Shoreham Central & Beach

Adur · South East · population 9,286 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

82Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,225 of 6,856 in England
  • #350 of 1,119 in South East
  • #2 of 8 in Adur
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,263
Median age (est.)47
Density4,237per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above41%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 8%25–44 23%45–64 30%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 7%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 36%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 16%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Associate professional17%
Managers & directors16%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 51% · Christian 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Shoreham Central & Beach is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,225 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 8 in Adur. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (84) and lowest on Crime (56). Typical homes here sold for about £375,000 over the past year, down 9% across five years (from 127 sales), in line with the wider Adur median of £375,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,228 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 82 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 69 · #2,144
Employment 67 · #2,240
Education 82 · #1,239
Health 84 · #1,081
Crime 56 · #3,028
Housing & access 81 · #1,294
Living environment 58 · #2,850

House prices ?

£375,000median (12m) · -8.5% yr · n=127
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£375,000127-8.5%-9.1%
Detached£730,00017+0.7%+17.7%
Semi-detached£580,00016+1.7%+24.7%
Terraced£450,00037+2.3%+3.7%
Flat£253,00057-8.7%-9.6%
This area£375,000
Adur£375,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£43,228±£6,019 · #2,517 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,312
Price-to-income ?8.7×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

69Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

82 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 761 offences
Adur55
South East71
England83

Rank #4,170 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences225
Theft348
Burglary16
Vehicle crime15
Criminal damage & arson63
Public order & weapons64
Drugs10
Robbery6
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 207 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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