White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding TN34 1JP has a slightly higher male population, with 50.8% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	43.1%	49.2%	6.1%	51.0%	-1.8%
Male	56.9%	50.8%	-6.1%	49.0%	1.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around TN34 1JP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.1% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	56.4%	57.1%	0.7%	37.9%	19.2%
Married: Opposite sex	18.8%	21.7%	2.9%	44.2%	-22.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	5.9%	6.1%	0.2%	2.2%	3.9%
Divorced	13.2%	13%	-0.2%	9.1%	3.9%
Widowed	5.6%	1.6%	-4.0%	6.1%	-4.5%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	36.7%	39.3%	2.6%	48.4%	-9.1%
Good health	32.8%	39.7%	6.9%	33.6%	6.1%
Fair health	23.5%	15.2%	-8.3%	12.7%	2.5%
Bad health	5.7%	4.4%	-1.3%	4.0%	0.4%
Very bad health	1.2%	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%	0.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	20.2%	20%	-0.2%	18.2%	1.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.5%	6.8%	-12.7%	9.6%	-2.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.4%	14.5%	-2.9%	13.4%	1.1%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	3.7%	1.6%	5.3%	-1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.2%	15.5%	3.3%	16.9%	-1.4%
Degree or Similar	16.7%	35.3%	18.6%	33.8%	1.5%
Other	11.8%	4.2%	-7.6%	2.8%	1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 75.2% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	1.1%	-0.4%
Chinese	1.8%	0.2%	-1.6%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	3%	1.9%	-1.1%	3.1%	-1.2%
Pakistani	0%	0.5%	0.5%	2.7%	-2.2%
Other Asian	3.9%	3.7%	-0.2%	1.6%	2.1%
Black African	0.9%	4.6%	3.7%	2.5%	2.1%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	1.0%	0.2%
Other Black	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	3%	3.0%	0.8%	2.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	0.5%	-1.0%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	86.7%	75.2%	-11.5%	81.4%	-6.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	0.6%	0.8%
Other	0%	3.7%	3.7%	1.6%	2.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 65.4% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.9%	65.4%	-13.5%	83.2%	-17.8%
European Union	7.8%	14.6%	6.8%	6.1%	8.5%
Rest of Europe	2.1%	5.3%	3.2%	0.8%	4.5%
Africa	1.8%	4.6%	2.8%	2.7%	1.9%
Middle East and Asia	7.2%	8.6%	1.4%	5.6%	3.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.5%	0.7%	-0.8%	1.3%	-0.6%
Oceania	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%	0.4%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	76.5%	65.3%	-11.2%	83.2%	-17.9%
10+ Years	3%	10.2%	7.2%	9.8%	0.4%
5-10 Years	7.2%	5.3%	-1.9%	2.9%	2.4%
2-5 Years	5.7%	7.6%	1.9%	2.2%	5.4%
Less than 2 years	7.5%	11.6%	4.1%	1.9%	9.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	56.3%	76.7%	-20.4%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Italy	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	1.6%	1.3%	0.3%
Romania	4.7%	0.9%	3.8%
Other EU countries	4.9%	1.5%	3.4%
Turkey	2.3%	0.1%	2.2%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North Africa	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	2.8%	1.2%	1.6%
South-East Asia	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	17.2%	13.5%	3.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.5%	37.2%	7.3%
Christian	34.3%	46.2%	-11.9%
Muslim	8.4%	6.5%	1.9%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	10.9%	6.0%	4.9%

Safety

Is White Rock Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around White Rock was 431.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 25.7% higher than the Castle average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

White Rock has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle and the 15th highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Hastings .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 243.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -70.3%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 82% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£36,300

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in TN34 1JP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on White Rock are based on 117 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Hastings.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JP

Estimated Average Property Prices for TN34 1JP

Average Price
£255,646

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£255,646

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for White Rock

Average Price
£201,443

Semi-Detached
£631,147

Terraced
£354,852

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£172,705

Other
£170,327

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on White RockStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 5 Palace Court White Rock, Hastings, East Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£135,000	2014-02-11	£216,599
Flat 9 Palace Court White Rock, Hastings, East Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£175,000	2014-01-28	£278,716

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Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	125
Part-Time Employee	53
Self-Employed	42
Retired	29
Other	29
Student (economically inactive)	27
Looking after home or family	24
Unemployed	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	20
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Accommodation and food service activities	25
Human health and social work activities	24
Other	16
Education	11
Manufacturing	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Transport and storage	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Construction	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Information and communication	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Magdalen Road , TN37 6EU	3out of 4	707 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Church of England Academy Horntye Road , TN37 6RT	3out of 4	1,158 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy Woodland Vale Road , St Leonards-on-Sea TN37 6JJ	3out of 4	1,461 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Castledown Primary Academy Priory Road , TN34 3QT	3out of 4	1,711 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Blacklands Primary Academy Osborne Close , TN34 2HU	4out of 4	1,765 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Alexandra Academy Park Avenue , William Parker Campus TN34 2PG	2out of 4	2,599 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The St Leonards Academy Edinburgh Campus, , Edinburgh Road TN38 8HH	3out of 4	3,061 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Hastings Academy Rye Road , TN35 5DN	3out of 4	4,422 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lansdowne Children's Centre Care of: Children's Social Services , Ocean House TN37 6LW	- not rated	1,074 yd	Secure units	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Flagship School 40 Collier Road , TN34 3JR	- not rated	1,599 yd	Free schools special	Not Applicable		More About School
Torfield School Croft Road , TN34 3JT	4out of 4	1,766 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Saxon Mount School Edinburgh Road , TN38 8HH	3out of 4	3,007 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) Beauchamp Road , TN38 9JU	4out of 4	3,192 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ocean Spice	Restaurant and Premises, 43 White Rock	37 yd
The Bok Shop @ The Courtyard	Eastern Courtyard, Former White Rock Baths, 45 White Rock	49 yd
Patty Guy @ The Courtyard	Eastern Courtyard, Former White Rock Baths, 45 White Rock	49 yd
Wavey Bar @ The Courtyard	Eastern Courtyard, Former White Rock Baths, 45 White Rock	49 yd
Ralphies	The Source Park Kiosk, White Rock	59 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Pig	Shop and Premises, 37 White Rock	37 yd
Club XS	19-21 Prospect Place, Hastings	94 yd
Dripping Well	The Dripping Well Public House, 1 Dorset Place	99 yd
Trinity Townhouse	4 Claremont, Hastings	101 yd
Tin Tins	Restaurant and Premises, 21 Robertson Street	232 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pier Catch	Shop and Premises, 38 White Rock	34 yd
Brewing Brothers @ The Courtyard	Eastern Courtyard, Former White Rock Baths, 45 White Rock	49 yd
Super Pizza	Restaurant and Premises, 23 White Rock	84 yd
Scoffers	Restaurant And Premises, 8 Claremont	101 yd
I Love Falafel	Ground Floor Shop and Premises, 51A Robertson Street	232 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
More Choice	2 Cambridge Road, Hastings	322 yd
Tesco Express	Unit 1 Lacuna Place, Havelock Road	344 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's Local, Station Plaza	510 yd
Marks & Spencer	Unit Vs1, Kings Walk	537 yd
Iceland	1 Castle Street, Hastings	577 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pinks Health Club (Closed) Claremont	health and fitness suite	141 yd
Summerfields Leisure Centre BOHEMIA ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	476 yd
Station Plaza Fitness STATION APPROACH	health and fitness suite	486 yd
Falaise Indoor Bowls Club INDOOR BOWLS CENTRE INDOOR BOWLS CENTRE FALAISE ROAD	indoor bowls	578 yd
Falaise Fitness Centre INDOOR BOWLS CENTRE INDOOR BOWLS CENTRE FALAISE ROAD	health and fitness suite	578 yd
The Oval FALAISE ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	627 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of TN34 1JP