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Silverhill

Middle area

West Hastings. 8,716 people in 2.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Silverhill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£315,000
Joint 3,198th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,796
Joint 2,351st most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Silverhill

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Silverhill at a rate of 96.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 146.8 per 1,000 people across Hastings.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences297
Other crime155
Anti-social behaviour128
Criminal damage and arson94
Shoplifting67
Vehicle crime39
Burglary25
Drug offences19
Robbery15
Theft from the person2

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Silverhill compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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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. Silverhill is £315,000.
£315,0003rd most expensive
Population11 middle areas, Hastings · 2021
Population: every middle area in Hastings11 areas from 6,877 to 10,709. The middle area is 8,221. Silverhill is 8,796.
8,7963rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares11 middle areas, Hastings · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Hastings11 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Silverhill is 0.0%.
0%
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%. Silverhill is 95.0%.
95.0%highest

Is Silverhill safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Silverhill at a rate of 96.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 146.8 per 1,000 people across Hastings.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 67 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Silverhill.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (297), other crime (155) and anti-social behaviour (128).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 Silverhill 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.9×
Joint 155th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
37.3
7th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Silverhill in brief

The median price paid for a home in Silverhill was £315,000 in 2025.

Silverhill had 8,796 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Silverhill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Silverhill, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.