities and East Sussex County Council apply for in DfT Street Manager, read from its open archive (September 2025 to September 2026; newest entry 30 September 2026). The archive is published monthly, so works booked since then, and emergencies, aren't here yet, and planned dates can change. Contains public sector information from the Department for Transport's Street Manager, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Homes and premises

What homes sold for, their energy ratings, broadband, and business rates.

Homes sold on this street

HM Land Registry records 6 standard sales of homes on Mercatoria since 2017, and 30 since 1995. Newest first, by month and price; house numbers and flat names are left out. Flats include maisonettes.

MonthHomePrice
Jun 2025Terraced, freehold£437,000
Oct 2024Terraced, freehold£385,000
Nov 2022Terraced, freehold£505,000
Jun 2019Terraced, freehold£235,000
Jun 2019Terraced, freehold£120,000
Nov 2018Terraced, freehold£387,500
Sales and median price by year, 1995 to 2025
YearSalesMedian price
20251£437,000
20241£385,000
20221£505,000
20192£177,500
20181£387,500
20141£240,000
20131£195,000
20122£166,000
20102£212,500
20081£225,000
20072£177,975
20042£117,475
20031£130,000
20012£74,250
20001£90,500
19992£50,250
19982£48,725
19971£48,500
19961£50,000
19953£43,000

Every sale, with the address, is in the Land Registry's own search: Mercatoria. House prices in Hastings, by year, kind of home and ward.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Standard sales only: the Land Registry's category A, "single residential property sold for value". Repossessions, buy-to-let purchases with a mortgage and sales to companies (its category B) aren't included. A sale reaches the register weeks or months after it completes, so the last few months to August 2026 are incomplete.

Energy ratings on this street

11 homes on Mercatoria have a current energy performance certificate, registered 2018 to 2026. Each home counts once, by its newest certificate; homes without one aren't counted.

BandHomesShare
A00%
B00%
C436%
D436%
E327%
F00%
G00%
All11

Find an energy certificate, the official register, has each home's certificate. What the bands mean.

Energy performance certificate data from the register kept for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Open Government Licence v3.0. Address data © Royal Mail and Ordnance Survey: used only to count each home on its street and in its ward, and not published here. Read from the register on 13 October 2026, with certificates to 12 October 2026.

Broadband here

The record holds one postcode for this street: no premises there could get gigabit-capable broadband, and every premises could get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more).

The postcodes are those of addresses on this street that the record holds (from planning applications and other notices), so a street's other postcodes may be missing. Gigabit-capable means full fibre or cable; Ofcom reports full fibre only for whole council areas. From Ofcom's Connected Nations 2025 data: what the networks reported they could supply in July 2025 (published 19 November 2025, read 15 October 2026). Contains Ofcom data, Open Government Licence v3.0. The town's figures, and your own postcode.

Nearby

Buses and trains, health, schools, care, parks, food hygiene, air, crime and the sea.

Buses near Mercatoria

  • Marina Pavilion (opp)

    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

    100 m away
  • Market Street (adj)

    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

    132 m away
  • Marina Pavilion (adj)

    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

    139 m away
  • Market Street (opp)

    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

    160 m away

From the operators' registered timetables (the Bus Open Data Service) for the week of 3 November 2026, and DfT's register of stops (NaPTAN). What is timetabled, not what ran; times are departures.

The nearest station is St Leonards Warrior Square, about 500 m away: next trains, step-free access and facilities. Step-free access: B2, (refer to quick reference guide).

Food hygiene on this street

2 food premises the Food Standards Agency lists at an address on Mercatoria, by name. A rating is what an inspector found on the day. Each business links to its Food Standards Agency page, which has the scores behind it.

Every rating in Hastings

Crime and policing in Central St Leonards ward

Mercatoria's middle is in Central St Leonards ward. These are the ward's figures, not this street's: we don't publish crime street by street.

In August 2026, the police recorded 121 crimes and 30 incidents of anti-social behaviour in Central St Leonards ward. In the 12 months to August 2026: 1,038 crimes and 357 incidents of anti-social behaviour. The ward's figures by category.

Its police team is Central St Leonards. The team's next meeting listed on data.police.uk: Community Meeting - Central St Leonards, Sunday 24 January 2027, 5pm, St John Evangelist church, Pevensey Road St Leonards.

The team's priorities, as the police word them: Drug related harm; Vehicle offences / Anti-social driving.

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.

From data.police.uk (Open Government Licence): crimes reported to and recorded by the police, each counted in the ward that holds its anonymised map point. About these figures.

Charging an electric car

The nearest public charger mapped on OpenStreetMap is Charge Your Car near Undercliff, about 450 m from the middle of this street (Charge Your Car · 3 charging points).

Volunteers map chargers, so there may be a nearer one. Every mapped site, and how many the DfT counts. © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

GP, pharmacy and dentist

The nearest of each on NHS England's register, measured from the middle of this street in a straight line. Nearest doesn't mean a practice takes patients from this street or is taking new ones; each name links to its NHS website page, with its opening hours.

Every GP practice, pharmacy and dentist in Hastings.

Schools nearby

Within a kilometre of the middle of this street, as the crow flies. Distance isn't how places are given: the county's admissions rules decide that. Every school in Hastings.

Care homes nearby

Within 800 m of the middle of this street. Ratings as CQC states them. This page uses Care Quality Commission information. Every care home, surgery and dentist in Hastings.

Parks and play areas

Measured in a straight line from the middle of this street. Plans to refurbish or replace play areas are in council papers and planning applications, not in these maps: search the papers for “play area” or “playground”, and see what developers pay towards them on Developer contributions. Green spaces: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Greenspace (April 2026 edition, read 12 October 2026). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; OS OpenData, Open Government Licence v3.0. Playgrounds also from OpenStreetMap, read 12 October 2026: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Sewage releases nearby

The storm overflow nearest this street, from Southern Water's feed as Swim Hastings records it. Estimates based on public discharge and environmental data — not water quality testing. Swim at your own judgment.

Every outfall near the beaches · today's beach-by-beach picture on Swim Hastings

Street names and locations from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.