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Central Hastings

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South Hastings. 6,861 people in 1.0 square kilometre.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Central Hastings’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£207,500
1,664th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,877
4,064th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Central Hastings compares

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Median sale price11 middle areas, Hastings · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Hastings11 areas from £201,250 to £349,000. The middle area is £266,700. Central Hastings is £207,500.
£207,5002nd lowest
Population11 middle areas, Hastings · 2021
Population: every middle area in Hastings11 areas from 6,877 to 10,709. The middle area is 8,221. Central Hastings is 6,877.
6,877lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage11 middle areas, Hastings · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Hastings11 areas from 50.1% to 95.0%. The middle area is 91.5%. Central Hastings is 93.2%.
93.2%4th highest
Claimant rate11 middle areas, Hastings · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Hastings11 areas from 2.6% to 7.6%. The middle area is 4.7%. Central Hastings is 7.6%.
7.6%highest

Figures for the whole of Hastings

These figures are published for the whole of Hastings, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Hastings and not Central Hastings alone. See Hastings

Average house price
£238,757
Down 4.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,714
49th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.9×
155th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
37.3
7th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Central Hastings in brief

The median price paid for a home in Central Hastings was £207,500 in 2025.

Central Hastings had 6,877 usual residents at the census.

In Central Hastings, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Central Hastings, 7.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.