# TN38 8EY: area report for a postcode in Hastings

TN38 8EY is a postcode in Hastings.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Hastings. Open the map at TN38 8EY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Hastings](https://openindex.co.uk/hastings) › [TN38](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn38) › [TN38 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn38-8)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 167% on July. Hastings 001B: 53 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5390,50.8923,TN388EY
- **Crowhurst, 2.7 km**: About 33 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5390,50.8923,TN388EY
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5390,50.8923,TN388EY
- **9 of 13 properties in TN38 8EY at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.5390,50.8923,TN388EY
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Hastings 001B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5390,50.8923,TN388EY
- **£238,757 average price**: For the whole of Hastings, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5390,50.8923,TN388EY
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5390,50.8923,TN388EY
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 910 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5390,50.8923,TN388EY
- **No gigabit broadband at TN38 8EY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5390,50.8923,TN388EY
- **Low road and rail noise at TN38 8EY**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5390,50.8923,TN388EY
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.5390,50.8923,TN388EY
- **6.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5390,50.8923,TN388EY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Claremont School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/claremont-school-e114640) | Independent | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-little-ridge-primary-academy-e141022) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hollington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hollington-primary-school-e150267) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), July 2022, before the school changed, special measures | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Churchwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/churchwood-primary-school-e141261) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-horizons-school-part-of-the-sabden-multi-academy-trust-e142151) | Special | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £255,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2026 | £380,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2026 | £485,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| August 2024 | £458,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| January 2025 | £355,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| June 2026 | £505,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Sedlescombe Rd (910 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £238,757** (July 2026). Hastings’s average house price was £238,757 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 4.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,714** (2025). Full-time workers living in Hastings earned a median of £34,714 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 49th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.9×** (2025). A home in Hastings costs 6.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 155th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 37.3** (2025). Hastings has a deprivation score of 37.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 7th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Hastings 001B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.7** (2025). Hastings 001B has a deprivation score of 11.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,762nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hastings 001B was £400,000 in 2025. Joint 8,623rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,733** (2021). Hastings 001B had 2,733 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 393rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 79.1%** (January 2026). In Hastings 001B, 79.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## TN38 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £278,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TN38 was £278,500 in 2025. 983rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,367** (2021). TN38 had 29,367 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 957th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in TN38 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 72.7%** (January 2026). In TN38, 72.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Hastings](https://openindex.co.uk/hastings)
- Centre: 50.8923, 0.5390

Council: [Hastings](https://openindex.co.uk/hastings) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Hastings and Rye](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hastings-and-rye): Helena Dollimore (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.5390,50.8923,TN388EY

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