United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Worthing
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~111k · 29 state-funded schools
Accessible housing costs come at the expense of limited local earning power in Worthing. While a median house price of £350,000 sits below the regional median, it still represents 9.3 times median annual gross pay, reflecting a significant barrier to entry. Rent is similarly demanding, consuming 41.7% of median gross earnings. These financial pressures are compounded by a weekly wage of £724.10, which lags behind the South East median. Beyond the balance sheet, the area faces challenges with a crime rate of 80.8 per 1,000, which is higher than the regional median. This location is best suited for those who can secure employment outside the immediate area while leveraging the slightly lower property costs compared to the wider South East.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Worthing ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,653/yr
Low
Worse than 69% of UK LAs
House price
£350,000
Expensive
Worse than 69% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,310/mo
Expensive
Worse than 72% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,456/yr
Mid
Worse than 57% of UK LAs
Crime
80.8/1k
High
Worse than 63% of UK LAs
Deprivation
17.0
Mid
Better than 56% of UK LAs
Schools
86.2%
Concerning
Worse than 90% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
32 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
25 of 29 (86.2%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 3 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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29 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 29 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.