Ruskin Road, Worthing, BN14 8DZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding BN14 8DZ 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 8DZ, 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 Ruskin Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ruskin Road was 205.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 260.2% higher than the Broadwater average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Ruskin Road has the 4th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Broadwater and the 32nd highest crime rate of 347 local areas in Worthing .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 91.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -54.2%.

🔎 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 8DZ, 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 Ruskin Road are based on 38 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 Ruskin Road, Worthing, BN14 8DZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN14 8DZ

Average Price
£292,472

Semi-Detached
£325,330

Terraced
£287,778

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ruskin Road

Average Price
£268,092

Semi-Detached
£271,953

Terraced
£267,220

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ruskin Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
43 Ruskin Road, Worthing, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£298,000	2025-03-07	£292,750
32 Ruskin Road, Worthing, West Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£325,000	2023-08-11	£314,782
46 Ruskin Road, Worthing, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£353,000	2022-03-24	£347,863
32 Ruskin Road, Worthing, West Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£225,000	2021-06-15	£240,084
41 Ruskin Road, Worthing, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£251,000	2018-07-06	£309,828

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BN14 8DZ

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	2,445 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	- not rated	421 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Homefield Primary School and SSC 53 Chesswood Road , West Sussex BN11 2AA	3out of 4	453 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Whytemead Primary School Dominion Road , BN14 8LH	3out of 4	684 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Whytemead Primary School Dominion Road , BN14 8LH	- not rated	684 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Downsbrook Primary School Dominion Road , BN14 8GD	- not rated	695 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	453 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
White Styles Middle School White Styles Road , Sompting BN15 0BU	- not rated	1,624 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oakfield Middle School Irene Avenue , BN15 9NZ	- not rated	2,821 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thornberry Middle School Freshbrook Road , BN15 8DL	- not rated	3,532 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	4out of 4	458 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Girls	More About School
St Andrew's CofE High School Sackville Road , BN14 8BG	3out of 4	646 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bohunt School Worthing 65a Broadwater Road , BN14 8AH	3out of 4	1,184 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Worthing High School South Farm Road , BN14 7AR	3out of 4	1,690 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Worthing High School South Farm Road , BN14 7AR	- not rated	1,690 yd	Foundation school	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	2,425 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Riverside Education Trust Easting Close , BN14 8HQ	- not rated	520 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Strides Learning Support Centre 66 Livesay Crescent , Broadwater BN14 8AT	- not rated	845 yd	Other independent special school	No	Boys	More About School
Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre 52 - 54 Windsor Road , Worthing BN11 2LY	- not rated	874 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cura Academy , 69 Mill Road BN11 5DX	- not rated	1,114 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Sussex Theatre Studios 27 Langton Road , BN14 7BY	- not rated	1,142 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
Worthing cafe Ltd	2, Dominion Buildings Dominion Road	167 yd
The Range Coffee Shop	Unit 1, Pages Corner Ham Road	551 yd
Wave Cafe	Broadwater Baptist Church Dominion Road	687 yd
Costa	Worthing Hospital Lyndhurst Road	816 yd
Friends of Worthing Hospital (North)	Worthing Hospital Lyndhurst Road	816 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Alexandra	The Alexandra, 28 Lyndhurst Road	835 yd
Smugglers Return	The Smugglers Return, 112 Ham Road	864 yd
Worthing Cricket Club	Sports Pavilion, Manor Sports Ground Broadwater Road	1,007 yd
Broadwater Working Mens Con. Club	Broadwater Working Mens Club, 44 Broadwater Street East	1,017 yd
The Factory Live Ltd	Unit 9a Ivy Arch Road	1,079 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fillets fish and chips	7, Dominion Buildings Dominion Road	145 yd
China China	6, Dominion Buildings Dominion Road	148 yd
Pasha Kebab House	5, Dominion Buildings Dominion Road	151 yd
Gntrooster	4, Dominion Buildings Dominion Road	157 yd
chenoodles tasty house	42 Lyndhurst Road	813 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Express	63 Dominion Road		92 yd
Co-Op	60 Ham Road		1,040 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ocean Fitness DOMINION ROAD	health and fitness suite	107 yd
Chesswood Junior School CHESSWOOD ROAD	grass pitches	445 yd
Davison Church Of England High School For Girls SELBORNE ROAD	grass pitches	457 yd
Davison Leisure Centre DAVISON LEISURE CENTRE DAVISON LEISURE CENTRE SELBORNE ROAD	health and fitness suite	511 yd
St Andrew'S Church Of England High School For Boys SACKVILLE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	644 yd
Downsbrook Primary School DOMINION ROAD	grass pitches	695 yd
Homefield Park Newland Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	848 yd
Manor Sports Ground Georgia Avenue	grass pitches	1,010 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	160 Mbit/s
Average download speed	201.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	550 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	550 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	22.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	75 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BN14 8DZ