street
Upper Maze Hill
Upper Maze Hill at a glance
The figures as a table
| Here | Beside it | Beside it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price of a home sold, 2025 | £175k | Maze Hill: £310k | Hastings: £280k |
| Homes rated A to C for energy | 64% | 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
2026: 2 applications (2 granted and 0 refused)
- Mardan Court, 2 Upper Maze HillGranted permission
Installation of 3 replacement external doors providing access to the communal areas.
HS/FA/26/00155, decided in the week of Mon 27 Jul 2026. No comments from the public on the council’s file. The council’s file ↗
- Basement and Ground Floor Flats, 10 Upper Maze HillGranted permission
This asks the council to confirm that planning permission isn't needed. Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful development for the amalgamation of two flats at…
HS/PR/26/00249, decided in the week of Mon 8 Jun 2026. No comments from the public on the council’s file. The council’s file ↗
Conservation, listed buildings and protected trees
- Part of Upper Maze Hill lies inside the Burtons' St. Leonards conservation area ↗ (designated July 1972).
- Part of Upper Maze Hill lies inside the Markwick Terrace conservation area ↗ (designated June 1990).
- Upper Maze Hill runs along the edge of the St. Leonards North conservation area ↗ (designated May 1976).
Listed buildings (3)
- Baston Lodge
beside the street · listed 14 March 1973 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - Cast iron boundary post on Upper Maze Hill
listed 28 November 2013 · The list entry ↗
Grade II - North Lodge Pay Gate
beside the street · listed 19 January 1951 · The list entry ↗
Grade II
Tree preservation orders near Upper 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 179: made 20 July 1996, confirmed 25 October 1996; 2 trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
- TPO 184: made 2 October 1997, confirmed 8 December 1997; 3 trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
Flood zones, the coast and protected nature
Flood zones
None of Upper 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
Traffic orders and road closures here
Temporary orders for works, proposed changes and the borough's own orders that name this street.
All of them- Temporary order: Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-Sea temporary, county
Temporary Road Closure Upper Maze Hill – from the junction with U3126 Brittany Road to the junction with U3129 Dane Road.
Fri 24 Apr 2026expected 27 April to 1 June 2026
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. Upper 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
- Southern Water multi-way temporary lights
Utility repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the carriageway
14 August 2026finished 14 August - East Sussex County Council multi-way temporary lights
Highway repair and maintenance works · emergency works · in the carriageway
8 July 2026finished 8 July - Lightning Fibre
Utility repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the footway · clear of the road
28 May 2026finished 28 May - East Sussex County Council road closed
Highway repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the carriageway
16 March to 8 May 2026finished 6 May - Southern Water
Utility repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the carriageway · partly in the road
7 April 2026finished 7 April - BT
Utility repair and maintenance works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · clear of the road · pavement closed, with another way round
12 to 14 January 2026finished 13 January - Southern Water
Utility repair and maintenance works · standard works (four to ten days) · in the footway · clear of the road · pavement closed, with another way round
3 to 7 November 2025finished 7 November 2025 - BT give and take
Utility asset works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway and carriageway · pavement closed, with another way round
22 to 24 October 2025finished 22 October 2025 - Southern Water
Utility repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the footway · clear of the road · pavement closed, with another way round
21 to 23 October 2025finished 22 October 2025 - East Sussex County Council road closed
Highway repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the carriageway
15 September 2025finished 15 September 2025
Homes and premises
What homes sold for, their energy ratings, broadband, and business rates.
Homes sold on this street
HM Land Registry records 73 standard sales of homes on Upper Maze Hill since 2017, and 296 since 1995. Newest first, by month and price; house numbers and flat names are left out. Flats include maisonettes.
| Month | Home | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | Flat, leasehold | £237,000 |
| Jul 2026 | Flat, leasehold | £190,000 |
| Jul 2026 | Flat, leasehold | £148,000 |
| Nov 2025 | Flat, leasehold | £150,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Flat, leasehold | £168,000 |
| Sep 2025 | Flat, leasehold | £168,500 |
| Aug 2025 | Flat, leasehold | £185,000 |
| Jun 2025 | Flat, leasehold | £229,000 |
| Feb 2025 | Flat, leasehold | £352,000 |
| Feb 2025 | Flat, leasehold | £175,000 |
| Dec 2024 | Flat, leasehold | £192,700 |
| Dec 2024 | Flat, leasehold | £152,000 |
All 73 sales since 2017
| Month | Home | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | Flat, leasehold | £173,000 |
| Aug 2024 | Flat, leasehold | £431,500 |
| Aug 2024 | Flat, leasehold | £375,000 |
| Jul 2024 | Flat, leasehold | £260,000 |
| May 2024 | Flat, leasehold | £152,000 |
| Apr 2024 | Flat, freehold | £335,000 |
| Apr 2024 | Flat, leasehold | £300,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Flat, leasehold | £161,000 |
| Dec 2023 | Flat, leasehold | £190,000 |
| Dec 2023 | Flat, leasehold | £185,000 |
| Nov 2023 | Flat, leasehold | £265,000 |
| Nov 2023 | Flat, leasehold | £210,000 |
| Sep 2023 | Flat, leasehold | £235,000 |
| Sep 2023 | Flat, leasehold | £165,000 |
| Aug 2023 | Detached, freehold | £535,000 |
| Aug 2023 | Flat, leasehold | £295,000 |
| Aug 2023 | Flat, leasehold | £150,000 |
| Jun 2023 | Flat, leasehold | £175,000 |
| May 2023 | Flat, leasehold | £238,500 |
| Nov 2022 | Flat, leasehold | £203,000 |
| Aug 2022 | Detached, freehold | £690,000 |
| Mar 2022 | Flat, leasehold | £163,000 |
| Jan 2022 | Flat, leasehold | £223,000 |
| Nov 2021 | Flat, leasehold | £216,000 |
| Nov 2021 | Flat, leasehold | £95,000 |
| Sep 2021 | Flat, leasehold | £315,000 |
| Sep 2021 | Flat, leasehold | £220,000 |
| Aug 2021 | Flat, leasehold | £195,000 |
| Jul 2021 | Flat, freehold | £250,000 |
| Jul 2021 | Flat, leasehold | £144,000 |
| Jun 2021 | Flat, leasehold | £300,000 |
| Apr 2021 | Flat, leasehold | £145,000 |
| Mar 2021 | Flat, leasehold | £143,000 |
| Feb 2021 | Flat, leasehold | £320,000 |
| Feb 2021 | Flat, leasehold | £185,000 |
| Dec 2020 | Flat, leasehold | £216,000 |
| Dec 2020 | Flat, leasehold | £215,000 |
| Jul 2020 | Flat, leasehold | £165,000 |
| Apr 2020 | Flat, leasehold | £130,000 |
| Jan 2020 | Flat, leasehold | £163,500 |
| Dec 2019 | Flat, leasehold | £166,000 |
| Nov 2019 | Flat, leasehold | £134,950 |
| Oct 2019 | Flat, leasehold | £122,000 |
| Sep 2019 | Flat, leasehold | £205,000 |
| Jul 2019 | Flat, leasehold | £91,000 |
| May 2019 | Flat, leasehold | £127,000 |
| Mar 2019 | Flat, leasehold | £157,000 |
| Dec 2018 | Flat, leasehold | £170,000 |
| Nov 2018 | Flat, leasehold | £160,000 |
| Nov 2018 | Flat, leasehold | £148,000 |
| Nov 2018 | Flat, leasehold | £70,000 |
| Sep 2018 | Flat, leasehold | £215,000 |
| Sep 2018 | Flat, leasehold | £175,000 |
| Sep 2018 | Flat, leasehold | £150,000 |
| May 2018 | Flat, leasehold | £287,500 |
| Feb 2018 | Flat, leasehold | £242,000 |
| Dec 2017 | Flat, leasehold | £127,000 |
| Dec 2017 | Flat, leasehold | £115,000 |
| Oct 2017 | Flat, leasehold | £145,000 |
| Sep 2017 | Flat, leasehold | £162,500 |
| May 2017 | Flat, leasehold | £180,000 |
Sales and median price by year, 1995 to 2026
| Year | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to August) | 3 | £190,000 |
| 2025 | 7 | £175,000 |
| 2024 | 10 | £226,350 |
| 2023 | 11 | £210,000 |
| 2022 | 4 | £213,000 |
| 2021 | 12 | £205,500 |
| 2020 | 5 | £165,000 |
| 2019 | 7 | £134,950 |
| 2018 | 9 | £170,000 |
| 2017 | 5 | £145,000 |
| 2016 | 13 | £160,000 |
| 2015 | 10 | £126,500 |
| 2014 | 7 | £130,000 |
| 2013 | 10 | £98,750 |
| 2012 | 4 | £87,250 |
| 2011 | 12 | £106,500 |
| 2010 | 9 | £130,000 |
| 2009 | 5 | £98,000 |
| 2008 | 13 | £139,158 |
| 2007 | 27 | £125,000 |
| 2006 | 10 | £91,250 |
| 2005 | 10 | £97,500 |
| 2004 | 10 | £105,000 |
| 2003 | 6 | £83,500 |
| 2002 | 13 | £64,000 |
| 2001 | 15 | £58,500 |
| 2000 | 10 | £70,750 |
| 1999 | 8 | £57,500 |
| 1998 | 12 | £35,750 |
| 1997 | 8 | £34,500 |
| 1996 | 9 | £33,500 |
| 1995 | 2 | £20,000 |
Energy ratings on this street
114 homes on Upper Maze Hill 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 | 0 | 0% |
| B | 14 | 12% |
| C | 59 | 52% |
| D | 32 | 28% |
| E | 8 | 7% |
| F | 1 | under 1% |
| G | 0 | 0% |
| All | 114 |
Broadband here
The record holds 2 postcodes for this street. Gigabit-capable broadband reached some premises (not all) in 1 and no premises in 1. Superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) reached every premises in both.
Nearby
Buses and trains, health, schools, care, parks, food hygiene, air, crime and the sea.
Buses on Upper Maze Hill
- Albany Mansions (adj)
321 to Conquest Hospital
Weekdays: 30 buses, 06:27–22:20 · Saturday: 30 buses, 06:27–22:30 · Sunday: 15 buses, 06:27–20:36
- Albany Mansions (opp)
321 to Ore Crowborough Road, Hastings station
Weekdays: 30 buses, 06:37–22:00 · Saturday: 30 buses, 06:37–22:00 · Sunday: 14 buses, 07:07–20:05
Food hygiene on this street
- abm Catering @ St Micheal's Hospice ↗
Caring Premises · St Michaels Hospice 25 Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex
AwaitingInspectionTue 1 Jan 1901 - HRVAB ↗
Caring Premises · Healey House Rest Home 3 Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex
5Fri 27 Feb 2026 - Park Beck Care Home ↗
Caring Premises · Parkbeck Care Home 21 Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex
5Tue 14 Oct 2025 - St Michaels Hospice Cafe ↗
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · St Michaels Hospice 25 Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex
5Sat 14 Feb 2026 - The Whitebeach ↗
Caring Premises · Care Home 24 Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex
5Fri 29 Aug 2025
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 710 m from the middle of this street (Charge Your Car · 3 charging points).
GP, pharmacy and dentist
- Sedlescombe House1.1 km
8 Sedlescombe Road South, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 0TA · 01424 720574
- Clarity Pharmacy710 m
28 Kings Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 6DU · 01424 436663
- Dental Surgery490 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 Academy610 m
Primary · ages 5 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: report card 11 November 2025
- Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy690 m
Primary · ages 2 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: ungraded inspection 30 April 2025: “Standards maintained”
- St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School960 m
Primary · ages 4 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: ungraded inspection 24 April 2024: “School remains Good”
Care homes nearby
- The Park Beck40 m
Care homes · rated Requires improvement (25 August 2023)
- Healey House50 m
Care homes · rated Good (14 June 2023)
- Amber House110 m
Care homes · rated Good (11 July 2019)
- The Whitebeach230 m
Care homes with nursing · rated Good (13 April 2023)
- Blair House240 m
Care homes · rated Good (17 November 2022)
Parks and play areas
- Markwick Gardens, the nearest public park or garden: about 150 m to its nearest mapped entrance.
- Play space in Gensing Gardens, the nearest play area: about 420 m.
On the record
Council papers and other documents that name Upper Maze Hill, newest first.
Named in council papers
Published Final answers Cabinet Questions- 07.09.26
) - London Road east side by the orange Pizza outlet/ Lior (was removed. Why?) - Gensing Road - nothing, why not? - Upper Maze Hill .. there are none, (bordering the park) why not?.. it is a very popular dog walk circuit. - Decimus Way ..
Museum Update Report June 2026
The volunteers are interested in working towards the creation of reminiscence boxes with those who attend these sessions. Areas of interest regarding heritage and museum objects include both World Wars and Upper Maze Hill (where the hospice is located). An on-sight object-handling session is planned for late July.