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

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Marine	28505
2	Goring	28486
3	Salvington	24948
4	Broadwater	24459
5	Tarring	24076
6	Selden	22772
7	Peverel	22045
8	Gaisford	18566
9	Heene	17842
10	Central	7610

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	%
Horsham	3.53
Worthing (Worthing)	5.24
Arun	5.43
Adur	5.57

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.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Marine (Best)	22648
2	Broadwater	21403
3	Goring	20854
4	Gaisford	20461
5	Salvington	19447
6	Tarring	16787
7	Peverel	15776
8	Selden	11970
9	Central	11757
10	Heene (Worst)	10550

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

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Goring	25999
2	Marine	24987
3	Tarring	20363
4	Gaisford	20294
5	Salvington	20278
6	Broadwater	20038
7	Peverel	15329
8	Selden	14173
9	Heene	12024
10	Central	9059

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.

Beds	Worthing	West Sussex
1	£700	£725
2	£895	£925
3	£1150	£1175
4	£1505	£1550

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 Authority	Median Pw
1	Horsham	£707.00
2	Worthing (Worthing)	£644.80
3	Adur	£590.50
4	Arun	£561.00

So, is Worthing a nice place to live?

* Probably.