Is Vicarage Fields in Worthing a nice place to live?

Vicarage Fields is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Vicarage Fields is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Vicarage Fields is located in the Durrington ward of the Worthing district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 50.837152, -0.412975
Grid Ref TQ118053
Suburb Durrington
Constituency Worthing West
Postcodes BN13 3SF

House Prices

The average house price in Vicarage Fields is 50.56% higher than the rest of Worthing. The last sale we have on record is 23 Vicarage Fields, that sold for £750,000. The average house price in Worthing is £370,765 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Vicarage Fields

Date No. Type Price
29/04/2022 23 Detached £750,000

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

Crime in Vicarage Fields, West Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Vicarage Fields 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 Vicarage Fields and compared that to the average for the Durrington ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Vicarage Fields, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Durrington ward

Social economic statistics for Vicarage Fields

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 Vicarage Fields is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Vicarage Fields 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 Vicarage Fields experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Vicarage Fields are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Vicarage Fields involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Vicarage Fields are in the top 40% 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 Vicarage Fields are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Vicarage Fields, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Vicarage Fields are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Vicarage Fields

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

Unemployment in Vicarage Fields

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.
2.4% of Vicarage Fields residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Vicarage Fields

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Vicarage Fields. The proportion of retirees on Vicarage Fields is 16.2% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
34.8% of Vicarage Fields residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Vicarage Fields

The proportion of home owners on Vicarage Fields is 29.6% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.63% of properties in Vicarage Fields are private rented and 0.76% are social rented.
91.6% of residents of Vicarage Fields own their home

Country of Birth of Vicarage Fields residents

The proportion if Vicarage Fields residents born in the UK is 8.04% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.31% of Vicarage Fields residents were born outside the UK.
90.69% of Vicarage Fields residents were born in the UK

Vicarage Fields Summary

Vicarage Fields has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Vicarage Fields maybe difficult.

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