Is Wenban Road in Worthing a nice place to live?

Wenban Road is classified by the ONS as Transitional Eastern European Neighbourhoods. Wenban Road is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Wenban Road is located in the Central ward of the Worthing district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 50.815771, -0.37222
Grid Ref TQ147030
Suburb Broadwater
Constituency Worthing West
Postcodes BN11 1HR, BN11 1HT, BN11 1HY

House Prices

The average house price in Wenban Road is 10.88% lower than the rest of Worthing. The last sale we have on record is 19 Wenban Road, that sold for £350,000. The average house price in Worthing is £370,765 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Wenban Road

Date No. Type Price
07/08/2023 19 Terrace £350,000
29/07/2022 34 Terrace £340,000
27/08/2021 27 Terrace £395,000
25/02/2020 6 Terrace £252,500

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

Crime in Wenban Road, West Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Wenban Road during September 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 Wenban Road and compared that to the average for the Central ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Wenban Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Central ward

Social economic statistics for Wenban Road

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 Wenban Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Wenban Road 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 Wenban Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Wenban Road are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Wenban Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Wenban Road are in the top 10% of the most 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 Wenban Road are in the top 20% of the most 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 Wenban Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Wenban Road are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Wenban Road

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

Unemployment in Wenban Road

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.
6.23% of Wenban Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Wenban Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Wenban Road. The proportion of retirees on Wenban Road is 2.41% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.01% of Wenban Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Wenban Road

The proportion of home owners on Wenban Road is 37.31% lower than the national average of 62%. 29.63% of properties in Wenban Road are private rented and 45.06% are social rented.
24.69% of residents of Wenban Road own their home

Country of Birth of Wenban Road residents

The proportion if Wenban Road residents born in the UK is 0.42% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 16.93% of Wenban Road residents were born outside the UK.
83.07% of Wenban Road residents were born in the UK

Wenban Road Summary

With house prices in Wenban Road less than the average for West Sussex and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Wenban Road has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Wenban Road maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Wenban Road has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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