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West St Leonards

Middle area

West Hastings. 11,057 people in 4.7 square kilometres.

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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 West St Leonards’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£308,000
3,365th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,709
715th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
72.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How West St Leonards 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. West St Leonards is £308,000.
£308,0004th highest
Population11 middle areas, Hastings · 2021
Population: every middle area in Hastings11 areas from 6,877 to 10,709. The middle area is 8,221. West St Leonards is 10,709.
10,709highest
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%. West St Leonards is 72.6%.
72.6%2nd lowest
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%. West St Leonards is 3.7%.
3.7%4th lowest

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 West 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
West St Leonards in brief

The median price paid for a home in West St Leonards was £308,000 in 2025.

West St Leonards had 10,709 usual residents at the census.

In West St Leonards, 72.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In West St Leonards, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.