Shelley Road, Worthing, BN11 1TU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding BN11 1TU has a slightly higher male population, with 51.2% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	46.2%	48.8%	2.6%	51.0%	-2.2%
Male	53.8%	51.2%	-2.6%	49.0%	2.2%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around BN11 1TU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50.7% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	47.9%	50.7%	2.8%	37.9%	12.8%
Married: Opposite sex	27%	25.3%	-1.7%	44.2%	-18.9%
Married: Same sex	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	5.2%	3.6%	-1.6%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	15.2%	16.3%	1.1%	9.1%	7.2%
Widowed	2.8%	4.1%	1.3%	6.1%	-2.0%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.9%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	45%	47.4%	2.4%	48.4%	-1.0%
Good health	40.4%	38.5%	-1.9%	33.6%	4.9%
Fair health	10.8%	11.7%	0.9%	12.7%	-1.0%
Bad health	1.2%	2.4%	1.2%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	2.7%	0%	-2.7%	1.2%	-1.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	14.2%	18.1%	3.9%	18.2%	-0.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.3%	10.9%	-2.4%	9.6%	1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.1%	10.4%	-6.7%	13.4%	-3.0%
Apprenticeship	2.8%	5.4%	2.6%	5.3%	0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.2%	15.4%	1.2%	16.9%	-1.5%
Degree or Similar	34.1%	38.5%	4.4%	33.8%	4.7%
Other	4.3%	1.4%	-2.9%	2.8%	-1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 84.5% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	1.5%	0.8%	-0.7%	3.1%	-2.3%
Other Asian	3.1%	1.2%	-1.9%	1.6%	-0.4%
Black African	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	2.5%	-1.3%
Black Caribbean	1.2%	3.6%	2.4%	1.0%	2.6%
Other Black	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.8%	0.4%
White	88.1%	84.5%	-3.6%	81.4%	3.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Roma	0%	2.8%	2.8%	0.2%	2.6%
Arab	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	2.3%	1.2%	-1.1%	1.6%	-0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 73.7% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80%	73.7%	-6.3%	83.2%	-9.5%
European Union	8.1%	12.4%	4.3%	6.1%	6.3%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	2%	1.6%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	4.6%	6.4%	1.8%	2.7%	3.7%
Middle East and Asia	5%	2.4%	-2.6%	5.6%	-3.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.9%	3.2%	1.3%	1.3%	1.9%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	79.6%	73.7%	-5.9%	83.2%	-9.5%
10+ Years	3.1%	12.4%	9.3%	9.8%	2.6%
5-10 Years	6.2%	6.4%	0.2%	2.9%	3.5%
2-5 Years	4.6%	5.2%	0.6%	2.2%	3.0%
Less than 2 years	6.5%	2.4%	-4.1%	1.9%	0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.5%	76.7%	-7.2%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Italy	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Spain	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	2.8%	0.9%	1.9%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	3.2%	0.2%	3.0%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	10.4%	13.5%	-3.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	56.8%	37.2%	19.6%
Christian	33.6%	46.2%	-12.6%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	0.4%	1.7%	-1.3%
Muslim	2.4%	6.5%	-4.1%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is Shelley Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Shelley Road was 167.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 34.1% lower than the Central average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Shelley Road has the 30th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central and the 46th highest crime rate of 347 local areas in Worthing .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 65.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -75.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 66% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£40,500

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in BN11 1TU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Shelley Road are based on 407 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Worthing.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Shelley Road, Worthing, BN11 1TU

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN11 1TU

Average Price
£221,602

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£699,664

Flats/Maisonettes
£159,647

Other
£44,072

Estimated Average Property Prices for Shelley Road

Average Price
£249,426

Semi-Detached
£559,004

Terraced
£445,127

Detached
£686,301

Flats/Maisonettes
£222,651

Other
£1,263,080

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Shelley Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 1 9 Shelley Road, Worthing, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£215,000	2025-05-13	£206,290
Flat 2 14 Shelley Road, Worthing, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£133,350	2025-04-25	£125,802
Flat 2 Albury House, 20 Shelley Road, Worthing, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£161,000	2025-03-19	£152,366
Flat 8 14 Shelley Road, Worthing, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£164,000	2023-01-10	£147,600
Flat 10 Albury House, 20 Shelley Road, Worthing, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£207,000	2022-08-02	£185,558

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BN11 1TU

Employment

BN11 1TU area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 22% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	87
Part-Time Employee	37
Self-Employed	27
Retired	27
Other	11
Student (economically inactive)	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Unemployed	8
Looking after home or family	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	27
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Education	13
Manufacturing	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Other	10
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Construction	6
Transport and storage	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Real estate activities	4
Information and communication	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Boundstone Nursery School Upper Boundstone Lane , BN15 9QX	4out of 4	4,258 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Cobden Road , BN11 4BD	3out of 4	455 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Worthing Cobden Road , BN11 4BD	- not rated	455 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Heene CofE Primary School Norfolk Street , BN11 4BB	1out of 4	571 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Heene CofE Primary School Norfolk Street , BN11 4BB	- not rated	573 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Homefield Primary School and SSC 53 Chesswood Road , West Sussex BN11 2AA	3out of 4	1,395 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lyndhurst First and Middle School Chesswood Road , BN11 2AA	- not rated	1,395 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
White Styles Middle School White Styles Road , Sompting BN15 0BU	- not rated	3,471 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oakfield Middle School Irene Avenue , BN15 9NZ	- not rated	4,604 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thornberry Middle School Freshbrook Road , BN15 8DL	- not rated	5,097 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Andrew's CofE High School Sackville Road , BN14 8BG	3out of 4	1,413 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Worthing High School South Farm Road , BN14 7AR	3out of 4	1,452 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Worthing High School South Farm Road , BN14 7AR	- not rated	1,452 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bohunt School Worthing 65a Broadwater Road , BN14 8AH	3out of 4	1,556 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing Selborne Road , BN11 2JX	4out of 4	1,763 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Worthing College 1 Sanditon Way , BN14 9FD	- not rated	3,004 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greater Brighton Metropolitan College Littlehampton Road , BN12 6NU	- not rated	4,542 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Our Lady of Sion School Our Lady of Sion School , Gratwicke Road BN11 4BL	- not rated	192 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Reflections Small School Tudor Court , 52 Richmond Road BN11 1PS	- not rated	280 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Educate U Unit 2, 58c Chapel Road , BN11 1BG	- not rated	466 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Education Centre 56 Rowlands Road , BN11 3JT	- not rated	547 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brighton Forward Ltd 28a Teville Road , BN11 1UG	- not rated	704 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Shorely Scrumptious	15 Crescent Road	169 yd
Enzo's Restaurant	4 Graham Road	177 yd
The Woods Burger Kitchen	55 - 59 Portland Road	203 yd
Ding Tea Worthing	96 Montague Street	204 yd
Coffee Me	98 Montague Street	207 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Manuka Bar	9 Portland Square	211 yd
Hare & Hounds	Hare And Hounds, 79 - 81 Portland Road	217 yd
The Wax Cactus	114 - 116 Montague Street	228 yd
The Libertine	The Libertine, 46 - 56 Portland Road	230 yd
Jbs Bar	Jbs Bar New Street	265 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sha's	113 Montague Street	231 yd
Memosh	165 Montague Street	282 yd
Marine Event Caterers	154 Montague Street	302 yd
Subway	7 Montague Place	357 yd
Subway	3, Barclays Bank Buildings Chapel Road	397 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marks & Spencer (Food)	51 - 59 Montague Street	310 yd
Co-Op Welcome	1 - 3, Plaza Parade Rowlands Road	338 yd
Tesco Express	23 - 25 Chapel Road	382 yd
B & M Retail Ltd	1 - 8 Guildbourne Centre	459 yd
Ideal Super Market (Worthing) Ltd	55 - 57 Rowlands Road	497 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Reps Health Studios (Closed) Grafton Place	health and fitness suite	196 yd
Our Lady Of Sion School GRATWICKE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	197 yd
Gym Xtreme BATH PLACE	health and fitness suite	420 yd
Victoria Park Recreation Ground Norfolk Street	grass pitches	663 yd
Trax Health & Fitness Club 68A 68A HEENE ROAD	health and fitness suite	763 yd
Homefield Park Newland Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	998 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	128 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of BN11 1TU