Elphinstone Road, Hastings, TN34 2ED

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding TN34 2ED has a slightly higher male population, with 51.3% 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	52.9%	48.7%	-4.2%	51.0%	-2.3%
Male	47.1%	51.3%	4.2%	49.0%	2.3%

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 2ED, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.3% 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	54.1%	46.3%	-7.8%	37.9%	8.4%
Married: Opposite sex	25.9%	26.2%	0.3%	44.2%	-18.0%
Separated	4.4%	7.5%	3.1%	2.2%	5.3%
Divorced	13.7%	18.7%	5.0%	9.1%	9.6%
Widowed	2%	1.4%	-0.6%	6.1%	-4.7%

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	37.6%	45.6%	8.0%	48.4%	-2.8%
Good health	39.1%	31%	-8.1%	33.6%	-2.6%
Fair health	16.1%	17.4%	1.3%	12.7%	4.7%
Bad health	6.6%	4.6%	-2.0%	4.0%	0.6%
Very bad health	0.7%	1.4%	0.7%	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	22.9%	20.5%	-2.4%	18.2%	2.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.5%	16.3%	-3.2%	9.6%	6.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20%	13.5%	-6.5%	13.4%	0.1%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	5.1%	3.6%	5.3%	-0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.7%	16.7%	5.0%	16.9%	-0.2%
Degree or Similar	18.5%	27%	8.5%	33.8%	-6.8%
Other	5.9%	0.9%	-5.0%	2.8%	-1.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 88.5% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	1.5%	0.4%	-1.1%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	0%	0.7%	0.7%	3.1%	-2.4%
Other Asian	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.6%	-0.9%
Black African	1.1%	1.8%	0.7%	2.5%	-0.7%
Black Caribbean	1.5%	1.4%	-0.1%	1.0%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	1.8%	0.7%	-1.1%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	2.5%	1.8%	0.9%	1.6%
Mixed Other	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
White	92.7%	88.5%	-4.2%	81.4%	7.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.1%	0.6%
Other	0%	1.1%	1.1%	1.6%	-0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 88.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	93.4%	88.6%	-4.8%	83.2%	5.4%
European Union	2.6%	4.3%	1.7%	6.1%	-1.8%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	1.5%	2.9%	1.4%	2.7%	0.2%
Middle East and Asia	1.8%	1.4%	-0.4%	5.6%	-4.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	2.1%	1.4%	1.3%	0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	93.4%	88.6%	-4.8%	83.2%	5.4%
10+ Years	0%	5%	5.0%	9.8%	-4.8%
5-10 Years	1.8%	3.6%	1.8%	2.9%	0.7%
2-5 Years	1.1%	1.8%	0.7%	2.2%	-0.4%
Less than 2 years	3.6%	1.1%	-2.5%	1.9%	-0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.4%	76.7%	-4.3%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Poland	2.5%	1.3%	1.2%
Other EU countries	1.8%	1.5%	0.3%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
No passport held	21.1%	13.5%	7.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	54.3%	37.2%	17.1%
Christian	37.1%	46.2%	-9.1%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Jewish	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2%

Safety

Is Elphinstone Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Elphinstone Road was 60.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 42.7% lower than the Baird average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Elphinstone Road has the 38th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Baird and the 114th lowest crime rate of 289 local areas in Hastings .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 46.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year.

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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. 88% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£34,300

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in TN34 2ED, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (average )
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) - 9/10 (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) - 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 Elphinstone Road are based on 356 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 Elphinstone Road, Hastings, TN34 2ED

Estimated Average Property Prices for TN34 2ED

Average Price
£317,670

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£355,892

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£222,114

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Elphinstone Road

Average Price
£336,585

Semi-Detached
£371,604

Terraced
£351,705

Detached
£518,130

Flats/Maisonettes
£141,110

Other
£209,670

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Elphinstone Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
54 Elphinstone Road, Hastings, East Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£465,500	2023-01-27	£423,605
Flat 1 60 Elphinstone Road, Hastings, East Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£192,000	2022-03-18	£170,057
58 Elphinstone Road, Hastings, East Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£358,000	2021-04-07	£382,371
60A Elphinstone Road, Hastings, East Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£233,000	2020-07-23	£260,288
58 Elphinstone Road, Hastings, East Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£197,000	2020-06-19	£238,391

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for TN34 2ED

Employment

TN34 2ED area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 25% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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	73
Part-Time Employee	36
Self-Employed	25
Retired	24
Student (economically inactive)	18
Looking after home or family	11
Other	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Human health and social work activities	21
Education	13
Manufacturing	11
Other	9
Administrative and support service activities	7
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Transport and storage	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Construction	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Real estate activities	1
Information and communication	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Blacklands Primary Academy Osborne Close , TN34 2HU	4out of 4	479 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Baird Primary Academy Parker Road , TN34 3TH	3out of 4	589 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Castledown Primary Academy Priory Road , TN34 3QT	3out of 4	1,000 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Church of England Academy Horntye Road , TN37 6RT	3out of 4	1,311 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hastings Old London Road , TN35 5NA	3out of 4	1,420 yd	Voluntary aided school	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	1,430 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Hastings Academy Rye Road , TN35 5DN	3out of 4	3,122 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The St Leonards Academy Edinburgh Campus, , Edinburgh Road TN38 8HH	3out of 4	3,738 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	1,085 yd	Free schools special	Not Applicable		More About School
Torfield School Croft Road , TN34 3JT	4out of 4	1,176 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	2,120 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	2,671 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Saxon Mount School Edinburgh Road , TN38 8HH	3out of 4	3,682 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
Eat @ The Park	Alexandra Park Cafe, Lower Park Road	482 yd
Double Dragon	3 St Helens Crescent, Hastings	528 yd
One Twenty One	Shop and Premises, 120-122 Queens Road	596 yd
The Little Yard	Brittania Enterprise Centre, Waterworks Road	634 yd
Muktha Tandoori	75 Queens Road, Hastings	783 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mount Pleasant Public House	88 Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings	660 yd
Brewing Brothers @ The Imperial	The Imperial, 119 Queens Road	666 yd
The Fountain Pub	93 Queens Road, Hastings	783 yd
Twelve Hundred Postcards	80 Queens Road, Hastings	857 yd
The Plough Inn	49 Priory Road, Hastings	862 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hughenden Fish Bar	9 Hughenden Road, Hastings	99 yd
Yongs	75 Vicarage Road, Hastings	613 yd
Famous Fried Chicken	74 Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings	654 yd
Pleasant Grill	68-70 Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings	654 yd
Fusion Queen	Shop and Premises, 168 Queens Road	758 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Morrisons Main Shop Floor	Morrisons, 170 Queens Road		755 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's Local, Station Plaza		1,023 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Baird Primary Academy PARKER ROAD	grass pitches	432 yd
Ark Blacklands Primary Academy OSBORNE CLOSE	grass pitches, swimming pool	656 yd
Alexandra Park ASHFORD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	795 yd
Torfield Multi Use Games Area TORFIELD SCHOOL TORFIELD SCHOOL CROFT ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,011 yd
Station Plaza Fitness STATION APPROACH	health and fitness suite	1,051 yd
The Pilot Field Elphinstone Road	grass pitches	1,090 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.