Waldegrave Street, Hastings, TN34 1SL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding TN34 1SL has a slightly higher male population, with 51.1% 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	45.9%	48.9%	3.0%	51.0%	-2.1%
Male	54.1%	51.1%	-3.0%	49.0%	2.1%

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 1SL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 59.7% 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	56.8%	59.7%	2.9%	37.9%	21.8%
Married: Opposite sex	24%	19%	-5.0%	44.2%	-25.2%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.6%	4%	0.4%	2.2%	1.8%
Divorced	14%	16.2%	2.2%	9.1%	7.1%
Widowed	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	6.1%	-4.9%

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	37.9%	40.6%	2.7%	48.4%	-7.8%
Good health	40.4%	37.7%	-2.7%	33.6%	4.1%
Fair health	12.4%	15.8%	3.4%	12.7%	3.1%
Bad health	6.7%	4.5%	-2.2%	4.0%	0.5%
Very bad health	2.5%	1.3%	-1.2%	1.2%	0.1%

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	18%	21.3%	3.3%	18.2%	3.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.6%	13%	-2.6%	9.6%	3.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.8%	19.4%	2.6%	13.4%	6.0%
Apprenticeship	2%	4.7%	2.7%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.2%	14.2%	-1.0%	16.9%	-2.7%
Degree or Similar	21.6%	23.7%	2.1%	33.8%	-10.1%
Other	10.8%	3.6%	-7.2%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 77.6% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	2.9%	8.1%	5.2%	1.1%	7.0%
Chinese	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	1.6%	2.6%	1.0%	3.1%	-0.5%
Pakistani	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	1.6%	-1.0%
Black African	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	1.6%	1%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.2%
White	83.1%	77.6%	-5.5%	81.4%	-3.8%
Roma	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Other	1.9%	4.2%	2.3%	1.6%	2.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 72.5% 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	72.3%	72.5%	0.2%	83.2%	-10.7%
European Union	12.1%	15.4%	3.3%	6.1%	9.3%
Rest of Europe	2.9%	2%	-0.9%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	2.5%	0.3%	-2.2%	2.7%	-2.4%
Middle East and Asia	8.3%	8.8%	0.5%	5.6%	3.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	1.3%	-1.0%
Oceania	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	0.3%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	71.7%	72.5%	0.8%	83.2%	-10.7%
10+ Years	2.2%	13.4%	11.2%	9.8%	3.6%
5-10 Years	5.1%	5.2%	0.1%	2.9%	2.3%
2-5 Years	12.4%	6.9%	-5.5%	2.2%	4.7%
Less than 2 years	8.6%	2%	-6.6%	1.9%	0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.8%	76.7%	-15.9%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Italy	3.2%	0.6%	2.6%
Lithuania	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Poland	2.3%	1.3%	1.0%
Romania	4.9%	0.9%	4.0%
Other EU countries	3.2%	1.5%	1.7%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	2.3%	1.2%	1.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	19.4%	13.5%	5.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	48.2%	37.2%	11.0%
Christian	28.3%	46.2%	-17.9%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	3.6%	1.7%	1.9%
Muslim	7.8%	6.5%	1.3%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	10.4%	6.0%	4.4%

Safety

Is Waldegrave Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Waldegrave Street was 143.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 58.1% lower than the Castle average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Waldegrave Street has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle and the 82nd highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Hastings .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 60.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -5.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

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 1SL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 10/10 (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) - 8/10 (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) - 8/10 (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 Waldegrave Street are based on 74 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 Waldegrave Street, Hastings, TN34 1SL

Estimated Average Property Prices for TN34 1SL

Average Price
£227,113

Semi-Detached
£216,070

Terraced
£236,993

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£168,998

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Waldegrave Street

Average Price
£247,497

Semi-Detached
£363,845

Terraced
£252,521

Detached
£218,402

Flats/Maisonettes
£130,046

Other
£255,069

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Waldegrave Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Ground Floor Flat 10 Waldegrave Street, Hastings, East Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£132,000	2025-06-06	£128,737
23 Waldegrave Street, Hastings, East Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£257,500	2024-01-25	£256,654
16 Waldegrave Street, Hastings, East Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£215,000	2023-06-30	£203,068
23 Waldegrave Street, Hastings, East Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£205,000	2021-10-19	£205,905
8 Waldegrave Street, Hastings, East Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£385,000	2021-06-04	£402,701

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for TN34 1SL

Employment

TN34 1SL area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	78
Part-Time Employee	40
Self-Employed	40
Long-Term Sick or disabled	22
Retired	18
Unemployed	17
Student (economically inactive)	15
Other	14
Looking after home or family	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	28
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Human health and social work activities	22
Administrative and support service activities	14
Other	13
Construction	11
Transport and storage	10
Education	10
Manufacturing	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Information and communication	4
Real estate activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Castledown Primary Academy Priory Road , TN34 3QT	3out of 4	1,010 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Magdalen Road , TN37 6EU	3out of 4	1,146 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Baird Primary Academy Parker Road , TN34 3TH	3out of 4	1,183 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Church of England Academy Horntye Road , TN37 6RT	3out of 4	1,225 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Blacklands Primary Academy Osborne Close , TN34 2HU	4out of 4	1,231 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	2,172 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The St Leonards Academy Edinburgh Campus, , Edinburgh Road TN38 8HH	3out of 4	3,535 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Hastings Academy Rye Road , TN35 5DN	3out of 4	3,682 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Flagship School 40 Collier Road , TN34 3JR	- not rated	936 yd	Free schools special	Not Applicable		More About School
Torfield School Croft Road , TN34 3JT	4out of 4	1,101 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Lansdowne Children's Centre Care of: Children's Social Services , Ocean House TN37 6LW	- not rated	1,641 yd	Secure units	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) Beauchamp Road , TN38 9JU	4out of 4	3,109 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Saxon Mount School Edinburgh Road , TN38 8HH	3out of 4	3,479 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
Salvation Army	The Hastings Citadel, 30 St Andrews Square	43 yd
Pizza Shed Ltd	26 Waldegrave Street, Hastings	120 yd
Hair and Hound Ltd	Shop and Premises, 196 Queens Road	127 yd
Black Star	Shop and Premises, 197 Queens Road	130 yd
Sea Sweet Cafe	65 Queens Road, Hastings	151 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Prince Albert	28 Cornwallis Street, Hastings	81 yd
Pissaro's Cafe Bar	10 South Terrace, Hastings	112 yd
Eel & Bear	28 Waldegrave Street, Hastings	120 yd
Twelve Hundred Postcards	80 Queens Road, Hastings	175 yd
The Fountain Pub	93 Queens Road, Hastings	233 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Creperie By The Sea	St Andrews Shopping Mews, 1 Waldegrave Street	112 yd
Bruno's Fish Bar	1 South Terrace, Hastings	112 yd
Mon's Massala	Shop and premises, 27 Waldegrave Street	120 yd
Erols Kebab	194 Queens Road, Hastings	132 yd
Balti Hut	Shop and Premises, 72 Queens Road	155 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Morrisons Main Shop Floor	Morrisons, 170 Queens Road	220 yd
Marks & Spencer	Unit Vs1, Kings Walk	249 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's Local, Station Plaza	291 yd
Tesco Express	Unit 1 Lacuna Place, Havelock Road	400 yd
More Choice	2 Cambridge Road, Hastings	449 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Station Plaza Fitness STATION APPROACH	health and fitness suite	292 yd
Pinks Health Club (Closed) Claremont	health and fitness suite	605 yd
Summerfields Leisure Centre BOHEMIA ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	889 yd
Torfield Multi Use Games Area TORFIELD SCHOOL TORFIELD SCHOOL CROFT ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,026 yd
Alexandra Park ASHFORD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	1,052 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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	70.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	66 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.83 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.83 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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