Gorse Avenue, Worthing, West Sussex

Gorse Avenue is classified by the ONS as Ageing in Suburbia. Gorse Avenue has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Gorse Avenue is located in the Offington ward of the Worthing district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 50.831538, -0.384012
Grid Ref TQ139047
Suburb Broadwater
Constituency East Worthing and Shoreham
Postcodes BN14 9PD, BN14 9PG, BN14 9PQ

House Prices

The average house price in Gorse Avenue is 100% higher than the rest of Worthing. The last sale we have on record is 18 Gorse Avenue, that sold for £180,000. The average house price in Worthing is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Gorse Avenue

Date No. Type Price
31/03/2021 18 £180,000
11/12/2020 1 Semi £525,000
18/06/2020 18 £180,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Gorse Avenue, West Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Gorse Avenue during May 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Gorse Avenue and compared that to the average for the Offington ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Gorse Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Offington ward

Social economic statistics for Gorse Avenue

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Gorse Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Gorse Avenue is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Gorse Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Gorse Avenue are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Gorse Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Gorse Avenue are in the top 10% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Gorse Avenue are in the top 20% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Gorse Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Gorse Avenue are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Gorse Avenue

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Gorse Avenue.

Unemployment in Gorse Avenue

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.22% of Gorse Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Gorse Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Gorse Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Gorse Avenue is 11.77% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
30.37% of Gorse Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Gorse Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Gorse Avenue is 30.37% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.34% of properties in Gorse Avenue are private rented and 2.29% are social rented.
92.37% of residents of Gorse Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Gorse Avenue residents

The proportion if Gorse Avenue residents born in the UK is 14.24% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.11% of Gorse Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
96.89% of Gorse Avenue residents were born in the UK

Gorse Avenue Summary

With house prices in Gorse Avenue more than the average for West Sussex and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Gorse Avenue is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Gorse Avenue has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Gorse Avenue maybe difficult.

Gorse Avenue has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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