Housing in TN38 0UP
What the homes in TN38 0UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- West St Leonards
- Council
- Hastings
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,940 (2024)
TN38 0UPSt. Leonards-on-Sea
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (51.7%). Flats make up 22.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN38 0UP area is above that, at 83%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.1% of households against 20.5%. 52.3% own outright and 30.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned83%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented13.1%20.5%
- Social rented3.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 30.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 18.7%. 19.7% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Hastings
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Hastings, August 2026, +1.6% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood TN38 0UP sits in (West St Leonards): about 1,940 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.