street
Upper Park Road
Upper Park Road at a glance
The figures as a table
| Here | Beside it | Beside it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price of a home sold, 2023 | £435k | Braybrooke: £290k | Hastings: £280k |
| Homes rated A to C for energy | 21% | 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.
Closing dates on Upper Park Road
- First Floor Workshop, 2 Upper Park Road (HS/FA/26/00525) Planning comments
Conversion of vacant first-floor premises to 1no. self-contained flat.
How to act: Check the deadline and comment on the council's website ↗
Who decides: Hastings Borough Council: its planning officers or its Planning Committee
What they can take into account: Determining a planning application (from GOV.UK, checked 14 October 2026)
Closing date by rule: 21 days beginning with the day the site notice went up, public holidays not counted. The council's file gives the site notice date as Thu 15 Oct 2026, as we last read it on 1 November 2026. How it is counted.
closes Wed 4 Nov 2026
3 days left
Planning on this street
2026: 3 applications (1 granted, 1 refused and 1 not yet decided)
- First Floor Workshop, 2 Upper Park RoadRegistered
Conversion of vacant first-floor premises to 1no. self-contained flat.
1 home stated
HS/FA/26/00525, validated Fri 11 Sep 2026. No comments from the public on the council’s file. The council’s file ↗
This uses the prior-approval route: national rules allow the work, and the council can check only set things, such as its size or its effect on neighbours. Proposed conversion of the ground floor premises (Class E) to form two self-contained flats
Use class as described: from E · 2 homes stated
HS/PA/26/00398, validated Tue 7 Jul 2026, decided in the week of Mon 24 Aug 2026. No comments from the public on the council’s file. The council’s file ↗
- 2 Upper Park RoadRefused permission
Conversion of the ground floor and part first floor to form three self-contained flats (amended d…
3 homes stated
HS/FA/26/00181, decided in the week of Mon 25 May 2026. No comments from the public on the council’s file. The council’s file ↗
Conservation, listed buildings and protected trees
None of the town’s 18 conservation areas reaches Upper Park Road as mapped.
Listed buildings
Tree preservation orders near Upper Park Road
- TPO 127: made 9 January 1992, confirmed 19 February 1992; 1 tree in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
Flood zones, the coast and protected nature
Flood zones
None of Upper 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: Upper Park Road’s line passes within about 100 m of 1 parcel on Natural England’s inventory.
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 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
- East Sussex County Council two-way temporary lights
Highway repair and maintenance works · minor works (three days or less) · in the carriageway
9 September 2026finished 9 September - East Sussex County Council two-way temporary lights
Highway repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the carriageway
23 July 2026finished 23 July - Southern Water two-way temporary lights
Utility repair and maintenance works · minor works (three days or less) · in the carriageway
19 to 20 May 2026finished 19 May - East Sussex County Council road closed
Highway repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the carriageway
11 February 2026finished 11 February - Southern Water
Utility repair and maintenance works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · clear of the road
2 to 4 December 2025finished 3 December 2025
Homes and premises
What homes sold for, their energy ratings, broadband, and business rates.
Homes sold on this street
HM Land Registry records 15 standard sales of homes on Upper Park Road since 2017, and 55 since 1995. Newest first, by month and price; house numbers and flat names are left out. Flats include maisonettes.
| Month | Home | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Semi, freehold | £677,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Semi, freehold | £590,000 |
| Jun 2024 | Semi, freehold | £660,000 |
| Oct 2023 | Semi, freehold | £580,000 |
| Mar 2023 | Flat, leasehold | £175,000 |
| Jan 2023 | Detached, freehold | £434,900 |
| Dec 2022 | Semi, freehold | £680,000 |
| Aug 2021 | Flat, leasehold | £187,500 |
| Jun 2021 | Flat, leasehold | £138,000 |
| Mar 2020 | Semi, freehold | £450,000 |
| Jun 2019 | Flat, leasehold | £127,000 |
| Feb 2019 | Flat, leasehold | £168,000 |
All 15 sales since 2017
| Month | Home | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2018 | Semi, freehold | £305,000 |
| Apr 2017 | Detached, freehold | £352,000 |
| Mar 2017 | Semi, freehold | £270,000 |
Sales and median price by year, 1995 to 2026
| Year | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to August) | 2 | £633,500 |
| 2024 | 1 | £660,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | £434,900 |
| 2022 | 1 | £680,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £162,750 |
| 2020 | 1 | £450,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £147,500 |
| 2018 | 1 | £305,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £311,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £365,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £295,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £87,500 |
| 2009 | 3 | £207,500 |
| 2008 | 1 | £107,500 |
| 2007 | 2 | £219,975 |
| 2006 | 2 | £267,498 |
| 2005 | 5 | £123,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £211,000 |
| 2002 | 3 | £138,000 |
| 2000 | 5 | £48,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £22,250 |
| 1998 | 5 | £25,000 |
| 1997 | 6 | £44,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £50,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £69,000 |
Energy ratings on this street
28 homes on Upper Park Road have a current energy performance certificate, registered 2016 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 | 6 | 21% |
| D | 12 | 43% |
| E | 10 | 36% |
| F | 0 | 0% |
| G | 0 | 0% |
| All | 28 |
Broadband here
The record holds one postcode for this street: every premises there could get gigabit-capable broadband, 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.
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.
Air quality nearby
The council's nitrogen dioxide tube at 116 Bohemia Road, about 420 m from the middle of this street: an annual mean of 19.4 µg/m³ in 2025.
Charging an electric car
The nearest public charger mapped on OpenStreetMap is A charging point near Priory Street, about 1,230 m from the middle of this street (8 bays mapped).
GP, pharmacy and dentist
- Sedlescombe House750 m
8 Sedlescombe Road South, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 0TA · 01424 720574
- Blooms Pharmacy400 m
55-57 Bohemia Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 6RE · 01424 421072
- Dental Surgery540 m
56 Chapel Park Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 6JB
The practice told the NHS it accepts new NHS patients for routine care if they are: children aged 17 or under. The practice last confirmed this on 7 September 2026. Information from the NHS website, read 1 November 2026.
Schools nearby
- St Paul's Church of England Academy210 m
Primary · ages 2 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: ungraded inspection 12 June 2024: “School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next”
- Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy540 m
Primary · ages 2 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: ungraded inspection 30 April 2025: “Standards maintained”
- St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School770 m
Primary · ages 4 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: ungraded inspection 24 April 2024: “School remains Good”
- Ark Blacklands Primary Academy950 m
Primary · ages 4 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: ungraded inspection 8 March 2023: “School remains Outstanding”
Care homes nearby
- Streatfeild House450 m
Care homes · rated Good (6 January 2022)
- Bishops Way520 m
Care homes · rated Good (17 January 2020)
- EVHM LLP - 51 Chapel Park Road540 m
Care homes · rated Good (2 February 2023)
- EVHM LLP - 51a Chapel Park Road540 m
Care homes · rated Good (4 February 2023)
- EVHM LLP - 24 Tower Road West690 m
Care homes · rated Good (5 August 2026)
Parks and play areas
- Alexandra Park, the nearest public park or garden: about 50 m to its nearest mapped entrance.
- Shornden Childrens Playground, the nearest play area: about 120 m.