Worthing: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£596,053

Semi-detached

£410,604

Terraced

£326,276

Flat or maisonette

£180,014

First-time buyers

£244,252

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

  97,192 in 1991 → 113,866 in 2024 (+17.2%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £161,147 in 2005 → £297,200 in 2026 (+84.4%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £364 in 2008 → £615 in 2025 (+68.9%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  81.8% in 2004 → 82.3% in 2023 (+0.6%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.1% in 2001 → 3.1% in 2025 (+181.8%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,908 in 1997 → £26,736 in 2024 (+169.8%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Worthing; 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

• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access100% (May 2024) · 2nd highest of 318
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work7.7% (2024) · 7th highest of 361
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment2.3 t per person (2024) · 8th lowest of 361
• Economic inactivity · Economy & work11.6% (2023) · 11th lowest of 348

Where it ranks worst

• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing4.3 out of 10 (2022/23) · 357th lowest of 363
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.0 out of 10 (2022/23) · 351st highest of 363
• Smokers · Health & wellbeing15.1% (2020 to 2024) · 340th lowest of 373
• New homes · Housing4.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 257th highest of 296

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

• 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 Worthing.

• 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