East Worthing

Worthing · South East · population 7,715 · 5 LSOAs

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

41Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,063 of 6,856 in England
  • #874 of 1,119 in South East
  • #9 of 13 in Worthing
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,811
Median age (est.)43
Density4,221per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above30%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 16%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 13%Other: 15%
One person 33%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 13%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 14% · Caring & leisure 13%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional14%
Caring & leisure13%
Managers & directors10%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 7%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 88%Asian 7%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 48% · Christian 40% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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

East Worthing is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,063 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 13 in Worthing. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (64) and lowest on Employment (31). Typical homes here sold for about £358,500 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 107 sales), in line with the wider Worthing median of £350,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,727 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 87 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 35 · #4,426
Employment 31 · #4,701
Education 41 · #4,022
Health 35 · #4,447
Crime 51 · #3,330
Housing & access 64 · #2,473
Living environment 43 · #3,905

House prices ?

£358,500median (12m) · -0.4% yr · n=107
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£358,500107-0.4%+19.5%
Detached£490,0008-1.4%+22.5%
Semi-detached£370,00029-3.1%+16.3%
Terraced£364,50042+6.9%+21.5%
Flat£216,00028+5.1%+25.2%
This area£358,500
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)£35,727±£5,143 · #4,805 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,035
Price-to-income ?10.0×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 ?

43Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

87 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 671 offences
Worthing80
South East71
England83

Rank #4,412 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences251
Theft200
Burglary19
Vehicle crime28
Criminal damage & arson57
Public order & weapons81
Drugs10
Robbery12
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 87 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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