Gensing Road, St. Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding TN38 0HE is primarily male, with 54.2% of the population 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	48.3%	45.8%	-2.5%	51.0%	-5.2%
Male	51.7%	54.2%	2.5%	49.0%	5.2%

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 TN38 0HE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.5% 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	53.1%	45.5%	-7.6%	37.9%	7.6%
Married: Opposite sex	21.2%	29.8%	8.6%	44.2%	-14.4%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.5%	3.7%	0.2%	2.2%	1.5%
Divorced	17.3%	18.3%	1.0%	9.1%	9.2%
Widowed	4%	2.6%	-1.4%	6.1%	-3.5%

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.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (70.7%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	36.5%	37.1%	0.6%	48.4%	-11.3%
Good health	36.9%	33.6%	-3.3%	33.6%	0.0%
Fair health	19.6%	20.1%	0.5%	12.7%	7.4%
Bad health	5.2%	5.7%	0.5%	4.0%	1.7%
Very bad health	1.8%	3.5%	1.7%	1.2%	2.3%

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	23%	21.9%	-1.1%	18.2%	3.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.4%	6.3%	-10.1%	9.6%	-3.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.6%	12%	-2.6%	13.4%	-1.4%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	8.9%	6.2%	5.3%	3.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.9%	16.7%	4.8%	16.9%	-0.2%
Degree or Similar	22.6%	30.2%	7.6%	33.8%	-3.6%
Other	8.8%	4.2%	-4.6%	2.8%	1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 83.7% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	3%	0%	-3.0%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.1%	1.7%	0.6%	3.1%	-1.4%
Other Asian	3.7%	1.3%	-2.4%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	1.5%	4.7%	3.2%	2.5%	2.2%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	1.0%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	2.1%	1.4%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.1%
White	84.9%	83.7%	-1.2%	81.4%	2.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Other	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	1.6%	0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 71.6% 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	79.7%	71.6%	-8.1%	83.2%	-11.6%
European Union	8.1%	12.7%	4.6%	6.1%	6.6%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	2.6%	1.5%	0.8%	1.8%
Africa	3.3%	4.4%	1.1%	2.7%	1.7%
Middle East and Asia	7%	5.2%	-1.8%	5.6%	-0.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	2.6%	2.2%	1.3%	1.3%
Oceania	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	79.7%	71.6%	-8.1%	83.2%	-11.6%
10+ Years	6.3%	14%	7.7%	9.8%	4.2%
5-10 Years	4.1%	3.5%	-0.6%	2.9%	0.6%
2-5 Years	5.9%	6.6%	0.7%	2.2%	4.4%
Less than 2 years	4.1%	4.4%	0.3%	1.9%	2.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.1%	76.7%	-17.6%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Poland	2.6%	1.3%	1.3%
Romania	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other EU countries	6.5%	1.5%	5.0%
Turkey	1.7%	0.1%	1.6%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	24.3%	13.5%	10.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	48.7%	37.2%	11.5%
Christian	35.4%	46.2%	-10.8%
Muslim	3.5%	6.5%	-3.0%
Other religion	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
Not answered	9.3%	6.0%	3.3%

Safety

Is Gensing Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Gensing Road was 71.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 43.0% lower than the Central St Leonards average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Gensing Road has the 27th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Central St Leonards and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 289 local areas in Hastings .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 26.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -50.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 95% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£31,400

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in TN38 0HE, 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 - 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 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 Gensing Road are based on 76 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 Gensing Road, St. Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HE

Estimated Average Property Prices for TN38 0HE

Average Price
£217,607

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£356,760

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£141,560

Other
£118,063

Estimated Average Property Prices for Gensing Road

Average Price
£204,877

Semi-Detached
£276,244

Terraced
£273,549

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£119,967

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Gensing Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 2 21 Gensing Road, St Leonards-On-Sea, East Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£155,000	2023-09-06	£148,879
Second Floor Flat 32 Gensing Road, St Leonards-On-Sea, East Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£165,000	2023-06-28	£153,886
21 Gensing Road, St Leonards-On-Sea, East Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£214,000	2022-04-01	£199,585
21 Gensing Road, St Leonards-On-Sea, East Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£115,000	2022-03-31	£105,612
Ground Floor Flat 32 Gensing Road, St Leonards-On-Sea, East Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£165,000	2022-01-05	£153,886

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for TN38 0HE

Employment

TN38 0HE 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	44
Self-Employed	30
Long-Term Sick or disabled	29
Retired	23
Part-Time Employee	19
Other	16
Looking after home or family	14
Unemployed	8
Student (economically inactive)	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Manufacturing	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Education	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Construction	6
Other	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Transport and storage	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Information and communication	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	823 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy Collinswood Drive , TN38 0NX	2out of 4	917 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy Woodland Vale Road , St Leonards-on-Sea TN37 6JJ	3out of 4	984 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Church of England Academy Horntye Road , TN37 6RT	3out of 4	1,239 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
West St Leonards Primary Academy Harley Shute Road , TN38 8BX	3out of 4	1,698 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The St Leonards Academy Edinburgh Campus, , Edinburgh Road TN38 8HH	3out of 4	1,768 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ark Alexandra Academy Park Avenue , William Parker Campus TN34 2PG	2out of 4	2,876 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Richard's Catholic College Ashdown Road , TN40 1SE	4out of 4	5,344 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bexhill College Penland Road , TN40 2JG	- not rated	4,991 yd	Further education	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	309 yd	Secure units	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Saxon Mount School Edinburgh Road , TN38 8HH	3out of 4	1,718 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	2,751 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Flagship School 40 Collier Road , TN34 3JR	- not rated	2,872 yd	Free schools special	Not Applicable		More About School
Torfield School Croft Road , TN34 3JT	4out of 4	3,040 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kino Teatr	Kino-Teatr, 43-49 Norman Road	147 yd
St Clements	3 Mercatoria, St Leonards-on-sea	160 yd
Reel @ Kino	Cafe and Premises, 43-49 Norman Road	165 yd
RockOptika	45A London Road, St Leonards-on-sea	166 yd
Folks	45B London Road, St Leonards-on-sea	167 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nags Head	8-9 Gensing Road, St Leonards-on-sea	102 yd
The St Leonard	16-18 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea	140 yd
Horse & Groom	4 Mercatoria, St Leonards-on-sea	160 yd
Old England	45 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea	188 yd
Hastings & St Leonards Sailing Club	Lower Promenade, Marina	220 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Supernature	Cafe and Premises, 28-30 Norman Road	172 yd
Wok You Like	96 Norman Road, St Leonards-on-sea	172 yd
Dellas Chicken	19 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea	188 yd
Hastings Grill	21 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea	188 yd
Blue Fish	31 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea	188 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
CO-OP	20A-32 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea		139 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ocean Fitness (Closed) Ocean House 87-89 Ocean House 87-89 London Road	health and fitness suite	277 yd
Zeus Gym (Closed) Grand Parade	health and fitness suite	288 yd
St John The Evangelist Church Hall BRITTANY ROAD		518 yd
Falaise Indoor Bowls Club INDOOR BOWLS CENTRE INDOOR BOWLS CENTRE FALAISE ROAD	indoor bowls	843 yd
Falaise Fitness Centre INDOOR BOWLS CENTRE INDOOR BOWLS CENTRE FALAISE ROAD	health and fitness suite	843 yd
The Oval FALAISE ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	851 yd
Green Lawn Tennis Club TOWER ROAD WEST	tennis courts	937 yd
The Y Centre ST. PAULS ROAD		1,035 yd
Summerfields Leisure Centre BOHEMIA ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	1,056 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.4%
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	40 Mbit/s
Average download speed	43.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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