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St Helen's Down
What’s near St Helen's Down on the full map. Green dots are trees under a tree preservation order (indicative only).

St Helen's Down 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.

Median price of a home sold, 2025

£410k

  • St Helen's Down£410k
  • Baird£300k
  • Hastings£280k

From 5 sales on the street that year, so one sale moves it.

Homes rated A to C for energy

19%

  • St Helen's Down19%
  • Baird63%
  • Hastings52%

Of the 42 homes here with a current certificate.

The figures as a table
HereBeside itBeside it
Median price of a home sold, 2025£410kBaird: £300kHastings: £280k
Homes rated A to C for energy19%Baird: 63%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.

Conservation, listed buildings and protected trees

None of the town’s 18 conservation areas reaches St Helen's Down as mapped.

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 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

Historic England’s list has no entry that names St Helen's Down or stands beside its line. Every listed building in Hastings

Tree preservation orders near St Helen's Down

Orders with a protected tree, group or woodland within about 40 m of the street’s line, from the council’s map data.

  • TPO 2: made 9 March 1948, confirmed 3 June 1948; 6 groups of trees, 4 areas of trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
  • TPO 21: made 24 May 1960, confirmed 12 July 1960; 3 groups of trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
  • TPO 39: made 8 July 1970, confirmed 25 November 1970; 1 tree, 1 group of trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
  • TPO 55: made 13 May 1973, confirmed 11 September 1973; 2 trees, 4 groups of trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
  • TPO 71: made 1 September 1976, confirmed 23 February 1977; 43 trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
  • TPO 75: made 3 October 1977, confirmed 19 April 1978; 9 trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
  • TPO 82: made 18 November 1983, confirmed 18 September 1985; 35 trees, 2 groups of trees, 1 area of trees, 2 woodlands in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
  • TPO 169: made 29 August 1995, confirmed 10 November 1995; 2 groups of trees, 1 woodland in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
  • TPO 250: made 25 September 2006, confirmed 9 February 2007; 1 group of trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
  • TPO 276: made 28 October 2011, confirmed 4 January 2012; 1 group of trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗

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.

Flood zones, the coast and protected nature

Flood zones

None of St Helen's Down’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.

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 St Helen's Down’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

Partly adopted. East Sussex County Council’s map shows part of St Helen's Down as adopted and part not. The county looks after the adopted part (report a problem to East Sussex Highways); the rest may be a private road or a private street. The county’s map shows which part is which.

The county’s Highway Land Information Team answers questions about road adoption (highwaysearches@eastsussex.gov.uk, 01273 482 316).

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 43 standard sales of homes on St Helen's Down since 2017, and 137 since 1995. Newest first, by month and price; house numbers and flat names are left out. Flats include maisonettes.

MonthHomePrice
Jan 2026Detached, freehold£400,000
Jan 2026Detached, freehold£380,000
Nov 2025Detached, freehold£410,000
Oct 2025Detached, freehold£535,000
Aug 2025Semi, freehold£338,000
Jan 2025Detached, freehold£850,000
Jan 2025Detached, freehold£400,000
Oct 2024Detached, freehold£950,000
Jun 2024Detached, freehold£425,000
May 2024Detached, freehold£392,500
Oct 2023Detached, freehold£429,950
Sep 2023Semi, freehold£505,000
All 43 sales since 2017
MonthHomePrice
Jun 2023Detached, freehold£550,000
Nov 2022Detached, freehold£505,000
Oct 2022Semi, freehold£530,000
Sep 2022Detached, freehold£725,000
Sep 2022Detached, freehold£450,000
Jan 2022Detached, freehold£810,000
Jul 2021Detached, freehold£310,000
Jun 2021Detached, freehold£400,000
Jun 2021Semi, freehold£325,000
May 2021Detached, freehold£305,000
Apr 2021Detached, freehold£661,900
Mar 2021Detached, freehold£845,000
Feb 2021Detached, freehold£348,500
Dec 2020Detached, freehold£365,000
Nov 2020Detached, freehold£349,000
Oct 2020Detached, freehold£357,000
Oct 2020Detached, freehold£300,000
Sep 2020Detached, freehold£272,500
Jul 2020Detached, freehold£420,000
Apr 2020Detached, freehold£450,000
Mar 2020Detached, freehold£383,000
May 2019Detached, freehold£385,000
May 2019Detached, freehold£295,000
Dec 2018Detached, freehold£361,000
Sep 2018Detached, freehold£270,000
May 2018Semi, freehold£370,000
Oct 2017Detached, freehold£515,000
Oct 2017Detached, freehold£375,000
Aug 2017Semi, freehold£365,000
Jun 2017Detached, freehold£280,000
Feb 2017Detached, freehold£282,000
Sales and median price by year, 1995 to 2026
YearSalesMedian price
2026 (to August)2£390,000
20255£410,000
20243£425,000
20233£505,000
20225£530,000
20217£348,500
20208£361,000
20192£340,000
20183£361,000
20175£365,000
201611£317,500
20154£224,250
20144£279,975
20135£247,000
20122£212,000
20117£250,000
20104£237,500
20085£280,000
20072£266,500
20065£218,000
20053£197,000
20045£210,000
20031£186,000
20026£173,500
20018£112,250
20005£103,000
19993£107,000
19985£85,000
19971£64,000
19965£89,000
19953£92,000

Every sale, with the address, is in the Land Registry's own search: St Helens Down. 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

42 homes on St Helen's Down have a current energy performance certificate, registered 2016 to 2026. Each home counts once, by its newest certificate; homes without one aren't counted.

BandHomesShare
A00%
B00%
C819%
D2355%
E1024%
F12%
G00%
All42

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.

Nearby

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

Buses near St Helen's Down

  • Westminster Crescent (opp)

    323 to Harley Shute The St Leonards Academy, Harley Shute Field Way

    Weekdays: 12 buses, 07:27–18:20 · Saturday: 12 buses, 07:20–18:20 · Sunday: 7 buses, 10:41–16:41

    165 m away
  • Westminster Crescent (adj)

    323 to Conquest Hospital

    Weekdays: 12 buses, 06:37–19:08 · Saturday: 13 buses, 06:37–19:08 · Sunday: 7 buses, 10:28–16:28

    168 m away
  • St Helen's Down (adj)

    73 to Blacklands Ark William Parker Academy; 300A to Hastings station, Conquest Hospital; 328 to Conquest Hospital; 359 to Bexhill Penland Road

    Weekdays: 36 buses, 06:43–23:17 · Saturday: 32 buses, 06:46–23:17 · Sunday: 25 buses, 07:19–20:18

    205 m away
  • St Helen's Down (opp)

    73 to Old Town The Stade; 300C to Hastings station; 328 to Hastings station; 359 to West Hill Whitefriars Road

    Weekdays: 36 buses, 06:08–22:33 · Saturday: 32 buses, 06:16–22:33 · Sunday: 26 buses, 07:34–20:36

    222 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 Ore, about 1050 m away: next trains, step-free access and facilities. Step-free access: B3, step-free access only to some platforms.

Food hygiene on this street

2 food premises the Food Standards Agency lists at an address on St Helen's Down, 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 Baird ward

St Helen's Down's middle is in Baird 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 54 crimes and 17 incidents of anti-social behaviour in Baird ward. In the 12 months to August 2026: 664 crimes and 149 incidents of anti-social behaviour. The ward's figures by category.

Its police team is Baird. The team's next meeting listed on data.police.uk: Community Meeting - Baird Ward, Saturday 7 November 2026, 11am, The Firs, Elphinstone Road.

The team's priorities, as the police word them: Drug Related Crime; Anti-social Behaviour.

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 Osprey near Hurst Way, about 1,010 m from the middle of this street (Osprey · 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.

On the record

Council papers and other documents that name St Helen's Down, newest first.

On the record

Nothing on our record names St Helen's Down yet: no council paper or report, and no planning application. When something does, it will appear on this page and in its feed.

Street names and locations from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.