Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:43 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min7:57 am – 3:53 pm
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People10,050 residentsin the Conquest & St Helens census areaMedian age 53.44,342 households81% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 4,301 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 13%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 60% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle76% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C837 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December22 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHastings, Ukhistoric site · under a mileWar Memorialhistoric site · 1.2 miThe Stadebeach · 1.7 miPelham Beachbeach · 1.7 miThe Mountainmountain · 3.1 miBuckshole Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miShornden Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miCovehurst Baybay · 2.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSt Helen's Woodpark · under a mile · 40 haAlexandra Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 36 haHastings Country Park Nature Reservepark · 1.3 mi · 326 haSandhurst Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 4 haBos Field Allotmentsallotments · under a mileWilliam Parker Community Athletics Arenasports ground · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201547 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202427 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.3 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,501 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation118 m387 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 155 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalConquest Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryBeaconsfield Road22 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyJ Andersen's Pharmacy14 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPriory Road Dental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationHastings Police Station1.7 miCash machineRidgeway Service Stationunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools14 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 3 specialPrimaryMulberry Baird Primaryages 3-11, 276 pupilsunder a milePrimarySandown Primary School and Nurseryages 4-11, 472 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryArk Alexandra Academyages 11-16, 1,315 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBexhill College4.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW39 miRailway stationOreunder a mileBus stationBus ParkBattle5.4 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal24 miBus stops134 within a mileCar parkThe Bourne Car ParkHastings1.4 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationHastings2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN34 postcode district.
