TN38 postcode area guide — Hastings
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the TN38 postcode district in Hastings — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in TN38
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
53.7%
Gigabit-capable
53.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the TN38 postcode district (Hastings) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 633 postcodes Ofcom measures in TN38, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 53.7%.
Around 0.1% of premises in TN38 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in TN38
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| TN38 0AA | 77.4% | 32.3% |
| TN38 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| TN38 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| TN38 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| TN38 0AG | 100% | 0% |
| TN38 0AH | 97% | 0% |
| TN38 0AJ | 100% | 3.8% |
| TN38 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| TN38 0AN | 100% | 0% |
| TN38 0AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Hastings
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Hastings district (47,351 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
98.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
57.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
98.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in TN38
Police recorded 333 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TN38 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 90 | 27.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 68 | 20.4% |
| Shoplifting | 63 | 18.9% |
| Public order | 31 | 9.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 19 | 5.7% |
| Vehicle crime | 17 | 5.1% |
| Other theft | 12 | 3.6% |
| Drugs | 8 | 2.4% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in TN38
Based on 317 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TN38 is £275,000, up 2.6% on the previous year (£268,000).
Detached
£445,000
72 sales
Semi-detached
£300,000
72 sales
Terraced
£260,000
60 sales
Flat / maisonette
£187,000
107 sales
Latest recorded sales in TN38
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £248,000 | Semi-detached | Silvan Road | TN38 9RD |
| 19 May 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced | Essex Road | TN38 9QH |
| 15 May 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | Sandwich Drive | TN38 0XJ |
| 14 May 2026 | £170,000 | Flat | Pevensey Road | TN38 0LY |
| 14 May 2026 | £400,000 | Terraced | Caves Road | TN38 0BY |
| 14 May 2026 | £240,000 | Flat | Sedlescombe Road South | TN38 0TB |
| 12 May 2026 | £575,000 | Other | Tower Road West | TN38 0RQ |
| 8 May 2026 | £305,000 | Terraced | Teal Court | TN38 9RW |
| 8 May 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Adelaide Road | TN38 9DA |
| 6 May 2026 | £362,500 | Detached | Harley Shute Road | TN38 8BP |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Hastings demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Hastings district (90,995 residents, 40,451 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.9% |
| 15–29 | 21.4% |
| 30–44 | 18.8% |
| 45–64 | 21.7% |
| 65+ | 20.2% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 56.6% |
| Private rented | 28.7% |
| Social rented | 12% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around TN38
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulberry West St Leonards Primary | Primary | 5–11 | 417 | TN38 8BX |
| Robsack Wood Primary School | Primary | 0–11 | 404 | TN38 9TE |
| St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 400 | TN38 0NX |
| Hollington Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 264 | TN38 9DS |
| Churchwood Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 241 | TN38 9PB |
| Saxon Mount School | Not applicable | 11–16 | 172 | TN38 8HH |
| New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) | Not applicable | 5–16 | 80 | TN38 9JU |
| Mulberry Academy St Leonards | Secondary | 11–16 | — | TN38 8HH |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in TN38
136 rated food businesses operate in TN38. 124 hold the top rating of 5, 4 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 15 Grosvenor, Aldi, Ali's Kitchen, Amber House, Appleyards Butchers.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in TN38
From a sample of 306 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 TN38 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 29% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
26%
Band D
48%
Band E
19%
Band F
4%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Hastings
Landlines around TN38 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.