Thackeray Road, Worthing, BN14 8DX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding BN14 8DX has a slightly higher male population, with 50% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.4%	50%	-4.4%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	45.6%	50%	4.4%	49.0%	1.0%

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 BN14 8DX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 44.3% 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	41.8%	44.3%	2.5%	37.9%	6.4%
Married: Opposite sex	37.6%	37%	-0.6%	44.2%	-7.2%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	2.8%	3.1%	0.3%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	14.5%	13.8%	-0.7%	9.1%	4.7%
Widowed	3.2%	1.4%	-1.8%	6.1%	-4.7%

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	45.1%	38.8%	-6.3%	48.4%	-9.6%
Good health	35%	38.3%	3.3%	33.6%	4.7%
Fair health	14.3%	14.1%	-0.2%	12.7%	1.4%
Bad health	5.1%	7.2%	2.1%	4.0%	3.2%
Very bad health	0.5%	1.5%	1.0%	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	29.8%	22.1%	-7.7%	18.2%	3.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.4%	12.1%	-6.3%	9.6%	2.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.4%	13.1%	-4.3%	13.4%	-0.3%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	8%	6.6%	5.3%	2.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.4%	15.9%	3.5%	16.9%	-1.0%
Degree or Similar	17%	24.9%	7.9%	33.8%	-8.9%
Other	3.5%	3.8%	0.3%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 87.3% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	0%	3.4%	3.4%	3.1%	0.3%
Pakistani	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	4.6%	3.6%	-1.0%	1.6%	2.0%
Black African	2.4%	0.5%	-1.9%	2.5%	-2.0%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2.2%	0.8%	-1.4%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	88.6%	87.3%	-1.3%	81.4%	5.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Other	0%	2.1%	2.1%	1.6%	0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 87% 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	91%	87%	-4.0%	83.2%	3.8%
European Union	1%	3.1%	2.1%	6.1%	-3.0%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	2.4%	1.6%	-0.8%	2.7%	-1.1%
Middle East and Asia	4.6%	6.2%	1.6%	5.6%	0.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.5%	1.3%	0.8%	1.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	90.8%	86.8%	-4.0%	83.2%	3.6%
10+ Years	0.5%	9.3%	8.8%	9.8%	-0.5%
5-10 Years	2.7%	2.3%	-0.4%	2.9%	-0.6%
2-5 Years	2.9%	1%	-1.9%	2.2%	-1.2%
Less than 2 years	3.2%	0.5%	-2.7%	1.9%	-1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.8%	76.7%	-6.9%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
No passport held	23.4%	13.5%	9.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	54.5%	37.2%	17.3%
Christian	33.6%	46.2%	-12.6%
Hindu	2.6%	1.7%	0.9%
Muslim	3.1%	6.5%	-3.4%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Thackeray Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Thackeray Road was 225.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 233.6% higher than the Broadwater average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Thackeray Road has the 4th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater and the 31st highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 109.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -18.8%.

🔎 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. 54% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£43,900

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in BN14 8DX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 9/10 (very high )
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 Thackeray Road are based on 34 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 Thackeray Road, Worthing, BN14 8DX

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN14 8DX

Average Price
£294,790

Semi-Detached
£260,694

Terraced
£306,510

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£222,333

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Thackeray Road

Average Price
£306,003

Semi-Detached
£293,548

Terraced
£311,107

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£225,354

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Thackeray Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
30 Thackeray Road, Worthing, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£363,000	2025-01-14	£366,334
35 Thackeray Road, Worthing, West Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£366,500	2022-07-08	£369,822
27 Thackeray Road, Worthing, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£278,000	2021-06-28	£304,139
2 Thackeray Road, Worthing, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£324,500	2021-06-25	£355,012
16 Thackeray Road, Worthing, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£272,000	2021-03-31	£318,730

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BN14 8DX

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	91
Part-Time Employee	59
Retired	28
Looking after home or family	25
Long-Term Sick or disabled	24
Self-Employed	23
Student (economically inactive)	14
Unemployed	12
Other	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	34
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Manufacturing	16
Construction	14
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Other	10
Transport and storage	9
Education	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Information and communication	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Real estate 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	2,439 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Springfield Infant School and Nursery Sackville Road , BN14 8BQ	3out of 4	416 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chesswood Junior School 53 Chesswood Road , BN11 2AA	3out of 4	482 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Whytemead Primary School Dominion Road , BN14 8LH	2out of 4	625 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Downsbrook Primary School Dominion Road , BN14 8GD	1out of 4	632 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Lyndhurst Infant School Lyndhurst Road , BN11 2DG	3out of 4	784 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing Selborne Road , BN11 2JX	3out of 4	522 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Girls	More About School
St Andrew's CofE High School Sackville Road , BN14 8BG	2out of 4	628 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bohunt School Worthing 65a Broadwater Road , BN14 8AH	3out of 4	1,148 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Worthing High School South Farm Road , BN14 7AR	3out of 4	1,662 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Sir Robert Woodard Academy Upper Boundstone Lane , BN15 9QZ	2out of 4	2,696 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing Broadwater Road , BN14 8HU	- not rated	1,185 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Seadown School Seadown House, 1a Farncombe Road , BN11 2BE	- not rated	1,269 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Educate U Unit 2, , 58c Chapel Road BN12 6JT	- not rated	1,410 yd	Other independent school	No	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
Our Lady of Sion School Gratwicke Road , Worthing BN11 4BL	- not rated	1,850 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
Worthing cafe Ltd	2, Dominion Buildings Dominion Road	251 yd
The Range Coffee Shop	Unit 1, Pages Corner Ham Road	471 yd
Wave Cafe	Broadwater Baptist Church Dominion Road	760 yd
East Toast Cafe	38 Lyndhurst Road	814 yd
Costa	Worthing Hospital Lyndhurst Road	850 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Smugglers Return	The Smugglers Return, 112 Ham Road		799 yd
The Alexandra	The Alexandra, 28 Lyndhurst Road		839 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fillets fish and chips	7, Dominion Buildings Dominion Road	231 yd
China China	6, Dominion Buildings Dominion Road	233 yd
Pasha Kebab House	5, Dominion Buildings Dominion Road	236 yd
Gntrooster	4, Dominion Buildings Dominion Road	241 yd
chenoodles tasty house	42 Lyndhurst Road	810 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Express	63 Dominion Road		177 yd
Co-Op	60 Ham Road		982 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ocean Fitness DOMINION ROAD	health and fitness suite	132 yd
Davison Church Of England High School For Girls SELBORNE ROAD	grass pitches	407 yd
Davison Leisure Centre DAVISON LEISURE CENTRE DAVISON LEISURE CENTRE SELBORNE ROAD	health and fitness suite	475 yd
Chesswood Junior School CHESSWOOD ROAD	grass pitches	500 yd
St Andrew'S Church Of England High School For Boys SACKVILLE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	735 yd
Downsbrook Primary School DOMINION ROAD	grass pitches	758 yd
Homefield Park Newland Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	908 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	200 Mbit/s
Average download speed	234.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	75 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BN14 8DX