Worthing, in numbers

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Worthing local authority area. Every figure carries its own date.

Neighbourhood differences

Homes rented privately

8.2% to 42.8%

Homes rented privately ranged from 8.2% in Offington to 42.8% in Central — a gap of 34.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 13 of 13 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Offington	8.2%	272	3,304
Salvington	10%	389	3,904
Goring	12.4%	477	3,838
Northbrook	12.5%	349	2,792
Durrington	12.6%	330	2,626
Castle	15.6%	623	3,986
Broadwater	18.2%	692	3,797
Tarring	19.1%	699	3,656
Marine	21.3%	830	3,890
Gaisford	22.9%	909	3,974
Selden	29.7%	1,123	3,779
Heene	41.6%	1,881	4,519
Central	42.8%	2,342	5,470

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.9% to 7.2%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3.9% in Offington to 7.2% in Heene — a gap of 3.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 13 of 13 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Offington	3.9%	311	7,977
Gaisford	4%	373	9,371
Broadwater	4.1%	384	9,312
Northbrook	4.4%	332	7,484
Marine	4.9%	408	8,243
Tarring	5.3%	445	8,466
Durrington	5.3%	310	5,839
Selden	5.3%	447	8,419
Goring	5.5%	460	8,406
Castle	5.5%	521	9,432
Salvington	5.8%	523	9,086
Central	6.5%	684	10,557
Heene	7.2%	634	8,746

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People aged 65 or over

10.4% to 35.3%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 10.4% in Northbrook to 35.3% in Goring — a gap of 24.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 13 of 13 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Northbrook	10.4%	777	7,486
Broadwater	15.4%	1,435	9,315
Gaisford	15.7%	1,473	9,371
Central	18.6%	1,960	10,561
Tarring	18.6%	1,574	8,464
Selden	19.1%	1,606	8,419
Castle	19.7%	1,854	9,432
Durrington	26.8%	1,566	5,840
Heene	27.3%	2,389	8,746
Marine	28.3%	2,333	8,245
Salvington	29.4%	2,669	9,087
Offington	29.6%	2,359	7,980
Goring	35.3%	2,964	8,407

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13% to 19.8%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 13% in Marine to 19.8% in Durrington — a gap of 6.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 13 of 13 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Marine	13%	918	7,053
Offington	13.5%	911	6,756
Gaisford	13.6%	1,040	7,627
Northbrook	13.8%	774	5,592
Tarring	15%	1,024	6,807
Broadwater	15.6%	1,154	7,408
Goring	16.6%	1,203	7,247
Selden	17.2%	1,205	7,020
Salvington	17.6%	1,367	7,747
Central	17.7%	1,589	8,988
Heene	18.4%	1,424	7,722
Castle	18.7%	1,418	7,589
Durrington	19.8%	951	4,807

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

23.3% to 37.8%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 23.3% in Durrington to 37.8% in Marine — a gap of 14.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 13 of 13 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Durrington	23.3%	1,118	4,807
Castle	26%	1,972	7,589
Northbrook	27.5%	1,537	5,592
Salvington	27.7%	2,147	7,747
Broadwater	29.9%	2,217	7,408
Goring	31.3%	2,271	7,247
Tarring	31.5%	2,143	6,807
Offington	33.8%	2,285	6,756
Selden	33.9%	2,381	7,020
Heene	35.1%	2,708	7,722
Gaisford	35.2%	2,682	7,627
Central	35.5%	3,190	8,988
Marine	37.8%	2,665	7,053

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.3% to 23.1%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 10.3% in Offington to 23.1% in Central — a gap of 12.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 13 of 13 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Offington	10.3%	340	3,303
Marine	13.7%	532	3,892
Goring	14.2%	544	3,836
Gaisford	15.3%	608	3,977
Broadwater	16.5%	626	3,798
Northbrook	16.5%	461	2,792
Salvington	16.9%	658	3,905
Tarring	17%	621	3,657
Durrington	18%	473	2,625
Castle	19.8%	789	3,986
Selden	20.5%	776	3,778
Heene	21.4%	969	4,521
Central	23.1%	1,261	5,468

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

2.3% to 23.4%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 2.3% in Offington to 23.4% in Northbrook — a gap of 21.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 13 of 13 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Offington	2.3%	75	3,304
Marine	3%	118	3,890
Goring	5%	190	3,838
Gaisford	6.7%	268	3,974
Broadwater	8.3%	316	3,797
Tarring	8.9%	325	3,656
Heene	9%	406	4,519
Selden	10%	377	3,779
Salvington	10.2%	400	3,904
Central	13.6%	746	5,470
Durrington	13.9%	366	2,626
Castle	15.2%	604	3,986
Northbrook	23.4%	654	2,792

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13 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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