Broomgrove

Hastings · South East · population 7,162 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

1Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,791 of 6,856 in England
  • #1,116 of 1,119 in South East
  • #11 of 11 in Hastings
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,151
Median age (est.)35
Density4,849per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above21%
No car or van36%

Age

0–14 24%15–24 12%25–44 26%45–64 25%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 20%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 36%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 20%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 36%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 20%Other: 13%
One person 31%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 20%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Caring & leisure 17% · Skilled trades 12% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Caring & leisure17%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary12%
Professional11%
Associate professional11%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 59% · Christian 32% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Broomgrove is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,791 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #11 of 11 in Hastings. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (58) but weak on Housing & access (0). Typical homes here, about £267,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 73 sales), 6% below the wider Hastings median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,834 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 109 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 2 · #6,723
Employment 0 · #6,819
Education 3 · #6,647
Health 4 · #6,593
Crime 6 · #6,435
Housing & access 0 · #6,826
Living environment 58 · #2,850

House prices ?

£267,500median (12m) · +10.8% yr · n=73
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£267,50073+10.8%+25.0%
Detached£330,0009
Semi-detached£287,00021-2.7%+18.0%
Terraced£260,00032+6.3%+23.8%
Flat£131,00011-19.4%+6.5%
This area£267,500
Hastings£285,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£32,834±£4,727 · #5,729 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,526
Price-to-income ?8.1×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

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Recorded crime ?

109 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 781 offences
Hastings113
South East71
England83

Rank #5,183 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences379
Theft93
Burglary11
Vehicle crime54
Criminal damage & arson92
Public order & weapons72
Drugs42
Robbery11
Other27

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 184 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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