TN38 postcode area · Hastings

The TN38 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Hastings, Rother. Area Scores range from 2 to 48 across them. Every full TN38 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the TN38 district: Battle & Catsfield scores 48 out of 100 (#3,563 of 6,856 nationally) while Hollington sits at 2 — neighbours on the map, 46 points apart on the index. 5 of the 8 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £201,250 in Central St Leonards to £419,500 in Battle & Catsfield — a 2.1× gap within the TN38 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Hastings and Rother — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,364a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime94per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied60%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the TN38 district

£275,000median home sold over the past year · +18.3% over 5 years · -3.5% over the year · 400 sales
Detached£425,000
Semi-detached£295,000
Terraced£262,500
Flat£205,000
Hastings£285,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Battle & CatsfieldRother 3,56348 £419,500
Bexhill East & PebshamRother 3,80944 £315,000
AshdownHastings 3,89243 £325,000
West St LeonardsHastings 4,93428 £300,000
SilverhillHastings 5,50320 £312,250
Braybrooke & BohemiaHastings 5,81815 £267,000
Central St LeonardsHastings 6,6343 £201,250
HollingtonHastings 6,7162 £260,000

People living in TN38 Census 2021

Residents68,669
Median age (est.)45
Density797per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above29%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 27%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 13%Private rent 27%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 35%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Caring & leisure 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Caring & leisure13%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades13%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 91%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 48% · Christian 41% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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.

Towns & places in TN38

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the TN38 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around TN38.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.