Hastings
8 datasets are currently published for Hastings. 2 more are on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices); pupil absence (Department for Education; published for local authorities in England, but not every English district — some are reported only as part of their wider county).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Hastings compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 51st of 361 (31.0 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: joint 158th of 318 (shared with 3 other local authority districts) (£280,000).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count — Hastings: 2,815, July 2026 (+7.4% year on year, from 2,620). (same figure, by: Claimant count by age) Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Council contract award value — Hastings: £1,492,002, calendar year 2026. Source: UK Find a Tender Service — OCDS award notices. Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — Hastings: 87.0, June 2026 (-4.7% year on year, from 91.3). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Hastings: £280,000, Q2 2026 (+12.0% year on year, from £250,000). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — Hastings: 10, Q1 2026 (+25.0% year on year, from 8). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Hastings: 90,855, 2025 (-0.2% year on year, from 91,017). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Hastings: 167, 2025 (+0.0% year on year, from 167). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
Awarded contracts by local authority:
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