Broadwater West

Worthing · South East · population 7,382 · 5 LSOAs

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

98Area Score / 100 ?
  • #163 of 6,856 in England
  • #57 of 1,119 in South East
  • #1 of 13 in Worthing
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,330
Median age (est.)46
Density1,228per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above37%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 20%45–64 32%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 43%Social rent: 1%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 43%Social rent 1%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 21%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 34%Lone parent: 7%Other: 20%
One person 21%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 34%Lone parent 7%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional14%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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

Broadwater West is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #163 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 13 in Worthing. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (96) and lowest on Living environment (73). Typical homes here sold for about £475,000 over the past year, up 9% across five years (from 77 sales), 36% above the wider Worthing median of £350,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,443 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 59 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 96 · #293
Employment 94 · #375
Education 93 · #498
Health 82 · #1,266
Crime 76 · #1,623
Housing & access 92 · #519
Living environment 73 · #1,863

House prices ?

£475,000median (12m) · -7.8% yr · n=77
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£475,00077-7.8%+8.6%
Detached£662,50030-1.5%+10.4%
Semi-detached£516,00020+1.9%+16.6%
Terraced£415,00011+3.8%+13.7%
Flat£251,12516+0.5%+21.0%
This area£475,000
Worthing£350,000
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)£50,443±£7,149 · #993 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£43,711
Price-to-income ?9.4×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 ?

46Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

59 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 434 offences
Worthing80
South East71
England83

Rank #2,787 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences106
Theft209
Burglary5
Vehicle crime14
Criminal damage & arson18
Public order & weapons53
Drugs7
Robbery11
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 43 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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