Arun: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£553,083

Semi-detached

£351,872

Terraced

£275,977

Flat or maisonette

£167,469

First-time buyers

£254,350

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  130,464 in 1991 → 170,064 in 2024 (+30.4%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £187,370 in 2005 → £321,460 in 2026 (+71.6%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £352 in 2008 → £615 in 2025 (+74.9%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  73.3% in 2004 → 81.2% in 2023 (+10.8%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.1% in 2001 → 3.6% in 2025 (+227.3%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,947 in 1997 → £26,424 in 2024 (+141.4%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Arun; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• New homes · Housing16.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 20th highest of 296
• Economic inactivity · Economy & work13.0% (2023) · 26th lowest of 348
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment2.9 t per person (2024) · 36th lowest of 361
• Fuel poverty · Economy & work7.8% (2024) · 48th lowest of 296

Where it ranks worst

• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing36.5% (2024/25) · 285th lowest of 296
• Housing affordability · Housing10.1× earnings (April 2025) · 268th lowest of 316
• GCSE English and maths · Education & skills67.6% (2024/25) · 258th highest of 313
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access99.4% (January 2026) · 292nd highest of 361

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for West Sussex, which includes Arun.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.9 years · England 80.0 · 38th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.7 years · England 83.8 · 40th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)63.1 years · England 60.9 · 37th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)64.5 years · England 61.3 · 26th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)285.3 per 100k · England 321.0 · 42nd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)10.6% · England 10.4 · 75th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)65.6% · England 64.6 · 76th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for West Sussex, which includes Arun.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)67.8% · England 68.3 · 88th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)46.3 score · England 46.0 · 64th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)9.7% · England 5.8 · 142nd lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)12.8% · England 19.8 · 29th lowest of 153