On average Adur has average deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 47 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 44% below the South East average of 84 per 1,000. Approximately 16.6% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Adur is £51,741 per year. There are 14 schools in Adur: 12 primary (1 Outstanding and 7 Good) and 2 secondary (1 Outstanding and 1 Good). Adur is home to around 64,544 people, with a population density of about 1,534.4 per km².
Based on 747 recent sales, the median property price is £375,000 (about £420 per square foot) in Adur area, with individual transactions ranging from £90,000 up to £2,275,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 151 | £476,000 | £459 |
| Semi-Detached | 271 | £408,350 | £443 |
| Terraced | 181 | £342,000 | £404 |
| Flats | 144 | £233,750 | £370 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £420,000 | £217,000 | £317,500 | £290,000 |
| 2017 | £410,000 | £216,000 | £320,000 | £300,000 |
| 2018 | £425,000 | £210,000 | £327,000 | £305,000 |
| 2019 | £405,000 | £221,000 | £337,500 | £305,000 |
| 2020 | £445,000 | £224,000 | £343,500 | £305,250 |
| 2021 | £500,000 | £227,000 | £376,000 | £352,750 |
| 2022 | £536,000 | £245,000 | £415,000 | £371,750 |
| 2023 | £510,000 | £245,250 | £400,000 | £362,500 |
| 2024 | £507,500 | £235,000 | £400,000 | £350,000 |
| 2025 | £488,750 | £236,500 | £415,000 | £350,000 |
| 2026 | £480,500 | £214,000 | £408,750 | £330,670 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £364 | £328 | £354 | £322 |
| 2017 | £380 | £344 | £372 | £347 |
| 2018 | £398 | £340 | £368 | £352 |
| 2019 | £392 | £340 | £371 | £342 |
| 2020 | £401 | £360 | £379 | £364 |
| 2021 | £420 | £355 | £403 | £384 |
| 2022 | £471 | £380 | £442 | £422 |
| 2023 | £472 | £382 | £449 | £426 |
| 2024 | £482 | £370 | £434 | £415 |
| 2025 | £459 | £365 | £434 | £398 |
| 2026 | £452 | £359 | £436 | £390 |
Adur records about 47 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a very low crime rate for England: it scores 2 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.
Among the 14 wards of Adur, Buckingham has the lowest crime rate, with about 18 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the Adur average is 47 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.
The median sale price in Adur is £375,000 (about £420 per square foot) based on 747 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
Adur has 12 primary schools (1 rated Outstanding, 7 Good) and 2 secondary schools (1 rated Outstanding, 1 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
Adur scores 5 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Adur sits around rank 15,169 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The average household income in Adur is around £51,741 per year, and 17% of homes are social housing (ONS data).
Adur is represented in Parliament by East Worthing and Shoreham: Tom Rutland (Labour Party).
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All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.