On average Worthing has average deprivation and average crime levels, with around 65 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 23% below the South East average of 84 per 1,000. Approximately 9.2% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Worthing is £53,573 per year. There are 28 schools in Worthing: 22 primary (0 Outstanding and 17 Good) and 6 secondary (0 Outstanding and 6 Good). Worthing is home to around 111,338 people, with a population density of about 3,423.7 per km².
Based on 1,386 recent sales, the median property price is £345,000 (about £391 per square foot) in Worthing area, with individual transactions ranging from £69,000 up to £1,350,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 285 | £550,000 | £438 |
| Semi-Detached | 316 | £386,000 | £426 |
| Terraced | 303 | £350,000 | £394 |
| Flats | 482 | £215,000 | £333 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £400,000 | £180,000 | £310,000 | £280,000 |
| 2017 | £425,000 | £187,000 | £325,000 | £284,995 |
| 2018 | £412,000 | £197,250 | £320,000 | £292,000 |
| 2019 | £440,000 | £192,500 | £330,000 | £288,333 |
| 2020 | £464,998 | £195,000 | £346,000 | £292,500 |
| 2021 | £520,000 | £217,500 | £380,000 | £324,500 |
| 2022 | £571,250 | £215,000 | £410,000 | £365,000 |
| 2023 | £557,500 | £239,250 | £410,000 | £357,500 |
| 2024 | £570,800 | £217,000 | £405,000 | £350,000 |
| 2025 | £530,000 | £219,000 | £397,500 | £350,000 |
| 2026 | £557,500 | £210,000 | £397,500 | £323,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £339 | £294 | £331 | £297 |
| 2017 | £351 | £301 | £330 | £318 |
| 2018 | £348 | £304 | £345 | £325 |
| 2019 | £359 | £310 | £344 | £314 |
| 2020 | £364 | £306 | £347 | £323 |
| 2021 | £401 | £325 | £378 | £354 |
| 2022 | £452 | £365 | £437 | £409 |
| 2023 | £455 | £361 | £435 | £405 |
| 2024 | £433 | £339 | £420 | £390 |
| 2025 | £447 | £339 | £427 | £398 |
| 2026 | £419 | £331 | £426 | £386 |
Worthing records about 65 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a average crime rate for England: it scores 5 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.
Among the 13 wards of Worthing, Offington has the lowest crime rate, with about 30 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the Worthing average is 65 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.
The median sale price in Worthing is £345,000 (about £391 per square foot) based on 1,386 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
Worthing has 22 primary schools (17 Good) and 6 secondary schools (6 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
Worthing scores 5 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Worthing sits around rank 18,124 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The average household income in Worthing is around £53,573 per year, and 9% of homes are social housing (ONS data).
Worthing spans 2 parliamentary constituencies, represented by East Worthing and Shoreham: Tom Rutland (Labour Party) and Worthing West: Beccy Cooper (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.