Hastings: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£477,915

Semi-detached

£326,528

Terraced

£256,092

Flat or maisonette

£141,312

First-time buyers

£203,030

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  82,763 in 1991 → 91,219 in 2024 (+10.2%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £129,218 in 2005 → £238,757 in 2026 (+84.8%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £330 in 2008 → £584 in 2025 (+77.0%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  71.3% in 2004 → 77.4% in 2023 (+8.6%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  3.5% in 2001 → 4.9% in 2025 (+40.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,201 in 1997 → £22,562 in 2024 (+175.1%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Hastings; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment2.3 t per person (2024) · 10th lowest of 361
• Home gas use · Environment8,657 kWh (2024/25) · 41st lowest of 347
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access9 min (2019) · 49th lowest of 326
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access86% (May 2024) · 109th highest of 318

Where it ranks worst

• GCSE English and maths · Education & skills50.6% (2024/25) · 313th highest of 313
• Smokers · Health & wellbeing17.6% (2020 to 2024) · 365th lowest of 373
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing6.9 out of 10 (2022/23) · 356th highest of 363
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing4.2 out of 10 (2022/23) · 356th lowest of 363

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for East Sussex, which includes Hastings.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.3 years · England 80.0 · 58th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.4 years · England 83.8 · 48th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)59.2 years · England 60.9 · 90th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)59.9 years · England 61.3 · 84th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)299.4 per 100k · England 321.0 · 56th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)11.2% · England 10.4 · 88th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)63.3% · England 64.6 · 60th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for East Sussex, which includes Hastings.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)70.3% · England 68.3 · 48th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)43.8 score · England 46.0 · 117th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)6.4% · England 5.8 · 113th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)16.7% · England 19.8 · 62nd lowest of 153