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Central St Leonards

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South west Hastings. About 7,057 people in 0.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Central St Leonards, 42.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,935
4,065th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
42.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
68.7%
908th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Central St Leonards compares

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

Central St LeonardsMiddle
Population16 wards, Hastings · 2021
Population: every ward in Hastings16 areas from 4,787 to 6,935. The middle area is 5,521. Central St Leonards is 6,935.
6,935highest
Gigabit broadband coverage16 wards, Hastings · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Hastings16 areas from 42.3% to 96.1%. The middle area is 91.9%. Central St Leonards is 42.3%.
42.3%lowest
Claimant rate16 wards, Hastings · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Hastings16 areas from 2.5% to 7.7%. The middle area is 4.4%. Central St Leonards is 7.4%.
7.4%2nd highest
Aged 15 to 6416 wards, Hastings · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Hastings16 areas from 52.8% to 71.4%. The middle area is 62.9%. Central St Leonards is 68.7%.
68.7%joint 2nd highest

Figures for the whole of Hastings

These figures are published for the whole of Hastings, not for each ward, so they describe all of Hastings and not Central St Leonards 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 St Leonards in brief

Central St Leonards had 6,935 usual residents at the census.

In Central St Leonards, 42.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Central St Leonards, 7.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

68.7% of residents in Central St Leonards were aged 15 to 64 at the census.