Highdown Avenue, Worthing, BN13 1QL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BN13 1QL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.2%	50.5%	-0.7%	51.0%	-0.5%
Male	48.8%	49.5%	0.7%	49.0%	0.5%

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	32.4%	40.9%	8.5%	37.9%	3.0%
Married: Opposite sex	46.1%	45.7%	-0.4%	44.2%	1.5%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	0.3%	1.4%
Separated	2.9%	3%	0.1%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	17%	6.9%	-10.1%	9.1%	-2.2%
Widowed	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	6.1%	-4.4%

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 high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.9%) 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	55.6%	52.8%	-2.8%	48.4%	4.4%
Good health	35.2%	34.1%	-1.1%	33.6%	0.5%
Fair health	6.5%	10.7%	4.2%	12.7%	-2.0%
Bad health	1.9%	2.4%	0.5%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	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	9.5%	12.3%	2.8%	18.2%	-5.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.5%	7.9%	-6.6%	9.6%	-1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.9%	15.9%	-4.0%	13.4%	2.5%
Apprenticeship	2.5%	3.1%	0.6%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.6%	22.9%	11.3%	16.9%	6.0%
Degree or Similar	35.7%	36.1%	0.4%	33.8%	2.3%
Other	6.2%	1.8%	-4.4%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 90.4% 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)
Bangladeshi	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.6%	1.7%	1.1%	0.7%	1.0%
Indian	0.9%	2.1%	1.2%	3.1%	-1.0%
Pakistani	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	2.5%	-2.2%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.0%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1%	0.4%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	1.7%	1.1%	0.4%	1.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1%	1.0%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0.9%	1%	0.1%	0.8%	0.2%
White	93.8%	90.4%	-3.4%	81.4%	9.0%
Other	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 88.6% 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	92.6%	88.6%	-4.0%	83.2%	5.4%
European Union	1.5%	4.8%	3.3%	6.1%	-1.3%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	2.7%	-2.0%
Middle East and Asia	3.4%	2.4%	-1.0%	5.6%	-3.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	2.1%	1.2%	1.3%	0.8%
Oceania	0.6%	1%	0.4%	0.3%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	91.7%	88.6%	-3.1%	83.2%	5.4%
10+ Years	0.6%	7.9%	7.3%	9.8%	-1.9%
5-10 Years	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	2.9%	-2.6%
2-5 Years	1.5%	1.4%	-0.1%	2.2%	-0.8%
Less than 2 years	4.9%	1.7%	-3.2%	1.9%	-0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.5%	76.7%	6.8%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Romania	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	10%	13.5%	-3.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.8%	37.2%	7.6%
Christian	45.1%	46.2%	-1.1%
Hindu	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Not answered	8.3%	6.0%	2.3%

Safety

Is Highdown Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Highdown Avenue was 232.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 389.6% higher than the Offington average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Highdown Avenue has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Offington and the 29th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 40.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -49.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 52% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£44,300

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in BN13 1QL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 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) - 6/10 (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 Highdown Avenue are based on 83 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 Highdown Avenue, Worthing, BN13 1QL

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN13 1QL

Average Price
£271,067

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£679,079

Flats/Maisonettes
£142,905

Other
£153,438

Estimated Average Property Prices for Highdown Avenue

Average Price
£340,183

Semi-Detached
£591,619

Terraced
£437,385

Detached
£717,751

Flats/Maisonettes
£148,763

Other
£155,523

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Highdown AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
43A Highdown Avenue, Worthing, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£143,000	2025-03-28	£144,791
35 Highdown Avenue, Worthing, West Sussex Detached, an established residential building	£595,000	2024-07-05	£627,984
43H Highdown Avenue, Worthing, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£155,500	2022-10-13	£150,234
43G Highdown Avenue, Worthing, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£150,000	2022-09-16	£146,231
45F Highdown Avenue, Worthing, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£160,000	2022-02-28	£159,016

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BN13 1QL

Employment

BN13 1QL area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 15% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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.

BN13 1QL area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% 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	94
Self-Employed	31
Part-Time Employee	31
Retired	24
Student (economically inactive)	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Looking after home or family	9
Other	7
Unemployed	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Education	22
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Manufacturing	17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Construction	12
Financial and insurance activities	10
Transport and storage	8
Other	6
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	5
Information and communication	4
Real estate 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	5,056 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thomas A Becket Infant School Pelham Road , BN13 1JB	3out of 4	315 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thomas A Becket Junior School Glebeside Avenue , BN14 7PR	3out of 4	562 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Durrington Junior School Salvington Road , BN13 2JD	3out of 4	891 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Durrington Infant School Salvington Road , BN13 2JD	3out of 4	895 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing Derwent Drive , Goring-by-Sea BN12 6LA	2out of 4	1,254 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Durrington High School The Boulevard , BN13 1JX	3out of 4	754 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Worthing High School South Farm Road , BN14 7AR	3out of 4	1,449 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bohunt School Worthing 65a Broadwater Road , BN14 8AH	3out of 4	1,870 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's CofE High School Sackville Road , BN14 8BG	2out of 4	2,458 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Oscar Romero Catholic School Goring Street , Goring-By-Sea BN12 5AF	3out of 4	3,218 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	2,767 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oak Grove College The Boulevard , BN13 1JX	3out of 4	971 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Palatine Primary School Palatine Road , BN12 6JP	3out of 4	1,373 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing Broadwater Road , BN14 8HU	- not rated	1,848 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Reflections Small School Tudor Court , 52 Richmond Road BN11 1PS	- not rated	2,493 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady of Sion School Gratwicke Road , Worthing BN11 4BL	- not rated	2,499 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
Asian Village	1 Littlehampton Road	285 yd
Nikki's Cafe	137 Rectory Road	306 yd
Well Hungry Pizza	The Vine, 27 - 29 High Street	410 yd
The Parsonage Restaurant	6 - 10 High Street	473 yd
The Old Bake House	Shop, 2 High Street	482 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Fox & Finch	The Fox And Finch Alehouse, 8 Littlehampton Road	322 yd
Thomas A Becket Hotel	Thomas A Becket, 146 Rectory Road	343 yd
The Vine	The Vine, 27 - 29 High Street	410 yd
George And Dragon	The George And Dragon, 1 High Street	470 yd
RAFA Club	Royal Air Force Association, 74 Ashacre Lane	745 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Quick Eat	135 Rectory Road	304 yd
Selden Fish Bar	3 Selden Parade	807 yd
Happy Valley	Restaurant, 122 South Street	884 yd
New Sunflower	Shop, 71 Salvington Road	1,061 yd
Hot Spot	Shop, 75 Salvington Road	1,070 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Express	69 Rectory Road		396 yd
Welcome	4 Half Moon Lane Parade		825 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Durrington Recreation Ground Cuckfield Crescent	grass pitches	254 yd
Thomas A Becket Junior School THOMAS A BECKET SCHOOL BUNGALOW THOMAS A BECKET SCHOOL BUNGALOW GLEBESIDE AVENUE	grass pitches	504 yd
Church House Grounds Church Road	tennis courts	528 yd
Durrington High School THE BOULEVARD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	857 yd
Durrington Infant And Junior School SALVINGTON ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	1,018 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	83.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	83.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	83.3%

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	37.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	107.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	7.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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