Detached
£413,448
43% above the Hastings average
17.8% of sales
What is the average house price in Hastings? £288,604
The average house price in Hastings is £288,604, based on 1,203 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 0.1% (£279) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −0.1%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,203
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Hastings?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£340,259
18% above the Hastings average
19.8% of sales
Terraced
£293,503
2% above the Hastings average
29.1% of sales
Flats
£177,629
38% below the Hastings average
33.3% of sales
Are house prices in Hastings going up or down?
House prices in Hastings are falling: down 0.1% (£279) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 40.8% (£83,693).
Past 12 months
−0.1%
−£279From £288,883 to £288,604
£295,158£287,969
Past 10 years
+40.8%
+£83,693From £204,911 to £288,604
£299,815£204,911
Quick answers for Hastings
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£342,345
Highest average, reached in September 2022
How many homes sold?
1,203
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Flats
33.3% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
32.9% of sales
How many people live in Hastings?
90,978
7,616 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Hastings?
40,455
3,387 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Hastings?
58 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 79% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 8.2 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
17.2% of the area · 36 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Hastings?
118 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · +12.8% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Old Hastings
£308,616
Least expensive
Tressell
£251,759
How does Hastings rank?
5th most expensive area of East Sussex.
Compared with 5 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Hastings?
The highest recorded sale prices in Hastings, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Hastings compare with nearby areas?
Hastings compared with the 4 nearest other areas in East Sussex.
Hastings vs Rother
- Hastings
- £288,604
- Rother
- £391,632+£103,028
Open comparison
Hastings vs Eastbourne
- Hastings
- £288,604
- Eastbourne
- £294,271+£5,667
Open comparison
Hastings vs Wealden
- Hastings
- £288,604
- Wealden
- £435,385+£146,781
Open comparison
Hastings vs Lewes
- Hastings
- £288,604
- Lewes
- £431,247+£142,643
Open comparison
Which areas of Hastings are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 4 areas of Hastings, most expensive first.
- 1
£308,616
Change over one year: −20.9%
- 2
£286,829
Change over one year: −9.9%
- 3
£277,299
Change over one year: +6.2%
- 4
£251,759
Change over one year: +8.3%
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What to check before you buyWhere 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.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:23 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Hastings dataset covers 3,134 postcodes.
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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