TN38 8EF

Ashdown · Hastings · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Ward
Ashdown
Local authority
Hastings
Constituency
Hastings and Rye
Postcode district
TN38
Postcode sector
TN38 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN38 8EN 64 m
TN38 8EP 72 m
TN38 8EW 163 m
TN38 8EX 166 m
TN38 8ES 168 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN38 8EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN38
Postcode sector
TN38 8
Latitude
50.890811
Longitude
0.535244
British National Grid easting
578,402
British National Grid northing
113,209

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Hastings · E07000062
Electoral ward
Ashdown · E05011201
Parish or community
E43000056
Westminster constituency
Hastings and Rye · E14001274
Output area
E00106474
Lower layer super output area
Hastings 001B · E01020970
Middle layer super output area
Hastings 001 · E02004368

Postcode source versions

Explore TN38

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Shingle Court, St Leonards-On-Sea, TN38 8EF 13 July 2026 £357,500
9, Shingle Court, St Leonards-On-Sea, TN38 8EF 17 November 2023 £455,000
6, Shingle Court, St Leonards-On-Sea, TN38 8EF 16 December 2021 £450,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
24
Primary
16
Secondary
2
  1. Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km
  2. Claremont School

    Other independent school

    1.7 km
  3. Churchwood Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
877
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 259
  • Shoplifting 209
  • Anti social behaviour 113
  • Public order 70
  • Criminal damage and arson 70

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

14 female, 12 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.6
TN38 8 residents
4,664

Age bands in TN38 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

906 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

515 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.2%

1,230 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.8%

1,455 residents

Age 65 and over
15.9%

774 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TN38 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • HIGH GLADES MEDICAL CENTRE

    9A UPPER CHURCH ROAD, ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA, TN37 7AT

    ODS code G81074

    1.8 km

  • SOUTH SAXON HOUSE SURGERY

    4 WHATLINGTON WAY, ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA, TN38 9TE

    ODS code G81089

    2.5 km

  • SEDLESCOMBE HOUSE

    8 SEDLESCOMBE ROAD SOUTH, ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA, TN38 0TA

    ODS code G81096

    3.0 km

  • CARISBROOKE SURGERY

    ST LEONARDS MEDICAL CENTRE, 126 BEXHILL ROAD, ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA, TN38 8BL

    ODS code G81048

    4.3 km

  • MARTINS OAK SURGERY

    36 HIGH STREET, BATTLE, TN33 0EA

    ODS code G81023

    4.7 km

  • THE STATION PRACTICE

    STATION PLAZA HEALTH CENTRE, STATION APPROACH, HASTINGS, TN34 1BA

    ODS code G81658

    4.7 km

  • SEDLESCOMBE & WESTFIELD SURGERIES

    BREDE LANE, SEDLESCOMBE, BATTLE, TN33 0PW

    ODS code G81057

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Stonebeach Rise

    BCT · Beauport

    0.2 miles
  • Hoads Court

    BCT · Beauport

    0.2 miles
  • Stonebeach Rise

    BCT · Beauport

    0.2 miles
  • Hoads Court

    BCT · Beauport

    0.2 miles
  • Fletcher Avenue

    BCT · Beauport

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hastings 001B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,921 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
10 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £450,000 from 3 recorded sales in TN38 8EF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Hastings is £236,966 in June 2026, down 4.6% year on year.

Schools

24 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 2 secondary schools. Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

877 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 259 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.