— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · NEIGHBOURHOOD
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18,401 people · median £367,500 · Worthing
Fast broadband
Worthing Council · Labour minority — no overall control 15/37 seats · 41% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This neighbourhood
Population18,401
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Median age42
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)
Employment rate58%
Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.
Unemployed · of economically active residents4.9%
Self-employed · of people in work17.8%
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Retired25.9%
ONS Census 2021
Degree-level qualified34%
Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.
No formal qualifications13.8%
Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021
Good or very good health81%
Residents who described their general health as good or very good.
Average life-satisfaction rating 6.97/10
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Happiness7.02/10
Feels worthwhile7.2/10
Anxiety (lower = better)4.27/10
Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 7/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 65% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 7/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 7/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 65% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 7 in 2019 — little changed since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
6.9/10
Employment
7.1/10
Education & skills
7.0/10
Health & disability
6.4/10
Crime
6.3/10
Housing & services
8.6/10
Living environment
5.8/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
74%
own their home
92%
White
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 4%
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 4%
ONS Census 2021
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