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Wishing Tree Close
Wishing Tree Close at a glance
The figures as a table
| Here | Beside it | Beside it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes rated A to C for energy | 12% | Wishing Tree: 66% | 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 Wishing Tree Close as mapped.
Listed buildings
Tree preservation orders
Flood zones, the coast and protected nature
Flood zones
None of Wishing Tree Close’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
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. Wishing Tree Close 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
Utility repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the verge · clear of the road
19 to 23 September 2026finished 20 September - Southern Water
Utility repair and maintenance works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · clear of the road · pavement closed, with another way round
28 August to 2 September 2026finished 2 September - Southern Water
Utility repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the footway and verge · clear of the road · pavement closed, with another way round
17 to 21 August 2026finished 20 August - Southern Water
Utility repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the verge · clear of the road · pavement closed, with another way round
16 to 21 August 2026finished 18 August - BT
New service connection · urgent works · in the footway · partly in the road · pavement closed, with another way round
7 to 11 August 2026finished 11 August - BT
Utility repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the footway · partly in the road · pavement closed, with another way round
4 to 6 August 2026finished 6 August - Southern Water
Utility repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the footway · clear of the road
18 to 23 January 2026finished 21 January - BT
Utility repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the footway and verge · partly in the road · pavement closed, with another way round
30 October to 3 November 2025finished 3 November 2025
Homes and premises
What homes sold for, their energy ratings, broadband, and business rates.
Homes sold on this street
HM Land Registry records 7 standard sales of homes on Wishing Tree Close since 2017, and 22 since 1995. Newest first, by month and price; house numbers and flat names are left out. Flats include maisonettes.
| Month | Home | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2025 | Detached, freehold | £390,250 |
| Nov 2022 | Detached, freehold | £405,000 |
| Oct 2020 | Detached, freehold | £281,000 |
| Sep 2020 | Detached, freehold | £275,000 |
| Oct 2019 | Semi, freehold | £305,000 |
| Jul 2018 | Detached, freehold | £350,000 |
| Feb 2018 | Semi, freehold | £269,950 |
Sales and median price by year, 1995 to 2025
| Year | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £390,250 |
| 2022 | 1 | £405,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £278,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £305,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £309,975 |
| 2014 | 1 | £270,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £126,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | £195,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | £200,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £190,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £240,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £207,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £112,500 |
| 1998 | 2 | £75,500 |
| 1996 | 1 | £56,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £76,000 |
Energy ratings on this street
8 homes on Wishing Tree Close have a current energy performance certificate, registered 2017 to 2026. Each home counts once, by its newest certificate; homes without one aren't counted.
| Band | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0 | 0% |
| B | 0 | 0% |
| C | 1 | 12% |
| D | 6 | 75% |
| E | 1 | 12% |
| F | 0 | 0% |
| G | 0 | 0% |
| All | 8 |
Nearby
Buses and trains, health, schools, care, parks, food hygiene, air, crime and the sea.
Buses near Wishing Tree Close
- Wishing Tree Roundabout (SE-bound)74 m away
74 to Blacklands Ark William Parker Academy; 322B to Harley Shute The St Leonards Academy; 322E to Harley Shute The St Leonards Academy
Weekdays: 7 buses, 07:30–23:23 · Saturday: 6 buses, 07:34–23:26 · Sunday: 4 buses, 19:29–22:29
- Wishing Tree Roundabout (NW-bound)79 m away
94A to Conquest Hospital; 322B to Ore The Hastings Academy; 322E to Ore The Hastings Academy, Ore Montgomery Road
Weekdays: 5 buses, 07:52–21:37 · Saturday: 4 buses, 18:48–21:37 · Sunday: 3 buses, 19:37–21:37
- Gillsman's Drive (opp)82 m away
74 to Blacklands Ark William Parker Academy; 322B to Ore The Hastings Academy, Ore Montgomery Road; 323B to Conquest Hospital; 359 to West Hill Whitefriars Road
Weekdays: 14 buses, 07:31–19:00 · Saturday: 11 buses, 07:47–17:47 · Sunday: 11 buses, 09:09–19:09
- Gillsman's Drive (adj)105 m away
74 to Harley Shute Field Way; 322B to Harley Shute The St Leonards Academy; 359 to Bexhill Penland Road
Weekdays: 13 buses, 08:05–19:52 · Saturday: 11 buses, 08:38–18:38 · Sunday: 10 buses, 10:00–18:57
Crime and policing in Wishing Tree ward
In August 2026, the police recorded 42 crimes and 9 incidents of anti-social behaviour in Wishing Tree ward. In the 12 months to August 2026: 550 crimes and 110 incidents of anti-social behaviour. The ward's figures by category.
Its police team is Wishing Tree. The team's next meeting listed on data.police.uk: Community Meeting - Wishing Tree Ward, Monday 9 November 2026, 12pm, Hollington Bowl, Wishing Tree Road North.
The team's priorities, as the police word them: Anti-social Driving; 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.
GP, pharmacy and dentist
- South Saxon House Surgery940 m
4 Whatlington Way, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9TE · 01424 717386
- Asda Pharmacy1.1 km
Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7AA · 01424 857430
- Dental Surgery1.2 km
6 Springfield Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 0TU
The practice told the NHS it accepts new NHS patients for routine care if they are: adults entitled to free routine dental care; children aged 17 or under. The practice last confirmed this on 12 October 2026. Information from the NHS website, read 30 October 2026.
Schools nearby
- Robsack Wood Primary School850 m
Primary · ages 0 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: graded inspection 1 March 2022: overall effectiveness Good
- Mulberry West St Leonards Primary880 m
Primary · ages 5 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: report card 2 June 2026
- Churchwood Primary School990 m
Primary · ages 2 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: graded inspection 11 October 2022: overall effectiveness Good
Care homes nearby
- Marlborough Lodge200 m
Care homes · rated Good (11 December 2019)
- Mulberry House500 m
Care homes with nursing · rated Good (14 May 2024)
- Castlemaine Care Home680 m
Care homes · rated Good (6 June 2023)
- Glenmuir House Residential Care Home740 m
Care homes · rated Good (17 June 2024)
Parks and play areas
- Park or garden near St. Matthew's Gardens, the nearest public park or garden: about 1.1 km to its nearest mapped entrance.
- Celandine Drive Playground, the nearest play area: about 430 m.
On the record
Council papers and other documents that name Wishing Tree Close, newest first.