Longfellow Road, Worthing, BN11 4NU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BN11 4NU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.8%	50.4%	-2.4%	51.0%	-0.6%
Male	47.2%	49.6%	2.4%	49.0%	0.6%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	40.7%	34.8%	-5.9%	37.9%	-3.1%
Married: Opposite sex	40.2%	46.4%	6.2%	44.2%	2.2%
Married: Same sex	2.1%	0%	-2.1%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	2.6%	1.3%	-1.3%	2.2%	-0.9%
Divorced	8.8%	9.8%	1.0%	9.1%	0.7%
Widowed	5.7%	6.7%	1.0%	6.1%	0.6%

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 (87.4%) 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	58.7%	50.4%	-8.3%	48.4%	2.0%
Good health	29.5%	37%	7.5%	33.6%	3.4%
Fair health	7.9%	9.2%	1.3%	12.7%	-3.5%
Bad health	3.1%	3.5%	0.4%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	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.

In the area around BN11 4NU this area, 8.1% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 45.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12.4%	8.1%	-4.3%	18.2%	-10.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.9%	14%	0.1%	9.6%	4.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17%	12.2%	-4.8%	13.4%	-1.2%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	2.3%	-0.3%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.4%	14.9%	0.5%	16.9%	-2.0%
Degree or Similar	35.1%	45.5%	10.4%	33.8%	11.7%
Other	4.6%	3.2%	-1.4%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 88.4% 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%	1.8%	1.8%	0.7%	1.1%
Indian	0%	2.1%	2.1%	3.1%	-1.0%
Other Asian	1.2%	2.1%	0.9%	1.6%	0.5%
Black African	0%	2.5%	2.5%	2.5%	0.0%
Other Black	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	2.4%	0%	-2.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0.8%	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%	0.3%
White	95.3%	88.4%	-6.9%	81.4%	7.0%
Other	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 80% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	89.4%	80%	-9.4%	83.2%	-3.2%
European Union	6.7%	9.1%	2.4%	6.1%	3.0%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	0.4%	3.5%	3.1%	2.7%	0.8%
Middle East and Asia	2%	4.6%	2.6%	5.6%	-1.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	89.4%	79.7%	-9.7%	83.2%	-3.5%
10+ Years	0.8%	10.8%	10.0%	9.8%	1.0%
5-10 Years	0.4%	3.5%	3.1%	2.9%	0.6%
2-5 Years	3.9%	1.7%	-2.2%	2.2%	-0.5%
Less than 2 years	5.5%	4.2%	-1.3%	1.9%	2.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.2%	76.7%	-0.5%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Italy	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Poland	4.3%	1.3%	3.0%
Romania	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other EU countries	1.4%	1.5%	-0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	1.8%	1.2%	0.6%
No passport held	9.2%	13.5%	-4.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	52.8%	37.2%	15.6%
Christian	37%	46.2%	-9.2%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	9.2%	6.0%	3.2%

Safety

Is Longfellow Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Longfellow Road was 12.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 95.2% lower than the Central average. The most reported crime type was Bicycle theft.

Longfellow Road has the 4th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central and the 33rd lowest crime rate of 347 local areas in Worthing .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 8.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -89.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 70% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,400

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in BN11 4NU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 3/10 (low )
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) - 6/10 (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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Longfellow Road are based on 77 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 Longfellow Road, Worthing, BN11 4NU

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN11 4NU

Average Price
£471,338

Semi-Detached
£734,269

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£825,983

Flats/Maisonettes
£266,055

Other
£142,129

Estimated Average Property Prices for Longfellow Road

Average Price
£401,943

Semi-Detached
£675,981

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£726,197

Flats/Maisonettes
£228,916

Other
£135,149

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Longfellow Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
20 Longfellow Road, Worthing, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£377,500	2025-12-17	£370,098
20A Longfellow Road, Worthing, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£375,000	2025-07-15	£367,247
Flat 1 26 Longfellow Road, Worthing, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£180,000	2022-06-30	£160,079
Flat 4 Chaucer Lodge Longfellow Road, Worthing, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£285,000	2022-05-24	£255,224
Flat 2 Chaucer Lodge Longfellow Road, Worthing, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£375,000	2022-03-24	£341,945

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BN11 4NU

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	78
Retired	50
Part-Time Employee	35
Self-Employed	20
Unemployed	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Looking after home or family	7
Other	5
Student (economically inactive)	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Human health and social work activities	20
Financial and insurance activities	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Education	12
Construction	11
Information and communication	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Other	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Manufacturing	5
Transport and storage	2
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
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	4,522 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Heene CofE Primary School Norfolk Street , BN11 4BB	- not rated	366 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Heene CofE Primary School Norfolk Street , BN11 4BB	1out of 4	367 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Cobden Road , BN11 4BD	3out of 4	463 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Worthing Cobden Road , BN11 4BD	- not rated	463 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing Elm Grove , BN11 5LQ	3out of 4	1,324 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	1,709 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
White Styles Middle School White Styles Road , Sompting BN15 0BU	- not rated	3,628 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oakfield Middle School Irene Avenue , BN15 9NZ	- not rated	4,911 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Worthing High School South Farm Road , BN14 7AR	3out of 4	854 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Worthing High School South Farm Road , BN14 7AR	- not rated	854 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bohunt School Worthing 65a Broadwater Road , BN14 8AH	3out of 4	1,254 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's CofE High School Sackville Road , BN14 8BG	3out of 4	1,481 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Durrington High School The Boulevard , BN13 1JX	3out of 4	2,178 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	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	2,382 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greater Brighton Metropolitan College Littlehampton Road , BN12 6NU	- not rated	3,737 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	706 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brighton Forward Ltd 28a Teville Road , BN11 1UG	- not rated	721 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Reflections Small School Tudor Court , 52 Richmond Road BN11 1PS	- not rated	764 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Education Centre 56 Rowlands Road , BN11 3JT	- not rated	802 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Sussex Theatre Studios 27 Langton Road , BN14 7BY	- not rated	968 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Heene Road Coffee	Former 199 Heene Road	253 yd
Worthing Pavilion Bowling Club Ltd	Pavilion Bowling Club, 78 Pavilion Road	307 yd
Worthing Soup Kitchen (WSK) Hub/Cafe	35 - 36 New Broadway	422 yd
Efes	Restaurant, 131 - 133 Clifton Road	449 yd
Clifton Road Coffee	127 - 129 Clifton Road	451 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Venue5	Pavilion Bowling Club, 78 Pavilion Road	307 yd
Karma Lounge	171 - 173 Tarring Road	317 yd
The Tarring Club	The Tarring Club, 118 - 122 Pavilion Road	339 yd
Worthing Football Club	Sussex Transport Community Stadium, Worthing Football Club Woodside Road	476 yd
Brewhouse and Kitchen	Beechwood Hall Wykeham Road	476 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
+39 Pizza on the Road	Former 195 Heene Road	251 yd
Taste of Bengal	203 Heene Road	265 yd
Bahar's Kebab	Shop, 205 Heene Road	274 yd
Kebab Centre	161 Tarring Road	289 yd
Old Nick's Fish Bar	217 Pavilion Road	357 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-Operative	49 - 56 New Broadway	339 yd
Tesco Express	1 - 5, Warners Parade South Farm Road	474 yd
Fresh Vegetables & Halal Meat	4 - 6 South Street	617 yd
Black Sea	29 Oxford Road	643 yd
Co-Op Stores	23 - 25 South Street	681 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Victoria Park Recreation Ground Norfolk Street	grass pitches	252 yd
Worthing Pavilion Bowling Club PAVILION ROAD	indoor bowls	313 yd
Worthing Football Club WOODSIDE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	437 yd
Our Lady Of Sion School GRATWICKE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	702 yd
Trax Health & Fitness Club 68A 68A HEENE ROAD	health and fitness suite	854 yd
Worthing High School SOUTH FARM ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	855 yd
Reps Health Studios (Closed) Grafton Place	health and fitness suite	966 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	174.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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