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Wishing Tree Road
Wishing Tree Road at a glance
The figures as a table
| Here | Beside it | Beside it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price of a home sold, 2023 | £275k | Wishing Tree: £262k | Hastings: £280k |
| Homes rated A to C for energy | 62% | 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
2026: 3 applications (2 granted, 0 refused and 1 other decision)
- Rear of 248 Wishing Tree RoadGranted permission
This asks the council to approve details it required when it granted HS/FA/18/00809 (condition 6). Discharge of Condition 6: SuDS Maintenance Statement of Planning Permission HS/FA/18/00809
HS/CD/26/00335, validated Mon 8 Jun 2026, decided in the week of Mon 13 Jul 2026. No comments from the public on the council’s file. The council’s file ↗
- 248 Wishing Tree RoadPart granted - part refused
This asks the council to approve details it required when it granted an earlier permission (conditions 3 and 6). Discharge of conditions; 3 (soakaway and permeable pavement design details); 6 (drainage maintena…
HS/CD/26/00209, decided in the week of Mon 18 May 2026. No comments from the public on the council’s file. The council’s file ↗
- 211 Wishing Tree RoadGranted permission
Rear single storey pitched roof extension to replace conservatory
HS/FA/26/00187, decided in the week of Mon 18 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 Wishing Tree Road as mapped.
Listed buildings
Tree preservation orders near Wishing Tree Road
- TPO 11: made 12 April 1950, confirmed 19 June 1950; 29 groups of trees, 10 woodlands in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
- TPO 15: made 20 June 1957, confirmed 22 October 1957; 4 woodlands in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
- TPO 37: made 15 July 1970, confirmed 14 November 1973; 15 trees, 9 groups of trees, 30 areas of trees, 31 woodlands in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
Flood zones, the coast and protected nature
Flood zones
None of Wishing Tree 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
- Church Wood and Robsack Wood LNR ↗ (Local Nature Reserve): Wishing Tree Road’s line passes within about 20 m of it.
- Ancient woodland: Wishing Tree Road’s line passes within about 100 m of 1 parcel on Natural England’s inventory (Rectory Wood).
What the council lists here
- Wishing Tree Road 119
119 Wishing Tree Road, TN38 9LH · Playground · Land & Buildings
- Wishing Tree Road Recreation Ground & Play Area
Wishing Tree Road, TN38 9QH · Residential · Land Only
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 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
- BT give and take
Utility repair and maintenance works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway and verge · pavement closed, with another way round
18 to 20 May 2026finished 18 May - BT
Utility repair and maintenance works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · partly in the road · pavement closed, with another way round
21 to 23 April 2026finished 21 April - BT
Utility repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the footway · partly in the road · pavement closed, with another way round
18 to 20 March 2026finished 18 March - BT
Utility repair and maintenance works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · partly in the road · pavement closed, with another way round
2 to 4 March 2026finished 4 March - BT give and take
Utility asset works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · pavement closed, with another way round
27 to 29 October 2025finished 27 October 2025
Homes and premises
What homes sold for, their energy ratings, broadband, and business rates.
Homes sold on this street
HM Land Registry records 17 standard sales of homes on Wishing Tree Road since 2017, and 115 since 1995. Newest first, by month and price; house numbers and flat names are left out. Flats include maisonettes.
| Month | Home | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | Detached, freehold | £440,000 |
| Jun 2025 | Terraced, freehold | £260,000 |
| Dec 2023 | Semi, freehold | £275,000 |
| Sep 2023 | Terraced, freehold | £307,000 |
| Feb 2023 | Semi, freehold | £260,000 |
| Sep 2022 | Semi, freehold | £330,000 |
| Jun 2022 | Semi, freehold | £200,000 |
| Mar 2022 | Terraced, freehold | £268,000 |
| Aug 2020 | Terraced, freehold | £267,500 |
| Nov 2019 | Semi, freehold | £215,000 |
| Oct 2019 | Semi, freehold | £193,000 |
| Feb 2019 | Semi, freehold | £220,000 |
All 17 sales since 2017
| Month | Home | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2018 | Detached, freehold | £387,500 |
| Mar 2018 | Detached, freehold | £387,000 |
| Mar 2018 | Terraced, freehold | £193,000 |
| Dec 2017 | Detached, freehold | £765,000 |
| Aug 2017 | Semi, freehold | £265,000 |
Sales and median price by year, 1995 to 2025
| Year | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £350,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | £275,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £268,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £267,500 |
| 2019 | 3 | £215,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £387,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £515,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £197,500 |
| 2015 | 6 | £315,250 |
| 2014 | 2 | £347,500 |
| 2013 | 3 | £138,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £209,500 |
| 2011 | 2 | £145,500 |
| 2010 | 3 | £188,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | £232,475 |
| 2008 | 2 | £267,000 |
| 2007 | 6 | £154,250 |
| 2006 | 9 | £219,000 |
| 2005 | 4 | £183,000 |
| 2004 | 5 | £145,000 |
| 2003 | 4 | £103,500 |
| 2002 | 7 | £83,000 |
| 2001 | 9 | £86,000 |
| 2000 | 4 | £59,250 |
| 1999 | 9 | £49,500 |
| 1998 | 3 | £97,000 |
| 1997 | 7 | £79,500 |
| 1996 | 5 | £40,000 |
| 1995 | 2 | £68,250 |
Energy ratings on this street
47 homes on Wishing Tree Road 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 | 4 | 9% |
| C | 25 | 53% |
| D | 15 | 32% |
| E | 3 | 6% |
| F | 0 | 0% |
| G | 0 | 0% |
| All | 47 |
Broadband here
The record holds 2 postcodes for this street. Gigabit-capable broadband reached every premises in 1 and some premises (not all) 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 near Wishing Tree Road
- Ford Road (opp)227 m away
74 to Harley Shute Field Way; 322 to Hollington Tesco; 322B to Harley Shute The St Leonards Academy; 322E to Harley Shute The St Leonards Academy; 359 to Bexhill Penland Road
Weekdays: 32 buses, 06:33–23:17 · Saturday: 28 buses, 07:28–23:20 · Sunday: 23 buses, 09:58–22:18
- Lewis Road (adj)248 m away
74 to Harley Shute Field Way; 322 to Hollington Tesco; 322B to Harley Shute The St Leonards Academy; 322E to Harley Shute The St Leonards Academy; 359 to Bexhill Penland Road
Weekdays: 32 buses, 06:33–23:17 · Saturday: 28 buses, 07:28–23:20 · Sunday: 23 buses, 09:58–22:18
- Lewis Road (opp)256 m away
74 to Blacklands Ark William Parker Academy; 322 to Ore The Hastings Academy, Ore Montgomery Road; 322B to Ore The Hastings Academy, Ore Montgomery Road; 322E to Ore The Hastings Academy, Ore Montgomery Road; 359 to West Hill Whitefriars Road
Weekdays: 31 buses, 06:35–21:48 · Saturday: 27 buses, 07:08–21:48 · Sunday: 25 buses, 08:41–21:48
- Redgeland Rise (adj)286 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, 07:32–19:01 · Saturday: 11 buses, 07:48–17:48 · Sunday: 11 buses, 09:10–19:10
Food hygiene on this street
- Parish Rooms ↗
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Parish Hall 177 Wishing Tree Road, St Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex
AwaitingInspectionTue 1 Jan 1901 - The Hollington Oak ↗
Pub/bar/nightclub · Public House 210 Wishing Tree Road, St Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex
5Fri 5 Sep 2025
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
- High Glades Medical Centre1.0 km
9a Upper Church Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7AT · 01424 754678
- Tesco Instore Pharmacy590 m
Church Wood Drive, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9RB · 01424 786449
- Arthur Blackman Clinic870 m
Battle Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7AN
Schools nearby
- Churchwood Primary School450 m
Primary · ages 2 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: graded inspection 11 October 2022: overall effectiveness Good
- New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)700 m
Special · ages 5 to 16 · Ofsted's latest: graded inspection 24 June 2025: overall effectiveness not judged
- Hollington Primary School770 m
Primary · ages 2 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: graded inspection 19 July 2022: overall effectiveness Inadequate
- Robsack Wood Primary School910 m
Primary · ages 0 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: graded inspection 1 March 2022: overall effectiveness Good
Care homes nearby
- Marlborough Lodge430 m
Care homes · rated Good (11 December 2019)
Parks and play areas
- Park or garden near The Slides, the nearest public park or garden: about 530 m to its nearest mapped entrance.
- Blackman Avenue Play Park, the nearest play area: about 220 m.