Sold £3,359/m² · Median sold £287,363 (957 sales) · Index -0.8% y/y · Turnover 2.0% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Hastings?
Buildings
33,299
Mixed-use buildings
2.9%
HMO-shaped units
1.1%
EPC A or B
7.2%
EPC D or worse
54%
What does Hastings cost?
Hastings: sold price per m² £3,359/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 957 sales). -2% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£3,359/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
957 sales
-2% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 957 sales.
Sold price
£287,363 12 months to Jun 2026
957 sales
-0.6% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 957 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£282,396 12 months to Sep 2026
3,444 listings
-1.7% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,444 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £2,482/m² in Sep 2016 to £3,293/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £194,103 in Sep 2016 to £270,966 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £300,000 in Jan 2022 to £285,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £3,879/m² in Aug 2025 to £3,316/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 100% in Jan 2022 to 105% in Nov 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 100.6 in Jan 2022 to 95.7 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,226 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.6% 12 months to Sep 2026
2,147 lets
+2.6% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,147 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,142/month in Aug 2025 to £1,094/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.4% in Jan 2022 to 4.4% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 85.6 in Jan 2022 to 105.3 in Sep 2026.
How does Hastings vary by home size?
Asking price in Hastings runs from £144,452 for 1 bedroom to £609,956 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Hastings. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£144,452
12 months to Sep 2026
-5.4% on the previous 12 months
498
2 bedrooms
£235,013
12 months to Sep 2026
+7% on the previous 12 months
1149
3 bedrooms
£314,690
12 months to Sep 2026
-3.6% on the previous 12 months
975
4 bedrooms
£459,309
12 months to Sep 2026
+2.6% on the previous 12 months
491
5+ bedrooms
£609,956
12 months to Sep 2026
-5.8% on the previous 12 months
294
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Hastings?
Hastings: turnover 2.0% (12 months to Mar 2026, 931 sales). -28% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.0% 12 months to Mar 2026
931 sales
-28% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 931 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
1,849 12 months to Sep 2026
1,849 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,849 listings.
New listings
1,893 12 months to Sep 2026
1,893 listings
-1.6% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,893 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.3% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 157 in Aug 2025 to 217 in Sep 2026.New listings: 190 in Jan 2022 to 232 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 29 in Jan 2022 to 111 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 767 in Sep 2026 to 2,583 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 227 days in Jan 2022 to 265 days in Nov 2024.
Who is active in Hastings?
46 agents listed homes for sale in Hastings; the three largest took 52% of the listings.
Agents active
46
Top three agents’ share
52%
New homes among listings
3.5%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Hastings?
Corporate landlords hold 71% of the 2,349 units in Hastings whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords71% of classified · 1,658 units
Housing associations12% of classified · 288 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)10% of classified · 238 units
RMC6.9% of classified · 162 units
RTM0.1% of classified · 2 units
Offshore companies0.0% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Hastings rank?
Hastings ranks 5th of 5 local authorities in East Sussex for sold price per m², at £3,359/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in East Sussex
Hastings ranks 5th of 5 local authorities in East Sussex for sold price per m², at £3,359/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in East Sussex, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
TN34Postcode district · Asking £2,933/m² · Sep 2026
TN37Postcode district · Asking £3,468/m² · Sep 2026
TN38Postcode district · Asking £3,292/m² · Sep 2026
EastbourneNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,461/m² · Sep 2026
LewesNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,587/m² · Sep 2026
RotherNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,826/m² · Sep 2026
WealdenNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,486/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Hastings
What is the median house price in Hastings?
Homes in Hastings sold for a median £287,363 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 957 sales. Per square metre that is £3,359/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Hastings changed?
-2% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Hastings?
Homes to let in Hastings asked a median £1,144/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,226 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Hastings?
4.6% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,147 lets. +2.6% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Hastings?
2.0% of the homes in Hastings changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 931 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.