Is Worthing, West Sussex a nice place to live?

Is Worthing a nice place to live or is Worthing a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Worthing meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Worthing?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Worthing. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Worthing. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#WardCrime Rank
1Marine28505
2Goring28486
3Salvington24948
4Broadwater24459
5Tarring24076
6Selden22772
7Peverel22045
8Gaisford18566
9Heene17842
10Central7610
crime
PASSED

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Is Worthing a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Worthing, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Worthing residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority%
Horsham3.53
Worthing (Worthing)5.24
Arun5.43
Adur5.57

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Worthing. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Worthing. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#WardHealth Rank
1Marine (Best)22648
2Broadwater21403
3Goring20854
4Gaisford20461
5Salvington19447
6Tarring16787
7Peverel15776
8Selden11970
9Central11757
10Heene (Worst)10550
Health
FAILED
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Is Worthing rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Worthing. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#WardDeprivation Rank
1Goring25999
2Marine24987
3Tarring20363
4Gaisford20294
5Salvington20278
6Broadwater20038
7Peverel15329
8Selden14173
9Heene12024
10Central9059
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Worthing?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Worthing rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for West Sussex.

BedsWorthingWest Sussex
1£700£725
2£895£925
3£1150£1175
4£1505£1550
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Worthing per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Worthing, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Worthing's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Horsham£707.00
2Worthing (Worthing)£644.80
3Adur£590.50
4Arun£561.00
Wages
PASSED



So, is Worthing a nice place to live?

Is Worthing a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.