How many listed buildings are in Hastings? 569 listed buildings

Hastings has 569 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I, and 18 conservation areas. About 22.2% of homes are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.

Grade I
1
Grade II*
23
Grade II
545
Per 1,000 homes
14.1
Fewer listed buildings per home than
53% of areas
Conservation areas
18

Listed buildings and scheduled monuments are counted where their map point falls; one list entry can cover a terrace or group. Per 1,000 homes uses Census 2021 households. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we calculate this

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Is a home in Hastings likely to be in a conservation area?

A bit more likely than in most places: about 22.2% of homes in Hastings are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.

Share of homes in a conservation area in Hastings compared with other areas
AreaShare of homes
HastingsThis area22.2%
Typical area in England and Wales2.4%

In a conservation area you usually need planning permission for work that would be allowed elsewhere, such as cladding, side extensions, some roof changes and demolishing most buildings, and you must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting back or felling most trees. Some areas have extra Article 4 rules, for example on replacing windows or doors. Check with the council before you buy.

What does it mean if a home is listed?

A listed home needs listed building consent for any work that affects its character, inside or out, and doing that work without consent is a criminal offence. Grade I buildings are of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of listed buildings), Grade II* are particularly important (about 5.8%), and most, about 92%, are Grade II. One list entry can cover a whole terrace.

This page shows how common listed buildings are in Hastings. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.

What are the Grade I listed buildings in Hastings?

Hastings has 1 Grade I listed building, the highest grade.

Grade I listed buildings in Hastings
BuildingListed
HASTINGS CASTLE1951

Each name links to its official list entry.

Which conservation areas are in Hastings?

Hastings has 18 conservation areas. Old Town, Hastings has the most homes, about 1,436, and was designated in 1968.

Conservation areas in Hastings
Conservation areaDesignatedHomes inside
Old Town, Hastings19681,436
St Leonards North—948
Blacklands, Hastings1973805
Warrior Square, St Leonards—667
St Leonards East (Gensing)—631
Grosvenor Gardens—609
Markwick Terrace, St Leonards—518
Hastings Town Centre—515
Eversfield Place, St Leonards—438
Burtons', St Leonards—436
Magdalen Road, St Leonards—380
Springfield Road, St Leonards—359
Tillington Terrace, Hastings—345
King's Road, St Leonards—327
Cornwallis Gardens, Hastings—260
St Leonards West—218
White Rock, Hastings—104
Ore Place—0

Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.

Are there scheduled monuments in Hastings?

Yes, Hastings has 6 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.

Which part of Hastings has the most listed buildings?

Old Hastings has the most listed buildings of the 4 areas of Hastings, with 366.

Listed buildings in each area of Hastings
AreaListed buildingsPer 1,000 homesHomes in a conservation area
Old Hastings366152.456.0%
Ore104.20.0%
Tressell31.21.5%
Baird10.40.0%

A dash means the area is too small for a fair rate, or its council has not published conservation area boundaries.

What else do people ask about Hastings?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in Hastings.

Where does this data come from?

Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk. Listed buildings and scheduled monuments are from Historic England and Cadw, and conservation areas from planning.data.gov.uk. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Air quality is from Defra modelled background pollution maps. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.

Last updated 11 November 2026 at 01:26 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Hastings dataset covers 3,134 postcodes.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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