West Buildings, Worthing, BN11 3BU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BN11 3BU, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.5% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49%	52.5%	3.5%	51.0%	1.5%
Male	51%	47.5%	-3.5%	49.0%	-1.5%

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 3BU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.3% 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	39.8%	46.3%	6.5%	37.9%	8.4%
Married: Opposite sex	34.1%	26.1%	-8.0%	44.2%	-18.1%
Married: Same sex	2%	0%	-2.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	4.3%	3%	-1.3%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	13%	16.3%	3.3%	9.1%	7.2%
Widowed	6.7%	7.4%	0.7%	6.1%	1.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	45.2%	44.3%	-0.9%	48.4%	-4.1%
Good health	39%	34.7%	-4.3%	33.6%	1.1%
Fair health	11.4%	15.5%	4.1%	12.7%	2.8%
Bad health	3.2%	5.2%	2.0%	4.0%	1.2%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	1.2%	-0.9%

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	16.7%	16%	-0.7%	18.2%	-2.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.7%	7.7%	-5.0%	9.6%	-1.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14%	14.2%	0.2%	13.4%	0.8%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	7.1%	4.8%	5.3%	1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.4%	13.9%	-1.5%	16.9%	-3.0%
Degree or Similar	30.1%	39.3%	9.2%	33.8%	5.5%
Other	8.7%	1.8%	-6.9%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 87.5% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	1.8%	2.6%	0.8%	3.1%	-0.5%
Other Asian	1.5%	2.3%	0.8%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	0.9%	1.3%	0.4%	2.5%	-1.2%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	90%	87.5%	-2.5%	81.4%	6.1%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	0.6%	1.6%	1.0%	0.6%	1.0%
Other	1.5%	1.8%	0.3%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 69.7% 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	73.6%	69.7%	-3.9%	83.2%	-13.5%
European Union	11.1%	15.4%	4.3%	6.1%	9.3%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	3.9%	3.0%	0.8%	3.1%
Africa	5.3%	3.9%	-1.4%	2.7%	1.2%
Middle East and Asia	5.3%	5%	-0.3%	5.6%	-0.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.8%	2.1%	0.3%	1.3%	0.8%
Oceania	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.4%	69.5%	-2.9%	83.2%	-13.7%
10+ Years	3.8%	14.8%	11.0%	9.8%	5.0%
5-10 Years	8.2%	7.8%	-0.4%	2.9%	4.9%
2-5 Years	8.5%	3.4%	-5.1%	2.2%	1.2%
Less than 2 years	7%	4.4%	-2.6%	1.9%	2.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67%	76.7%	-9.7%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	2.4%	1.3%	1.1%
Romania	4.5%	0.9%	3.6%
Other EU countries	5%	1.5%	3.5%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
North Africa	1%	0.1%	0.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	2.6%	1.2%	1.4%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	11.8%	13.5%	-1.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45.1%	37.2%	7.9%
Christian	43.5%	46.2%	-2.7%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Muslim	2.1%	6.5%	-4.4%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	7%	6.0%	1.0%

Safety

Is West Buildings Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around West Buildings was 46.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 81.9% lower than the Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

West Buildings has the 18th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central and the 157th lowest crime rate of 347 local areas in Worthing .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 23.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -95.2%.

🔎 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 3BU, 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 West Buildings are based on 75 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 West Buildings, Worthing, BN11 3BU

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN11 3BU

Average Price
£566,827

Semi-Detached
£566,827

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for West Buildings

Average Price
£241,091

Semi-Detached
£400,104

Terraced
£371,581

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£165,229

Other
£313,879

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on West BuildingsStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
4 West Buildings, Worthing, West Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£269,500	2013-06-14	£477,500
4 West Buildings, Worthing, West Sussex Semi-Detached, a newly built property	£264,000	2004-03-26	£594,623
2 West Buildings, Worthing, West Sussex Semi-Detached, a newly built property	£275,000	2004-03-23	£619,399

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BN11 3BU

Employment

BN11 3BU area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 16% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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	120
Retired	64
Part-Time Employee	46
Self-Employed	44
Unemployed	15
Other	11
Looking after home or family	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Student (economically inactive)	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	39
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Education	16
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Administrative and support service activities	14
Construction	13
Information and communication	11
Financial and insurance activities	10
Other	10
Manufacturing	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Transport and storage	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	5
Real estate activities	4
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	4,467 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	702 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Worthing Cobden Road , BN11 4BD	- not rated	702 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Heene CofE Primary School Norfolk Street , BN11 4BB	1out of 4	816 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Heene CofE Primary School Norfolk Street , BN11 4BB	- not rated	817 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Homefield Primary School and SSC 53 Chesswood Road , West Sussex BN11 2AA	3out of 4	1,635 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	1,635 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
White Styles Middle School White Styles Road , Sompting BN15 0BU	- not rated	3,709 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oakfield Middle School Irene Avenue , BN15 9NZ	- not rated	4,800 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thornberry Middle School Freshbrook Road , BN15 8DL	- not rated	5,234 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	1,692 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Worthing High School South Farm Road , BN14 7AR	3out of 4	1,728 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Worthing High School South Farm Road , BN14 7AR	- not rated	1,728 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bohunt School Worthing 65a Broadwater Road , BN14 8AH	3out of 4	1,851 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	1,957 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	3,288 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greater Brighton Metropolitan College Littlehampton Road , BN12 6NU	- not rated	4,609 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	452 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Education Centre 56 Rowlands Road , BN11 3JT	- not rated	486 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Reflections Small School Tudor Court , 52 Richmond Road BN11 1PS	- not rated	575 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Educate U Unit 2, 58c Chapel Road , BN11 1BG	- not rated	710 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cura Academy , 69 Mill Road BN11 5DX	- not rated	992 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bosun's Cafe	Cafe, 29 West Buildings	42 yd
Poppins Cafe and restaurant	127 Montague Street	59 yd
Liming Mexican Grill	13 New Street	59 yd
Doner Deliz	121 Montague Street	67 yd
Jenito’s Fried Chicken	143 Montague Street	72 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Anchored in Worthing	Anchored In Worthing, 27 West Buildings	37 yd
Jbs Bar	Jbs Bar New Street	59 yd
The Last Melon also trading as Woods Takeaway	6 New Street	64 yd
The Wax Cactus	114 - 116 Montague Street	90 yd
The Last Resort	The Last Resort, 72 - 73 Marine Parade	94 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sha's	113 Montague Street	92 yd
Memosh	165 Montague Street	123 yd
Marine Event Caterers	154 Montague Street	199 yd
Subway	7 Montague Place	306 yd
No49	49 Rowlands Road	389 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-Op Welcome	1 - 3, Plaza Parade Rowlands Road	236 yd
Marks & Spencer (Food)	51 - 59 Montague Street	271 yd
Ideal Super Market (Worthing) Ltd	55 - 57 Rowlands Road	410 yd
Iceland	Shop, 1 - 4, Pavilion Parade South Street	503 yd
Tesco Express	23 - 25 Chapel Road	544 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Gym Xtreme BATH PLACE	health and fitness suite	376 yd
Reps Health Studios (Closed) Grafton Place	health and fitness suite	446 yd
Our Lady Of Sion School GRATWICKE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	458 yd
Trax Health & Fitness Club 68A 68A HEENE ROAD	health and fitness suite	682 yd
Victoria Park Recreation Ground Norfolk Street	grass pitches	888 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%

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

Overview of BN11 3BU