Poling Close, Goring By Sea, Worthing, BN12 6BA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BN12 6BA has a female population much higher than UK average, with 56.1% of the population 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	55.4%	56.1%	0.7%	51.0%	5.1%
Male	44.6%	43.9%	-0.7%	49.0%	-5.1%

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	26.2%	34.4%	8.2%	37.9%	-3.5%
Married: Opposite sex	51.1%	43.9%	-7.2%	44.2%	-0.3%
Separated	0.9%	2.5%	1.6%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	10.7%	13.1%	2.4%	9.1%	4.0%
Widowed	11.2%	6.1%	-5.1%	6.1%	0.0%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	39.2%	46.8%	7.6%	48.4%	-1.6%
Good health	42.1%	35.2%	-6.9%	33.6%	1.6%
Fair health	12.6%	15%	2.4%	12.7%	2.3%
Bad health	5.4%	2.7%	-2.7%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	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.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 18.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	28.3%	18.8%	-9.5%	18.2%	0.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.4%	18.4%	6.0%	9.6%	8.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.5%	15.1%	-3.4%	13.4%	1.7%
Apprenticeship	6%	5.3%	-0.7%	5.3%	0.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	16.3%	20%	3.7%	16.9%	3.1%
Degree or Similar	16.3%	18.4%	2.1%	33.8%	-15.4%
Other	2.1%	4.1%	2.0%	2.8%	1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 94.5% 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	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.4%	1.7%	0.3%	3.1%	-1.4%
Other Asian	0.4%	1.4%	1.0%	1.6%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	1%	1.0%	0.4%	0.6%
White	96%	94.5%	-1.5%	81.4%	13.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	1.6%	-0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 91.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	92.8%	91.5%	-1.3%	83.2%	8.3%
European Union	3.6%	4.8%	1.2%	6.1%	-1.3%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	1.8%	0.7%	-1.1%	2.7%	-2.0%
Middle East and Asia	1.1%	2.7%	1.6%	5.6%	-2.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	92.4%	91.5%	-0.9%	83.2%	8.3%
10+ Years	0%	5.8%	5.8%	9.8%	-4.0%
5-10 Years	0%	1.4%	1.4%	2.9%	-1.5%
2-5 Years	1.4%	1%	-0.4%	2.2%	-1.2%
Less than 2 years	6.1%	0.3%	-5.8%	1.9%	-1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.6%	76.7%	1.9%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	2%	0.9%	1.1%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	17%	13.5%	3.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.6%	37.2%	7.4%
Christian	45.6%	46.2%	-0.6%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Sikh	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is Poling Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Poling Close was 60.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 46.9% lower than the Castle average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Poling Close has the 30th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Castle and the 152nd highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 9.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 51.4%.

🔎 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. 65% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£49,200

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in BN12 6BA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (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) - 5/10 (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 Poling Close are based on 44 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 Poling Close, Goring By Sea, Worthing, BN12 6BA

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN12 6BA

Average Price
£363,060

Semi-Detached
£355,504

Terraced
£329,636

Detached
£389,390

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Poling Close

Average Price
£371,213

Semi-Detached
£365,352

Terraced
£332,664

Detached
£389,567

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Poling CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
28 Poling Close, Worthing, West Sussex Detached, an established residential building	£335,000	2025-03-31	£340,613
20 Poling Close, Worthing, West Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£243,750	2024-11-21	£251,273
8 Poling Close, Worthing, West Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£375,000	2023-12-20	£379,545
10 Poling Close, Worthing, West Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£365,000	2023-11-27	£364,273
28 Poling Close, Worthing, West Sussex Detached, an established residential building	£330,000	2023-05-05	£321,394

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BN12 6BA

Employment

BN12 6BA area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	71
Retired	66
Part-Time Employee	46
Self-Employed	20
Student (economically inactive)	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Unemployed	7
Looking after home or family	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Other	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Human health and social work activities	23
Manufacturing	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Construction	10
Financial and insurance activities	8
Education	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Transport and storage	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Other	4
Information and communication	4
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Laurels Primary School, Worthing Winterbourne Way , West Durrington BN13 3QH	2out of 4	934 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hawthorns Primary School, Durrington Poplar Road , Durrington BN13 3EZ	2out of 4	988 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Orchards Junior School Nelson Road , BN12 6EN	3out of 4	1,034 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Field Place Infant School Nelson Road , BN12 6EN	2out of 4	1,034 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School Mulberry Lane , Goring-by-Sea BN12 4RN	3out of 4	1,156 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Oscar Romero Catholic School Goring Street , Goring-By-Sea BN12 5AF	3out of 4	791 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Durrington High School The Boulevard , BN13 1JX	3out of 4	1,877 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Worthing High School South Farm Road , BN14 7AR	3out of 4	3,739 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Angmering School Station Road , Angmering BN16 4HH	2out of 4	4,162 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bohunt School Worthing 65a Broadwater Road , BN14 8AH	3out of 4	4,273 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	229 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Palatine Primary School Palatine Road , BN12 6JP	3out of 4	1,254 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oak Grove College The Boulevard , BN13 1JX	3out of 4	1,671 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady of Sion School Gratwicke Road , Worthing BN11 4BL	- not rated	4,168 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Reflections Small School Tudor Court , 52 Richmond Road BN11 1PS	- not rated	4,276 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing Broadwater Road , BN14 8HU	- not rated	4,350 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Southern Water	Southern House Yeoman Road	346 yd
Limbrick Corner Cafe	Unit A, Limbrick Corner Palatine Road	362 yd
Theatre & Theatre Bar	Theatre, Greater Brighton Metropolitan College Littlehampton Road	364 yd
OCS canteen	Highdown House Yeoman Way	475 yd
David Lloyd Leisure	David Lloyd Leisure Romany Road	583 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sussex Yeoman	Hungry Horse Palatine Road	426 yd
The Swallows Return	Swallows Return, 1 Titnore Lane	632 yd
Goring Conservative Club	Goring By Sea Conservative Club, 49 Mulberry Lane	806 yd
The Bull	Bull Inn Goring Street	1,057 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Chip Shop	1 Boxgrove Parade	285 yd
Goring Fish Bar	8, Limbrick Corner Limbrick Lane	327 yd
China House	3, Limbrick Corner Palatine Road	364 yd
The Cabin	Mulberry House, 7 Woods Way	748 yd
Chips Inc	140 Aldsworth Avenue	787 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Express	104 Goring Way		612 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
David Lloyd Club (Worthing) ROMANY ROAD	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, swimming pool, tennis courts	572 yd
Northbrook Recreation Ground Titnore Lane	grass pitches	681 yd
Palatine Park PALATINE ROAD	grass pitches	749 yd
Chatsmore Catholic High School GORING STREET	grass pitches	814 yd
Orchards Junior School NELSON ROAD	grass pitches	881 yd
Goring Recreation Ground Fernhurst Drive	grass pitches	1,074 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	154.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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