St Matthews Gardens, St. Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding TN38 0TT is primarily male, with 54.1% 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	49.1%	45.9%	-3.2%	51.0%	-5.1%
Male	50.9%	54.1%	3.2%	49.0%	5.1%

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 TN38 0TT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 44.4% 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	43.9%	44.4%	0.5%	37.9%	6.5%
Married: Opposite sex	34%	31.8%	-2.2%	44.2%	-12.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	6.3%	2.6%	-3.7%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	12.3%	15.9%	3.6%	9.1%	6.8%
Widowed	3.6%	4.6%	1.0%	6.1%	-1.5%

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 high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	50.9%	49.6%	-1.3%	48.4%	1.2%
Good health	33.6%	36.4%	2.8%	33.6%	2.8%
Fair health	12.6%	10.9%	-1.7%	12.7%	-1.8%
Bad health	2.5%	1.7%	-0.8%	4.0%	-2.3%
Very bad health	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	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	13%	16.8%	3.8%	18.2%	-1.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.4%	5.9%	-11.5%	9.6%	-3.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.6%	17.5%	-1.1%	13.4%	4.1%
Apprenticeship	4%	4.6%	0.6%	5.3%	-0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.2%	18.5%	4.3%	16.9%	1.6%
Degree or Similar	29.2%	35.3%	6.1%	33.8%	1.5%
Other	3.6%	1.3%	-2.3%	2.8%	-1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 85.8% 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%	1.4%	1.4%	1.1%	0.3%
Chinese	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	3.1%	-2.8%
Other Asian	1.9%	1.1%	-0.8%	1.6%	-0.5%
Black African	0%	1.7%	1.7%	2.5%	-0.8%
Black Caribbean	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	2%	0.1%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.2%	1.1%	-1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	0.6%	2.5%	1.9%	0.8%	1.7%
White	89%	85.8%	-3.2%	81.4%	4.4%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.9%	2.8%	1.9%	1.6%	1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 85.1% 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	88.7%	85.1%	-3.6%	83.2%	1.9%
European Union	3.8%	6.2%	2.4%	6.1%	0.1%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	1.6%	2%	0.4%	2.7%	-0.7%
Middle East and Asia	3.8%	4.2%	0.4%	5.6%	-1.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	1.3%	0.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	87.4%	84.8%	-2.6%	83.2%	1.6%
10+ Years	0.9%	9.3%	8.4%	9.8%	-0.5%
5-10 Years	0.9%	2.2%	1.3%	2.9%	-0.7%
2-5 Years	3.5%	2.2%	-1.3%	2.2%	0.0%
Less than 2 years	7.2%	1.4%	-5.8%	1.9%	-0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.4%	76.7%	2.7%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other EU countries	2%	1.5%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	11%	13.5%	-2.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	53.3%	37.2%	16.1%
Christian	31.4%	46.2%	-14.8%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	2.5%	6.5%	-4.0%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	10%	6.0%	4.0%

Safety

Is St Matthews Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around St Matthews Gardens was 26.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 87.0% lower than the Gensing average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

St Matthews Gardens has the 4th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gensing and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 289 local areas in Hastings .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 8.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -60.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 70% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,600

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in TN38 0TT, 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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 9/10 (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 - 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) - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 9/10 (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 St Matthews Gardens are based on 50 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 St Matthews Gardens, St. Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TT

Estimated Average Property Prices for TN38 0TT

Average Price
£293,952

Semi-Detached
£489,892

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£587,669

Flats/Maisonettes
£239,764

Other
£27,711

Estimated Average Property Prices for St Matthews Gardens

Average Price
£361,327

Semi-Detached
£470,829

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£647,348

Flats/Maisonettes
£183,861

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on St Matthews GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 2 20 St Matthews Gardens, St Leonards-On-Sea, East Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2024-10-30	£244,035
Basement And Ground Floor Flat 21 St Matthews Gardens, St Leonards-On-Sea, East Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£425,000	2023-10-26	£409,968
Flat 3 29 St Matthews Gardens, St Leonards-On-Sea, East Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£160,000	2023-05-30	£150,470
Flat 1 22 St Matthews Gardens, St Leonards-On-Sea, East Sussex Other, an established residential building	£30,000	2023-03-24	£27,835
Flat 1 22 St Matthews Gardens, St Leonards-On-Sea, East Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£443,000	2023-03-24	£411,031

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for TN38 0TT

Employment

TN38 0TT area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 3% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 19% 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	91
Self-Employed	58
Retired	32
Part-Time Employee	31
Long-Term Sick or disabled	29
Student (economically inactive)	15
Looking after home or family	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Unemployed	11
Other	7

Employment Industry

Construction	23
Human health and social work activities	22
Education	21
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Manufacturing	12
Transport and storage	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Other	8
Real estate activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Information and communication	4

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy Woodland Vale Road , St Leonards-on-Sea TN37 6JJ	3out of 4	464 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Church of England Academy Horntye Road , TN37 6RT	3out of 4	862 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Silverdale Primary Academy Silverdale Primary Academy , TN37 7EA	3out of 4	972 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Magdalen Road , TN37 6EU	3out of 4	1,236 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy Collinswood Drive , TN38 0NX	2out of 4	1,462 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	1,759 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ark Alexandra Academy Park Avenue , William Parker Campus TN34 2PG	2out of 4	1,818 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Hastings Academy Rye Road , TN35 5DN	3out of 4	5,061 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	5,141 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	1,221 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	1,437 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Saxon Mount School Edinburgh Road , TN38 8HH	3out of 4	1,706 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Flagship School 40 Collier Road , TN34 3JR	- not rated	2,930 yd	Free schools special	Not Applicable		More About School
Torfield School Croft Road , TN34 3JT	4out of 4	3,074 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
Dovetail Deli and Kitchen	16 North Road, St Leonards-on-sea	220 yd
Dripping Spring	34 Tower Road, St Leonards-on-sea	275 yd
Dovetail	Shop and Premises, 46 Bohemia Road	309 yd
Taco's	375 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea	321 yd
Cafe 67	67 Bohemia Road, St Leonards-on-sea	337 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Tower	251 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea	206 yd
North Star Inn	Clarence Road, St Leonards-on-sea	337 yd
Silverhill Club	4 Sedlescombe Road South, St Leonards-on-sea	362 yd
The Clarence at Silverhill	391 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea	449 yd
The Welcome (St Leonards) LTD	The Welcome, 55-59 Sedlescombe Road North	682 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nice	30 Tower Road, St Leonards-on-sea	275 yd
Harvey's Fish Bar	53 Bohemia Road, St Leonards-on-sea	287 yd
Hastings Spice	51 Bohemia Road, St Leonards-on-sea	287 yd
Big Fish	387 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea	321 yd
Best Kebab Ye	69 Bohemia Road, St Leonards-on-sea	337 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
LIDL Great Britain Ltd	Bohemia Road, St Leonards-on-sea	201 yd
CO-OP	45-47 Bohemia Road, St Leonards-on-sea	287 yd
ASDA Main Store	Asda, Battle Road	673 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Green Lawn Tennis Club TOWER ROAD WEST	tennis courts	579 yd
The Y Centre ST. PAULS ROAD		600 yd
Zeus Gym THEAKLEN DRIVE	health and fitness suite	765 yd
Horntye Park Sports Complex BOHEMIA ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	808 yd
St John The Evangelist Church Hall BRITTANY ROAD		954 yd
Amherst Lawn Tennis Club Amherst Gardens	tennis courts	972 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	54.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	52.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	74.85 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	74.85 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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