ward
Old Hastings
Councillors and elections
Who represents you
- Cllr Julia Hilton
Old Hastings ward · Hastings Borough Council · council page ↗
Green Party - Cllr Mike Frith
Old Hastings ward · Hastings Borough Council · council page ↗
Green Party - Cllr Julia Hilton
Hastings - Old Hastings and Tressell division · East Sussex County Council · council page ↗
Green Party
How this ward voted
Hastings Borough Council Election, 7 May 2026. Candidates most votes first; the elected candidate is marked.
This election in fullEarlier results for this ward
- 2 May 2024 — Hastings Borough Council Election: Julia Jane Hilton (Green, 1,123)
- 5 May 2022 — Hastings Borough Council Election: James Edward Bacon (Labour, 981)
- 6 May 2021 — Hastings Borough Council Election: Julia Hilton (Green, 1,032)
- 3 May 2018 — Hastings Borough Council Elections: James Bacon (Labour, 983); Dany Louise (Labour, 726)
- 5 May 2016 — Hastings Borough Council Election: Councillor Dawn Poole (Labour, 906); Councillor James Bacon (Labour, 853)
- 22 May 2014 — Hastings Borough Council Election: Hodges (Labour, 1,096)
- 3 May 2012 — Hastings Borough Council Election: Councillor Dawn Poole (Labour, 804)
The next elections here
- Hastings Borough Council: May 2028. The borough elects half its councillors every two years, in even-numbered years, so Old Hastings ward is due to elect a councillor then (the last borough election was on 7 May 2026). Polling day is normally the first Thursday in May, Thursday 4 May 2028.
- East Sussex County Council: May 2030. The county elects all its councillors together, normally every four years; the last county election was on 7 May 2026.
Am I registered? You register once, online, at gov.uk/register-to-vote. To check whether you’re already on the register, gov.uk says to contact your electoral registration office: for Hastings, that is the borough council’s Electoral Services. Where do I vote? finds your polling station by postcode at election time.
Who stood here on Thursday 7 May 2026, with the statements of persons nominated
- Old Hastings
James Edward Bacon (Labour Party) · Steve Foot (Reform UK) · Mike Frith (Green Party) elected · Ray Molloy (Conservative and Unionist Party)
4 candidatesStatement of persons nominated (PDF) · the council's copy · Democracy Club - Old Hastings and Tressell
James Edward Bacon (Labour Party) · Donna Lynette Harris (Liberal Democrats) · Julia Jane Hilton (Green Party) elected · Yoong Kam (Reform UK) · Andrew Robert Patmore (Conservative and Unionist Party)
5 candidatesStatement of persons nominated (PDF) · the council's copy · Democracy Club
You can act on these now
Closing dates in Old Hastings
- 118 Old London Road (HS/FA/26/00268) Planning comments
Erection of an oak framed garage replacing existing outbuilding.
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 unknown: check here.
closing date unknown - 135 All Saints Street (HS/LB/26/00547) Planning comments
This asks for listed building consent to work on a listed building.
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 unknown: check here.
closing date unknown - 33 Ashburnham Road (HS/FA/26/00544) Planning comments
Porch to front elevation
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 unknown: check here.
closing date unknown - 36 Tackleway (HS/FA/26/00517) Planning comments
Erection of garden storage/shed and removal of 3 outbuildings. Landscaping existing garden, including creation of new levels. Removal of 2 trees
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 unknown: check here.
closing date unknown - Sinnock Cottage, Sinnock Passage (HS/LB/26/00624) Planning comments
This asks for listed building consent to work on a listed building.
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 unknown: check here.
closing date unknown - Wish House, 111A High Street (HS/LB/26/00407) Planning comments
This asks for listed building consent to work on a listed building.
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 unknown: check here.
closing date unknown
Consultations open to everyone
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Coming up
- Cabinet
Its papers mention High Street. Add to your calendar
Mon 9 Nov, 18.00Hastings Borough Council
Planning and decisions here
What has been applied for and decided in the ward, the plans that cover it, and appeals.
What has been proposed and decided in this ward
- HS/LB/26/00624 — Sinnock Cottage, Sinnock Passage, Croft Road, Hastings, TN34 3HQ applied for · validated Wed 28 Oct 2026
- HS/FA/26/00517 — 36 Tackleway, Hastings, TN34 3BU applied for · validated Thu 1 Oct 2026
- HS/LB/26/00407 — Wish House, 111A High Street, Hastings, TN34 3ET applied for · validated Tue 29 Sep 2026
- HS/LB/26/00547 — 135 All Saints Street, Hastings, TN34 3BG applied for · validated Thu 17 Sep 2026
- Decision on HS/FA/23/00395 — 39-41 George Street, Hastings, TN34 3EA Granted permission
- Decision on HS/FA/26/00169 — 2 Strongs Passage, Hastings, TN34 3BY Granted permission
- Decision on HS/FA/26/00363 — 26 George Street, Hastings, TN34 3EA Granted permission
- Decision on HS/LB/26/00364 — 26 George Street, Hastings, TN34 3EA Granted permission
Show planning appeals in this ward
- 59 High Street ↗
Allowed · Planning Appeal, written representations · decided 6 Sep 2024
Appeal against: refused planning permission
Council reference HS/FA/22/00701
Case 3321708 - 59 High Street, East Susses ↗
Allowed · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal, written representations · decided 6 Sep 2024
Appeal against: refused planning permission
Council reference HS/LB/22/00702
Linked to case 3321708
Case 3321705 - 37-39 Mount Road ↗
Dismissed · Planning Appeal, written representations · decided 14 Mar 2024
Appeal against: refused planning permission
Council reference HS/FA/22/00624
Appellant: Vitae Investments Ltd
Case 3322544 - 29-31, Courthouse Street ↗
Dismissed · Planning Appeal, written representations · decided 21 Aug 2023
Appeal against: refused planning permission
Council reference HS/FA/22/00804
Case 3316067 - 2 Roebuck Street ↗
Dismissed · Planning Appeal, written representations · decided 6 Feb 2023
Appeal against: failed to give notice of its decision within the appropriate period (usually 8 weeks) on an application for permission or approval
Council reference HS/FA/21/00642
Case 3288435 - 24-25 High Street ↗
Dismissed · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal, written representations · decided 30 Aug 2022
Appeal against: refused planning permission
Council reference HS/LB/20/00577
Appellant: Melisande Properties Limited
Linked to case 3273430
Case 3273433 - 24-25 High Street ↗
Dismissed · Planning Appeal, written representations · decided 30 Aug 2022
Appeal against: refused planning permission
Council reference HS/FA/20/00576
Appellant: Melisande Properties Limited
Case 3273430 - 16 Harold Road ↗
Allowed · Planning Appeal, written representations · decided 26 Apr 2022
Appeal against: refused planning permission
Council reference HS/FA/21/00512
Appellant: Davison Oxley Homes Ltd
Case 3285052 - Woodbine Cottage, 2 High Wickham ↗
Dismissed · Householder (HAS), written representations · decided 17 Dec 2021
Appeal against: refused planning permission
Council reference HS/FA/21/00309
Case 3279231
Conservation areas and listed buildings
Conservation areas in Old Hastings: Tillington Terrace ↗, Old Town ↗. All of the town’s conservation areas
366 listed buildings (8 grade II* and 358 grade II) are in or beside the ward. The list for Old Hastings
Living here
Homes, crime, schools, care, green space, buses, food hygiene and the sea nearby.
Homes sold in this ward
In 2025 HM Land Registry recorded 78 standard sales of homes in Old Hastings ward, at a median price of £335,000.
| Year | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to August) | 33 | £320,000 |
| 2025 | 78 | £335,000 |
| 2024 | 92 | £350,000 |
| 2023 | 64 | £346,000 |
| 2022 | 102 | £342,500 |
| 2021 | 142 | £323,400 |
| 2020 | 72 | £320,000 |
| 2019 | 94 | £266,250 |
| 2018 | 99 | £255,000 |
| 2017 | 120 | £262,475 |
Earlier years, 1995 to 2016
| Year | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 121 | £243,000 |
| 2015 | 134 | £216,000 |
| 2014 | 124 | £210,000 |
| 2013 | 116 | £191,000 |
| 2012 | 83 | £185,000 |
| 2011 | 99 | £170,000 |
| 2010 | 88 | £190,000 |
| 2009 | 91 | £167,000 |
| 2008 | 90 | £171,000 |
| 2007 | 160 | £181,975 |
| 2006 | 163 | £186,000 |
| 2005 | 118 | £167,250 |
| 2004 | 154 | £149,750 |
| 2003 | 169 | £134,950 |
| 2002 | 192 | £113,000 |
| 2001 | 184 | £86,500 |
| 2000 | 170 | £74,000 |
| 1999 | 159 | £65,000 |
| 1998 | 190 | £58,250 |
| 1997 | 161 | £53,000 |
| 1996 | 129 | £48,500 |
| 1995 | 116 | £45,500 |
Energy ratings in this ward
1,195 homes in Old Hastings ward have a current energy performance certificate, registered 2016 to 2026. Each home counts once, by its newest certificate; a home is in the ward its postcode is in.
| Band | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0 | 0% |
| B | 19 | 2% |
| C | 350 | 29% |
| D | 618 | 52% |
| E | 183 | 15% |
| F | 20 | 2% |
| G | 5 | under 1% |
| All | 1,195 |
Reported crime in the ward
In August 2026, the police recorded 45 crimes and 22 incidents of anti-social behaviour in Old Hastings ward. In the 12 months to August 2026: 451 crimes and 179 incidents of anti-social behaviour.
| Category, as the police name it | August 2026 | 12 months to August 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 5 |
| Burglary | 3 | 32 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 | 52 |
| Drugs | 0 | 8 |
| Other theft | 2 | 36 |
| Possession of weapons | 0 | 12 |
| Public order | 7 | 50 |
| Robbery | 0 | 7 |
| Shoplifting | 1 | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 0 | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 | 71 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 16 | 160 |
| Other crime | 1 | 9 |
| All crimes | 45 | 451 |
| Anti-social behaviour (incidents) | 22 | 179 |
Crimes recorded each month in Old Hastings ward, as a table
| Sep 23 | 35 |
|---|---|
| Oct 23 | 40 |
| Nov 23 | 42 |
| Dec 23 | 31 |
| Jan 24 | 24 |
| Feb 24 | 24 |
| Mar 24 | 41 |
| Apr 24 | 29 |
| May 24 | 35 |
| Jun 24 | 25 |
| Jul 24 | 26 |
| Aug 24 | 42 |
| Sep 24 | 43 |
| Oct 24 | 37 |
| Nov 24 | 28 |
| Dec 24 | 34 |
| Jan 25 | 19 |
| Feb 25 | 26 |
| Mar 25 | 35 |
| Apr 25 | 40 |
| May 25 | 34 |
| Jun 25 | 63 |
| Jul 25 | 42 |
| Aug 25 | 47 |
| Sep 25 | 32 |
| Oct 25 | 30 |
| Nov 25 | 26 |
| Dec 25 | 29 |
| Jan 26 | 37 |
| Feb 26 | 37 |
| Mar 26 | 26 |
| Apr 26 | 48 |
| May 26 | 55 |
| Jun 26 | 37 |
| Jul 26 | 49 |
| Aug 26 | 45 |
The ward's police team
Sussex Police's neighbourhood team for this area is called Old Hastings.
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.
The team's priorities
Drug Dealing
raised 1 September 2026, action dated 28 September 2026
What the police say they are doing
We are aware of concerns regarding drug activity in the Old Town and are taking firm, proactive steps to address the issue.
Our daily patrols in the area are having a positive impact, allowing officers to engage directly with individuals involved in any drug activity. We are challenging this behaviour and taking robust enforcement action when individuals fail to comply.
At the same time, we are working closely with partner agencies to ensure that those in genuine need are offered the appropriate support and access to services. Our approach balances enforcement with compassion, aiming to protect the public while supporting vulnerable individuals.
ASB / Street Drinking
raised 1 September 2026, action dated 28 September 2026
What the police say they are doing
We are aware of concerns regarding ASB and street drinking in the Old Town and are taking a zero-tolerance approach to this behaviour.
ASB and Street drinking is not acceptable in this area, and officers are actively enforcing the conditions of the Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) to ensure public spaces remain safe and welcoming for everyone. Alcohol will be confiscated where necessary, and enforcement action will be taken against those who fail to comply.
We are committed to maintaining a safe environment for residents, businesses, and visitors, and we will continue to take firm and proportionate action to address street drinking and associated anti-social behaviour.
Meetings and events coming up
Community meeting- Old Town Hastings
Sunday 17 January 2027, 3pm · Outside The Stables Theatre, Old London Road, Hastings
Community meeting- Old Town Hastings
Thursday 29 April 2027, 5pm · Swan Gardens, High Street, Old Town, Hastings
What the council lists here
- Pauls Field Allotments
Ashburnham Road/Mount Road, TN35 5JL · Allotments · Land Only
- Starrs Cottages, Land rear of
Crown Court/Crown Lane, TN34 3BW · Land · Land Only
- East Beach Street, Foreshore
East Beach Street, TN34 3AR · Land · Land Only
- East Street, Land adj. Royal Standard Public House
East Street, TN34 3AP · Land · Land Only
- George Street, Butlers Gap
69 George Street, TN34 3EE · Open Space · Land Only
- West Hill Cliff Railway
George Street, TN34 3EA · Tourist Attraction · Land & Buildings
- Godwin Road, Flat 2
26 Godwin Road, TN35 5JR · Residential · Land & Buildings
- Clive Vale Reservoirs
Harold Road, TN35 5NG · Reservoir · Land Only
Schools in Old Hastings
- All Saints CofE Junior Academy
Primary · ages 7 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: ungraded inspection 12 January 2023: “School remains Good”
- Dudley Infant Academy
Primary · ages 5 to 7 · Ofsted's latest: ungraded inspection 24 April 2025: “Standards maintained”
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Primary · ages 4 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: ungraded inspection 20 April 2023: “School remains Good”
Care and health services in Old Hastings
Registered with CQC at an address in the ward: 1 hospitals, hospices and community health services, 1 care homes with nursing, 1 care homes, 1 GP surgeries.
- Old Hastings House
Care homes · rated Requires improvement (1 May 2025)
- The Laurels Care Centre
Care homes with nursing · rated Requires improvement (18 October 2024)
Green space
17 green spaces in Old Hastings on Ordnance Survey's map, 51.1 hectares, about 33% of the ward: 4 public parks and gardens, 3 play spaces, 6 allotments and growing spaces, 2 other sports facilities, 2 churchyards and religious grounds. 4 play areas in all, counting playgrounds mapped only on OpenStreetMap.
How long street reports here took to close
Of the 19 problems reported in Old Hastings ward that our record holds, 9 are closed on FixMyStreet and 10 are still open. The median time from report to close was 5 days: half the closed reports took longer, half less. Reports still open aren’t in that figure.
Street problems reported here
Open reports from residents, made through FixMyStreet. “Near” means the nearest listed street to the point the reporter marked, not an address they gave. Reports that describe people, such as a tent or someone sleeping rough, are left out (the rule).
All street problems- Flytipping
“Fly tipping: Bags of rubbish, including bags of beer bottles are being dumped in the alley behind Marine Parade properties. This morning my bin was full of these bags. A clue to ownership might be the Phoenix beer bottles. The twitten is gated but I guess the code has become common knowledge. Tried the Council site but pic would not upload. Thanks”
near Albion Lane
- Lamp post, light permanently on
“This light is on all the time”
near Trafalgar Cottages · Other
- 7 pothole reports near Tamarisk Steps
Pothole more than 30 cm wide or 6 cm deep (5); Pothole less than 30 cm wide and 4-6 cm deep (2)
Each of the 7 reports
- Pothole more than 30 cm wide or 6 cm deep: “Ph” report ↗
- Pothole more than 30 cm wide or 6 cm deep: “What is this supposed to be: !!” report ↗
- Pothole less than 30 cm wide and 4-6 cm deep: “2 ph: Ph” report ↗
- Pothole more than 30 cm wide or 6 cm deep: “Ph: Reported numerous times” report ↗
- Pothole more than 30 cm wide or 6 cm deep: “Ph” report ↗
- Pothole more than 30 cm wide or 6 cm deep: “2 ph: This road is unacceptable” report ↗
- Pothole less than 30 cm wide and 4-6 cm deep: “Ph” report ↗
reported 1 Oct 2026map ↗ - Putting green recycling bin in road to save parking space
“He stoping people from paki g there cars”
near Boyne Road · Other
- Trees
“Trees hanging over footpath causing you to duck right under them and even walk in to the road to avoid them. Most of the way up this stretch of road.”
near Alfred Road
Buses in Old Hastings
17 stops in the ward, served by 11 routes (70, 73, 100, 101, 321, 322, 322B, 322E, 328, 347, 359), with 700 departures between them on a weekday. The busiest:
- Mount Road (adj)on Old London Road
70 to Hastings station; 73 to Blacklands Ark William Parker Academy; 100 to Conquest Hospital, Silverhill Chatham Road; 101 to Hastings station, Silverhill Chatham Road; 322 to Hollington Tesco, Hastings station; 322B to Harley Shute The St Leonards Academy
Weekdays: 97 buses, 05:58–23:22 · Saturday: 84 buses, 06:53–23:22 · Sunday: 48 buses, 07:42–21:39
- Roebuck Street (adj)on The Bourne
70 to Rye station; 73 to Blacklands Ark William Parker Academy; 100 to Rye station; 101 to Rye station; 321 to Ore Crowborough Road
Weekdays: 61 buses, 05:53–22:21 · Saturday: 58 buses, 06:53–22:21 · Sunday: 25 buses, 07:37–20:32
- The Stade (opp)on East Beach Street
70 to Rye station; 73 to Blacklands Ark William Parker Academy; 100 to Rye station; 101 to Rye station; 321 to Ore Crowborough Road
Weekdays: 61 buses, 05:53–22:20 · Saturday: 58 buses, 06:53–22:20 · Sunday: 25 buses, 07:37–20:31
- Roebuck Street (opp)on The Bourne
70 to Hastings station; 73 to Old Town The Stade; 100 to Conquest Hospital, Silverhill Chatham Road; 101 to Hastings station, Silverhill Chatham Road; 321 to Conquest Hospital, Hastings station
Weekdays: 60 buses, 05:54–23:25 · Saturday: 57 buses, 05:54–23:25 · Sunday: 25 buses, 06:59–20:09
- The Stade (adj)on East Parade
70 to Hastings station; 100 to Conquest Hospital, Silverhill Chatham Road; 101 to Hastings station, Silverhill Chatham Road; 321 to Conquest Hospital, Hastings station
Weekdays: 59 buses, 05:55–23:26 · Saturday: 57 buses, 05:55–23:26 · Sunday: 25 buses, 07:00–20:10
Food hygiene in this ward
- Pirates' Plunder ↗
Retailers - other · 8 George Street, Hastings, East Sussex
5Thu 15 Oct 2026 - Lifeboat Restaurant ↗
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · 14 East Parade, Hastings, East Sussex
5Thu 15 Oct 2026 - Green House ↗
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · 61 George Street, Hastings, East Sussex
5Thu 15 Oct 2026 - Hidden Beach/Dandimite ↗
Other catering premises · Stade Hall The Stade, Hastings, East Sussex
5Sat 10 Oct 2026 - George St General Store ↗
Retailers - other · 24 George Street, Hastings, East Sussex
5Tue 6 Oct 2026 - The Cutter ↗
Pub/bar/nightclub · Public House And Premises The Cutter 11 - 13 East Parade, Hastings, East Sussex
5Tue 6 Oct 2026 - Maggies ↗
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Maggie's Restaurant - First Floor Fishmarket Buildings Rock-a-nore Road, Hastings, East Sussex
5Fri 2 Oct 2026 - Fish Hut ↗
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · 8 Rock-a-nore Road, Hastings, East Sussex
3Fri 2 Oct 2026 - Fagins ↗
Pub/bar/nightclub · 73 George Street, Hastings, East Sussex
1Thu 24 Sep 2026 - 3Fri 18 Sep 2026
Sewage releases nearby
- Rock-a-Nore / harbour arm outfall
0 releases in the last 30 days · 0 in 12 months (0.0 h) · last began Wed 22 Oct 2025
Old Hastings at a glance
Who lives here, and how the ward compares with Hastings as a whole.
Show the ward's figures
Old Hastings among the sixteen wards
Every ward's figures as a table
| Aged under 15 | Aged 65 and over | Owner-occupied homes | Privately rented homes | Socially rented homes | Claiming unemployment benefits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashdown | 17.5% | 19.7% | 76.3% | 15.4% | 8.4% | 3.2% |
| Baird | 21.3% | 19.5% | 56.9% | 13.1% | 30.0% | 5.4% |
| Braybrooke | 15.1% | 21.1% | 61.7% | 33.5% | 4.8% | 4.9% |
| Castle | 13.3% | 15.3% | 40.3% | 51.0% | 8.6% | 7.4% |
| Central St Leonards | 13.4% | 18.0% | 33.0% | 52.7% | 14.2% | 7.0% |
| Conquest | 16.1% | 24.3% | 78.5% | 19.2% | 2.3% | 2.6% |
| Gensing | 15.4% | 15.9% | 46.0% | 47.1% | 6.8% | 7.2% |
| Hollington | 22.8% | 14.1% | 46.2% | 16.0% | 37.8% | 4.4% |
| Maze Hill | 13.1% | 28.9% | 66.4% | 24.5% | 9.2% | 3.7% |
| Old Hastings | 12.7% | 24.5% | 67.5% | 25.3% | 7.1% | 3.8% |
| Ore | 20.7% | 19.6% | 60.5% | 23.8% | 15.6% | 5.2% |
| Silverhill | 16.8% | 22.2% | 67.7% | 22.2% | 10.1% | 2.9% |
| St Helens | 12.7% | 34.4% | 78.5% | 12.4% | 9.1% | 2.5% |
| Tressell | 22.1% | 12.3% | 48.3% | 25.3% | 26.4% | 6.9% |
| West St Leonards | 17.5% | 19.2% | 70.3% | 21.8% | 8.0% | 3.6% |
| Wishing Tree | 19.2% | 19.6% | 50.4% | 14.1% | 35.6% | 4.8% |
| Hastings | 16.8% | 20.2% | 57.1% | 28.6% | 14.3% | 5.0% |
The ward in figures
- 5,273 people lived here at the 2021 census, 6% of the borough's 90,995.
- The Office for National Statistics estimates 5,100 people lived here in mid-2024, its latest estimate for wards.
- At the census, 13% were under 15 and 24% were 65 or over (across the borough: 17% and 20%).
- Of its 2,433 households, 67% owned their home (outright, with a mortgage or shared ownership), 7% rented from the council or a housing association, 25% rented privately (across the borough: 57%, 14%, 29%).
- None of the ward's 4 neighbourhoods is among the most deprived 10% in England on the 2025 indices (across the borough: 18 of 53); the most deprived of them is in the second most deprived tenth.
- 115 people here were on the claimant count in September 2026 (3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64; across the borough: 5.0%). That counts people claiming benefits because they are unemployed, rounded to 5.
Council tax bands in this ward
About 2,840 homes, by the band the Valuation Office Agency gives them, at 31 March 2026.
| Band | Homes | Share here | Share across Hastings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | 620 | 22% | 33% |
| Band B | 860 | 30% | 28% |
| Band C | 830 | 29% | 18% |
| Band D | 340 | 12% | 13% |
| Band E | 130 | 5% | 5% |
| Band F | 50 | 2% | 2% |
| Band G | 10 | under 1% | under 1% |
| Band H | 0 | 0% | under 1% |
The record in full
All of Old Hastings's streets and everything the record holds about them, newest first.
Show every street and record
Streets on the record in this ward
24 streets in this ward that the record names. Every street has its own page and feed.
- All Saints' Street
- Ashburnham Road
- Athelstan Road
- Bedford Road
- Clive Avenue
- Croft Road
- Croft Terrace
- East Parade
- East Street
- Edgar Road
- Exmouth Place
- George Street
- Godwin Road
- Gurth Road
- Harold Road
- High Street
- Moscow Road
- Old London Road
- Rock-a-Nore Road
- Roebuck Street
- Strongs Passage
- Swan Terrace
- Tackleway
- West Street
Every street in Old Hastings, A–Z (98)
- Albion Lane
- Alfred Road
- All Saints' Crescent
- All Saints' Street
- Ashburnham Road
- Athelstan Road
- Barley Avenue
- Bedford Road
- Belmont Road
- Berlin Road
- Bourne Passage
- Boyne Road
- Brewery Yard
- Burdett Place
- Cavendish Place
- Church Passage
- Clive Avenue
- Cobourg Place
- Courthouse Place
- Courthouse Street
- Croft Road
- Croft Terrace
- Crown Court
- Crown Lane
- Cutter Lane
- Donkeys Walk
- Douchs Passage
- Dudley Road
- East Beach Street
- East Bourne Street
- East Hill Passage
- East Parade
- East Street
- Ebenezer Road
- Edgar Road
- Edmund Road
- Edwin Road
- Exmouth Place
- Garden Cottages
- George Street
- Githa Road
- Gloucester Cottages
- Godwin Road
- Gurth Road
- Harold Road
- Henry Terrace
- Hestingas Plat
- High Street
- High Wickham
- Hill Street
- Hopper 's Passage
- Light Steps
- Lodge Road
- Love Lane
- Marianne Park
- Marine Parade
- Market Passage
- Moscow Road
- Mount Road
- North Passage
- Oak Passage
- Old Humphrey Avenue
- Old London Road
- Oxford Terrace
- Philip Cole Close
- Post Office Passage
- Rock-a-Nore Parade
- Rock-a-Nore Road
- Rocklands Lane
- Roebuck Street
- Russell Court
- Salters Lane
- Shell Lane
- Sinnock Square
- Starr's Cottages
- Strongs Passage
- Sturdee Place
- Sun Lane
- Swaines Passage
- Swan Avenue
- Swan Terrace
- Tackleway
- Tamarisk Steps
- The Bourne
- The Creek
- The Croft
- The Hundred Steps
- The Stade
- Tillington Terrace
- Torfield Close
- Trafalgar Cottages
- Waterloo Passage
- Waterloo Place
- Wellesley Court
- West Street
- Westhill Arcade
- Winding Street
- Woods Passage