West Worthing

Worthing · South East · population 8,357 · 5 LSOAs

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

89Area Score / 100 ?
  • #773 of 6,856 in England
  • #249 of 1,119 in South East
  • #3 of 13 in Worthing
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,246
Median age (est.)50
Density5,304per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above38%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 8%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 3%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 7%Other: 19%
One person 36%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 7%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors15%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades8%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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

West Worthing is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #773 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 13 in Worthing. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (89) and lowest on Living environment (41). Typical homes here sold for about £325,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 141 sales), 7% below the wider Worthing median of £350,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,531 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 54 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 80 · #1,335
Employment 83 · #1,191
Education 89 · #766
Health 69 · #2,096
Crime 73 · #1,863
Housing & access 87 · #889
Living environment 41 · #4,022

House prices ?

£325,000median (12m) · -9.7% yr · n=141
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£325,000141-9.7%+4.8%
Detached£650,00023-1.1%+18.7%
Semi-detached£481,50020-17.0%+9.7%
Terraced£398,00015+10.6%+22.5%
Flat£255,00083+2.8%+14.1%
This area£325,000
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)£43,531±£6,135 · #2,442 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,888
Price-to-income ?7.5×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

86Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

54 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 452 offences
Worthing80
South East71
England83

Rank #2,420 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences158
Theft146
Burglary17
Vehicle crime25
Criminal damage & arson46
Public order & weapons28
Drugs15
Robbery7
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 116 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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