West Street, Sompting, Lancing, BN15 0BE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BN15 0BE, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.3% of residents 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	49.5%	54.3%	4.8%	51.0%	3.3%
Male	50.5%	45.7%	-4.8%	49.0%	-3.3%

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	30.3%	29.7%	-0.6%	37.9%	-8.2%
Married: Opposite sex	50.7%	50.8%	0.1%	44.2%	6.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.3%	0.7%
Separated	2.6%	2%	-0.6%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	10.9%	10.6%	-0.3%	9.1%	1.5%
Widowed	5.6%	5.9%	0.3%	6.1%	-0.2%

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	47.6%	50.3%	2.7%	48.4%	1.9%
Good health	38.9%	33.4%	-5.5%	33.6%	-0.2%
Fair health	9.8%	12.4%	2.6%	12.7%	-0.3%
Bad health	2.7%	3.3%	0.6%	4.0%	-0.7%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	1.2%	-0.6%

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	15.8%	12.9%	-2.9%	18.2%	-5.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.1%	12.6%	-2.5%	9.6%	3.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	22%	13.9%	-8.1%	13.4%	0.5%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	8.6%	5.3%	5.3%	3.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.8%	22.8%	10.0%	16.9%	5.9%
Degree or Similar	24.3%	26.2%	1.9%	33.8%	-7.6%
Other	6.6%	3%	-3.6%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 95.9% 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	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0%	1.1%	1.1%	3.1%	-2.0%
Pakistani	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	2.5%	-1.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	97.6%	95.9%	-1.7%	81.4%	14.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.6%	-1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 94.2% 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	93.5%	94.2%	0.7%	83.2%	11.0%
European Union	2.2%	2.8%	0.6%	6.1%	-3.3%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	2.7%	-1.9%
Middle East and Asia	2.4%	1.1%	-1.3%	5.6%	-4.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.6%	-0.2%	1.3%	-0.7%
Oceania	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	93.5%	93.9%	0.4%	83.2%	10.7%
10+ Years	0.5%	4.4%	3.9%	9.8%	-5.4%
5-10 Years	1.4%	0.6%	-0.8%	2.9%	-2.3%
2-5 Years	0.5%	1.1%	0.6%	2.2%	-1.1%
Less than 2 years	4.1%	0%	-4.1%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	86.1%	76.7%	9.4%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Other EU countries	0.6%	1.5%	-0.9%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	10.3%	13.5%	-3.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45%	37.2%	7.8%
Christian	43.9%	46.2%	-2.3%
Hindu	1.9%	1.7%	0.2%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	8%	6.0%	2.0%

Safety

Is West Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around West Street was 59.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 99.7% higher than the Cokeham average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

West Street has the 11th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cokeham and the 76th highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Adur .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 34.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -77.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 72% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,000

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in BN15 0BE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 4/10 (below 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 West Street are based on 135 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 West Street, Sompting, Lancing, BN15 0BE

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN15 0BE

Average Price
£529,624

Semi-Detached
£474,234

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£751,183

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for West Street

Average Price
£330,875

Semi-Detached
£470,608

Terraced
£398,051

Detached
£680,775

Flats/Maisonettes
£190,434

Other
£290,208

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on West Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Yew Tree House West Street, Lancing, West Sussex Detached, an established residential building	£700,000	2024-03-28	£708,280
Yew Tree House West Street, Lancing, West Sussex Detached, an established residential building	£1,200,000	2017-02-28	£1,427,560
Petit Bot, 30B West Street, Lancing, West Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£328,000	2016-09-20	£405,695
1 St. Marys Cottages West Street, Lancing, West Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£309,950	2014-08-14	£467,831
Petit Bot, 30B West Street, Lancing, West Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£187,500	2005-11-11	£389,516

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BN15 0BE

Employment

BN15 0BE area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	101
Retired	68
Part-Time Employee	45
Self-Employed	42
Unemployed	12
Looking after home or family	9
Student (economically inactive)	8
Other	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	39
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Education	26
Construction	20
Financial and insurance activities	17
Manufacturing	17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Other	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Transport and storage	6
Real estate activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4
Information and communication	4
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
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	1,235 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sompting Village Primary School White Styles Road , Sompting BN15 0BU	2out of 4	400 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bramber Primary School Bramber Road , BN14 8QB	3out of 4	1,108 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Downsbrook Primary School Dominion Road , BN14 8GD	1out of 4	1,536 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Globe Primary Academy Irene Avenue , BN15 9NZ	3out of 4	1,623 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Whytemead Primary School Dominion Road , BN14 8LH	2out of 4	1,712 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Sir Robert Woodard Academy Upper Boundstone Lane , BN15 9QZ	2out of 4	1,317 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing Selborne Road , BN11 2JX	3out of 4	2,009 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Girls	More About School
St Andrew's CofE High School Sackville Road , BN14 8BG	2out of 4	2,177 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bohunt School Worthing 65a Broadwater Road , BN14 8AH	3out of 4	2,399 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Worthing High School South Farm Road , BN14 7AR	3out of 4	2,933 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sompting Abbotts School Church Lane , Sompting BN15 0AZ	- not rated	573 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing Broadwater Road , BN14 8HU	- not rated	2,214 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Springboard Education 55 South Street , Lancing BN15 8AN	- not rated	2,316 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Seadown School Seadown House, 1a Farncombe Road , BN11 2BE	- not rated	2,890 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Educate U Unit 2, , 58c Chapel Road BN12 6JT	- not rated	3,098 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Alishaan Indian Restaurant	Alishaan Indian Restaurant West Street		561 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Gardeners	Gardeners Arms West Street		669 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sompting Fish Bar	55 Test Road	526 yd
Sompting Spice	1, The Parade Cokeham Road	699 yd
Golden Fish	Shop, 2, Hillbarn Parade Upper Brighton Road	885 yd
Lotus House	9, Seadown Parade, 16 Bowness Avenue	1,016 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Sompting Supermarket	8, Seadown Parade, 16 Bowness Avenue		1,016 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Sompting Recreation Ground Loose Lane	grass pitches	193 yd
Sompting Village Primary School WHITE STYLES ROAD	grass pitches	282 yd
Sompting Abbotts Preparatory School SOMPTING ABBOTTS SCHOOL SOMPTING ABBOTTS SCHOOL CHURCH LANE	grass pitches, swimming pool	690 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	75.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	77.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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