Wells Court, Worthing, BN11 5PE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BN11 5PE is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.7%	50.2%	-3.5%	51.0%	-0.8%
Male	46.3%	49.8%	3.5%	49.0%	0.8%

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	28.1%	22.2%	-5.9%	37.9%	-15.7%
Married: Opposite sex	35.1%	45.9%	10.8%	44.2%	1.7%
Separated	4.1%	0.5%	-3.6%	2.2%	-1.7%
Divorced	15.2%	17.8%	2.6%	9.1%	8.7%
Widowed	17.5%	13.5%	-4.0%	6.1%	7.4%

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 lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (69.3%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	29.9%	32.2%	2.3%	48.4%	-16.2%
Good health	39.5%	37.1%	-2.4%	33.6%	3.5%
Fair health	22.6%	23.3%	0.7%	12.7%	10.6%
Bad health	5.1%	5.9%	0.8%	4.0%	1.9%
Very bad health	2.8%	1.5%	-1.3%	1.2%	0.3%

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	28.7%	18.3%	-10.4%	18.2%	0.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.2%	9.7%	-5.5%	9.6%	0.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14%	18.8%	4.8%	13.4%	5.4%
Apprenticeship	4.1%	4.3%	0.2%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.4%	11.3%	4.9%	16.9%	-5.6%
Degree or Similar	24%	34.9%	10.9%	33.8%	1.1%
Other	7.6%	2.7%	-4.9%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 95% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	0.7%	-0.2%
Other Asian	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	2.5%	-2.0%
Other Black	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1%	1.0%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0.6%	1.5%	0.9%	0.8%	0.7%
White	96.6%	95%	-1.6%	81.4%	13.6%
Arab	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 82.7% 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	90.4%	82.7%	-7.7%	83.2%	-0.5%
European Union	3.4%	10.4%	7.0%	6.1%	4.3%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	1%	0.4%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	2.7%	-2.2%
Middle East and Asia	2.8%	1.5%	-1.3%	5.6%	-4.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.3%	3.5%	1.2%	1.3%	2.2%
Oceania	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	87%	81.5%	-5.5%	83.2%	-1.7%
10+ Years	1.1%	10.7%	9.6%	9.8%	0.9%
5-10 Years	0.6%	3.4%	2.8%	2.9%	0.5%
2-5 Years	0.6%	2%	1.4%	2.2%	-0.2%
Less than 2 years	10.7%	2.4%	-8.3%	1.9%	0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.7%	76.7%	-1.0%
Ireland	2%	0.6%	1.4%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	3%	0.9%	2.1%
Other EU countries	2.5%	1.5%	1.0%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and South America	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
No passport held	13.9%	13.5%	0.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.2%	37.2%	-4.0%
Christian	55.4%	46.2%	9.2%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	2%	6.5%	-4.5%
Not answered	8.9%	6.0%	2.9%

Safety

Is Wells Court Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wells Court was 10.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 82.4% lower than the Marine average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Wells Court has the lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Marine and the 24th lowest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 0.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about 0.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

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

Average Household Income
£49,700

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in BN11 5PE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 5/10 (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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 3/10 (low )
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 Wells Court are based on 14 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 Wells Court, Worthing, BN11 5PE

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN11 5PE

Average Price
£248,775

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£249,060

Other
£247,491

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wells Court

Average Price
£242,073

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£242,073

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wells CourtStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Garage 21 Pevensey Garden, Worthing, West Sussex Other, an established residential building	£265,000	2023-09-22	£241,933
Garage 40 Pevensey Garden, Worthing, West Sussex Other, an established residential building	£250,000	2022-08-30	£224,602
9 Wells Court, Worthing, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2021-05-07	£218,840
11 Wells Court, Worthing, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£240,000	2018-11-16	£254,682
7 Wells Court, Worthing, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£210,000	2018-01-12	£227,668

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BN11 5PE

Employment

BN11 5PE area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of retired residents living in BN11 5PE area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 53% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired	101
Full-Time Employee	43
Part-Time Employee	13
Self-Employed	13
Looking after home or family	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Other	4
Student (economically inactive)	2
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1
Unemployed	1

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	15
Construction	9
Financial and insurance activities	8
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	7
Manufacturing	5
Transport and storage	5
Education	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Information and communication	2
Accommodation and food service activities	2
Real estate activities	1
Administrative and support service activities	1
Other	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing Elm Grove , BN11 5LQ	3out of 4	709 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Heene CofE Primary School Norfolk Street , BN11 4BB	2out of 4	1,385 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Cobden Road , BN11 4BD	1out of 4	1,405 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School Marlborough Road , BN12 4HD	3out of 4	1,580 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thomas A Becket Infant School Pelham Road , BN13 1JB	3out of 4	1,954 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	1,915 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Durrington High School The Boulevard , BN13 1JX	3out of 4	2,194 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bohunt School Worthing 65a Broadwater Road , BN14 8AH	3out of 4	2,385 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's CofE High School Sackville Road , BN14 8BG	2out of 4	2,617 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Oscar Romero Catholic School Goring Street , Goring-By-Sea BN12 5AF	3out of 4	2,940 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greater Brighton Metropolitan College Littlehampton Road , BN12 6NU	- not rated	3,122 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 Gratwicke Road , Worthing BN11 4BL	- not rated	1,490 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Reflections Small School Tudor Court , 52 Richmond Road BN11 1PS	- not rated	1,657 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Educate U Unit 2, , 58c Chapel Road BN12 6JT	- not rated	1,983 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Palatine Primary School Palatine Road , BN12 6JP	3out of 4	2,251 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oak Grove College The Boulevard , BN13 1JX	3out of 4	2,285 yd	Community special school	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
Marine Gardens Cafe	Cafe, Marine Gardens West Parade	421 yd
Orchid House	14 West Avenue	497 yd
Lazy Brunch Kitchen	12 - 14 Goring Road	661 yd
Spice I Am	24B Goring Road	710 yd
Costa Coffee	23 Goring Road	726 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Elephant In The Room	The Elephant In The Room, 40 Goring Road	731 yd
Georgi Fin	The Georgi Fin, 54 Goring Road	766 yd
Charles Dickens	Charles Dickens, 54 - 56 Heene Road	766 yd
Toby Carvery	Toby Carvery, 39 Goring Road	802 yd
Worthing Sailing Club	Worthing Sailing Club, 1 Sea Place	1,020 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
China Cottage	5, Wallace Parade Goring Road	601 yd
Curry Zone	9, Wallace Parade Goring Road	620 yd
Pizza Hut also trading as WingStreet	8 Goring Road	651 yd
Worthing Fish Bar	74 Heene Road	753 yd
Worthing Fisheries	102 George V Avenue	760 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Frozen Foods	12, Wallace Parade Goring Road	635 yd
Co-Op	13 - 15 Goring Road	673 yd
Tesco Express	24A Goring Road	703 yd
Ideal Super Market (Worthing) Ltd	55 - 57 Rowlands Road	1,030 yd
Fresh Vegetables & Halal Meat	4 - 6 South Street	1,040 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Trax Health & Fitness Club 68A 68A HEENE ROAD	health and fitness suite	758 yd
Elm Grove Primary ELM GROVE	swimming pool	823 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	64.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	70.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	159.92 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	159.92 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	30 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BN11 5PE