Buying a home in TN38, St. Leonards-On-Sea. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£301kmost £259k–£365k
Houses per m²£3,533flats £2,730
Sold last year2011,610 in five years
Prices in Hastings-4.9%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in TN38 sold for £300,667 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £259,377 and £364,678, for about 89 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across St. Leonards-On-Sea (£306,000).

201 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £135k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in TN38 9 (£3,380) and the most in TN38 0 (£3,713).

Across Hastings, prices are down 4.9% on a year ago and down 1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,100 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,371 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £60,000 for that mortgage: what £60,000 buys.

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House prices in TN38 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£194,609£159k–£210k41 m²10
2£252,481£227k–£287k63 m²326
3£300,667£259k–£365k89 m²430
4£403,953£332k–£486k115 m²119
5+£548,857£446k–£681k181 m²158

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£195k£252k£301k£404k£549k
Detached—£311k£379k£452k£537k
Semi-detached—£260k£294k£324k£625k
Terraced£195k£240k£265k£314k£418k
Flats£135k£176k£248k£294k£450k

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across TN38

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
TN38 0£3,713£2,742
TN38 8£3,541£2,680
TN38 9£3,380£2,453

Schools near TN38

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Paul's Church of England Academy72% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%10 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmArk Alexandra Academy52.9% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%7 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about TN38

Is TN38 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across St. Leonards-On-Sea; prices in Hastings are down 4.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (72% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (52.9% against 43.8%); 201 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in TN38?

A typical 3-bedroom house in TN38 sold for £300,667 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £259,377 and £364,678.

Is TN38 expensive for St. Leonards-On-Sea?

A 3-bedroom house in TN38 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across St. Leonards-On-Sea (£306,000).

How many homes sell in TN38 each year?

201 homes sold in the last year and 1,610 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near TN38?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Paul's Church of England Academy, where 72% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.