St. Helens
Ward in Hastings, East Sussex, England
| Coordinates: | 50.875, 0.577 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 81 11 |
| Dialling code: | 01424 (Hastings) |
St. Helens is an urban ward on the northern edge of Hastings in East Sussex, England, sitting a short distance from the town centre and coastline. It is largely residential, with a mix of Victorian terraces and later housing, local parades of shops and small green spaces that give some streets pleasant views across the town towards the English Channel.
The area has a quietly community‑minded feel: local groups and schools play a big part in daily life and many residents commute into the town’s seafront and harbour areas for work in tourism and fishing or to the wider Hastings economy. Historically the neighbourhood grew with Hastings’ 19th‑ and 20th‑century expansion, and that layered history is still visible in the streetscape and local civic amenities.
Postcode districts covering St. Helens
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 0.5 miles
- Eastbourne 14.2 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 22.5 miles
- Ashford 22.6 miles
- Bexhill-on-Sea 5.4 miles
- Seaford 21.8 miles
- Crowborough 21.8 miles
- Hailsham 13.9 miles
- Uckfield 21.9 miles
- Lewes 24.9 miles
- Newhaven 23.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hastings Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Conquest Ward 0.6 miles
- Baird Ward 0.7 miles
- Braybrooke Ward 0.8 miles
- Silverhill Ward 0.8 miles
- Tressell Ward 1 mile
- Castle Ward 1.1 miles
- Old Hastings Ward 1.2 miles
- Gensing Ward 1.3 miles
- Wishing Tree Ward 1.4 miles
- Ashdown Ward 1.6 miles
- Hollington Ward 1.7 miles
Example postcodes in St. Helens
TN34 2EH, TN34 2JR, TN34 2JS, TN35 4PW, TN34 2LF, TN34 2EX, TN34 2DW, TN34 2XA, TN34 2JT … See all
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 38.1 miles
- London Southend Airport 48.4 miles
- Ore Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Hastings Railway Station 1.2 miles
Hotels near St. Helens Ad
- The Driftwood Bexhill 5.3 miles
- The White Rock Hotel 3 1.5 miles
- The Bannatyne Spa Hotel 4 2 miles
- Sedlescombe Golf Hotel 3 3.2 miles
- Strand House 3 6.9 miles
- Astral Lodge 3 1.4 miles
- The Bank Hotel & Bistro 1.7 miles
- White Hart Inn 7.9 miles
- Chequers Inn 4.6 miles
- Royal Victoria Hotel 3 1.9 miles
Schools in St. Helens
- Ark Blacklands Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Saint Helen's Wood Forest 0.2 miles
- Hastings Beach Beach 1.7 miles
- Robertsbridge Abbey Historic site 8.5 miles
- Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9 miles
- Herstmonceux Castle Estate 9.9 miles
- Camber Sands Beach 10.2 miles
- Herstmonceux Place Estate 10.6 miles
- Sovereign Harbour Harbour 12 miles
- Priory Lane Stadium 12.2 miles
- Sovereign Harbour Marina Marina 12.3 miles
- Redoubt Fortress and Military Museum Museum 13.9 miles
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 14.4 miles