Is Upper Brighton Road in Worthing a nice place to live?

Upper Brighton Road is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Upper Brighton Road has an average crime rate (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Upper Brighton Road is located in the Peverel ward of the Adur district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 50.83493, -0.357721
Grid Ref TQ157052
Suburb Sompting
Constituency East Worthing and Shoreham

House Prices

The average house price in Upper Brighton Road is 48% higher than the rest of Worthing. The last sale we have on record is 117 Upper Brighton Road, that sold for £610,000. The average house price in Worthing is £370,765 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Upper Brighton Road

Date No. Type Price
01/12/2022 117 Detached £610,000
29/11/2022 93 Detached £660,000
28/11/2022 58 Semi £610,000
11/11/2022 UPTON FARM Detached £1,200,000
28/10/2022 157 Semi £485,000
08/06/2022 110 Detached £685,000
09/03/2022 178 Semi £370,000
09/03/2022 52 Detached £725,000
24/02/2022 25 Detached £875,000
05/01/2022 WESTOUT COTTAGES Terrace £405,000

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

Crime in Upper Brighton Road, West Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Upper Brighton 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 Upper Brighton Road and compared that to the average for the Peverel ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Upper Brighton 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 Upper Brighton Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Upper Brighton 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 Upper Brighton Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Upper Brighton Road are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Upper Brighton Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Upper Brighton Road are in the top 30% 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 Upper Brighton Road 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 Upper Brighton Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Upper Brighton Road are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Upper Brighton Road

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

Unemployment in Upper Brighton 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.
3.99% of Upper Brighton Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Upper Brighton Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Upper Brighton Road. The proportion of retirees on Upper Brighton Road is 3.99% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
22.59% of Upper Brighton Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Upper Brighton Road

The proportion of home owners on Upper Brighton Road is 15.85% higher than the national average of 62%. 19.46% of properties in Upper Brighton Road are private rented and 2.68% are social rented.
77.85% of residents of Upper Brighton Road own their home

Country of Birth of Upper Brighton Road residents

The proportion if Upper Brighton Road residents born in the UK is 11.52% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.83% of Upper Brighton Road residents were born outside the UK.
94.17% of Upper Brighton Road residents were born in the UK

Upper Brighton Road Summary

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

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