Housing in TN38 9BG
What the homes in TN38 9BG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Silverhill
- Council
- Hastings
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,909 (2024)
TN38 9BGSt. Leonards-on-Sea
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (29.7%). Flats make up 29.6%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
66.1% of households in the TN38 9BG area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.1% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 35.1% own outright and 31.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.7%1%
- Private rented26.1%20.5%
- Social rented6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 31.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.4%). 24.7% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TN38 9BG (Silverhill) (about 1,909 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.