Old Shoreham Road, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4HS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BN42 4HS is primarily male, with 53.2% of the population 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	47.6%	46.8%	-0.8%	51.0%	-4.2%
Male	52.4%	53.2%	0.8%	49.0%	4.2%

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	31.2%	35.3%	4.1%	37.9%	-2.6%
Married: Opposite sex	46.3%	46.1%	-0.2%	44.2%	1.9%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	3.2%	2.2%	-1.0%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	11.9%	10.3%	-1.6%	9.1%	1.2%
Widowed	6.4%	5.2%	-1.2%	6.1%	-0.9%

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	47.2%	51.4%	4.2%	48.4%	3.0%
Good health	36.3%	30.1%	-6.2%	33.6%	-3.5%
Fair health	8.6%	12.5%	3.9%	12.7%	-0.2%
Bad health	6.4%	5.1%	-1.3%	4.0%	1.1%
Very bad health	1.5%	1%	-0.5%	1.2%	-0.2%

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	19.7%	14.8%	-4.9%	18.2%	-3.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.8%	11.7%	-1.1%	9.6%	2.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20.2%	13.5%	-6.7%	13.4%	0.1%
Apprenticeship	8.7%	7%	-1.7%	5.3%	1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.1%	21.3%	11.2%	16.9%	4.4%
Degree or Similar	22.5%	29.6%	7.1%	33.8%	-4.2%
Other	6%	2.2%	-3.8%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 94.6% 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)
Indian	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	3.1%	-3.1%
Other Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.5%	-2.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0.7%	2.7%	2.0%	0.8%	1.9%
White	98.5%	94.6%	-3.9%	81.4%	13.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.6%	-0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 89.5% 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	93.6%	89.5%	-4.1%	83.2%	6.3%
European Union	3%	6.1%	3.1%	6.1%	0.0%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	0.7%	2.7%	2.0%	2.7%	0.0%
Middle East and Asia	0%	0.3%	0.3%	5.6%	-5.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.9%	1%	-0.9%	1.3%	-0.3%
Oceania	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	93.6%	89.8%	-3.8%	83.2%	6.6%
10+ Years	0.7%	5.1%	4.4%	9.8%	-4.7%
5-10 Years	0%	1.7%	1.7%	2.9%	-1.2%
2-5 Years	1.9%	2.4%	0.5%	2.2%	0.2%
Less than 2 years	3.7%	1%	-2.7%	1.9%	-0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.8%	76.7%	9.1%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Other EU countries	1.4%	1.5%	-0.1%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	10.2%	13.5%	-3.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	56.9%	37.2%	19.7%
Christian	35.9%	46.2%	-10.3%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	0.3%	6.5%	-6.2%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Old Shoreham Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Old Shoreham Road was 27.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 63.6% lower than the Eastbrook average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Old Shoreham Road has the 15th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Eastbrook and the 66th lowest crime rate of 209 local areas in Adur .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 17.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -18.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 58% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£47,000

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in BN42 4HS, 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 2/10 (very 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) - 4/10 (below 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 Old Shoreham Road are based on 420 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Adur.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Old Shoreham Road, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4HS

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN42 4HS

Average Price
£329,505

Semi-Detached
£351,418

Terraced
£330,586

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£214,000

Other
£473,427

Estimated Average Property Prices for Old Shoreham Road

Average Price
£392,101

Semi-Detached
£440,649

Terraced
£347,228

Detached
£508,571

Flats/Maisonettes
£227,899

Other
£254,672

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Old Shoreham Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
26 Old Shoreham Road, Brighton, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£275,000	2024-11-06	£262,864
4 Old Shoreham Road, Brighton, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£387,500	2024-10-01	£372,641
34 Old Shoreham Road, Brighton, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£249,500	2024-07-19	£248,198
30 Old Shoreham Road, Brighton, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£295,000	2023-10-13	£281,698
32 Old Shoreham Road, Brighton, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£315,000	2023-08-25	£299,297

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BN42 4HS

Employment

BN42 4HS area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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	83
Retired	37
Self-Employed	34
Part-Time Employee	33
Looking after home or family	13
Unemployed	9
Student (economically inactive)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Human health and social work activities	21
Construction	20
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Financial and insurance activities	11
Manufacturing	11
Other	9
Education	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Transport and storage	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Administrative and support service activities	3
Information and communication	2
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holmbush Primary Academy Hawkins Crescent , BN43 6TN	3out of 4	417 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Glebe Primary School Church Lane , Southwick BN42 4GB	2out of 4	784 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Eastbrook Primary Academy Manor Hall Road , Southwick BN42 4NF	4out of 4	1,257 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Shoreham-by-Sea Sullington Way , BN43 6PJ	3out of 4	1,627 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mile Oak Primary School Graham Avenue , Portslade BN41 2WN	2out of 4	1,666 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shoreham Academy Kingston Lane , BN43 6YT	4out of 4	589 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy Chalky Road , Portslade BN41 2WS	3out of 4	1,721 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's School Hangleton Way , BN3 8BN	3out of 4	4,209 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Blatchington Mill School Nevill Avenue , BN3 7BW	3out of 4	4,741 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre Nevill Road , BN3 7BN	3out of 4	4,851 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Herons Dale School Hawkins Crescent , BN43 6TN	3out of 4	445 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Shoreham College St Julian's Lane , Shoreham by Sea BN43 6YW	- not rated	1,079 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hill Park School Foredown Road , Portslade BN41 2FU	4out of 4	1,985 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Deepdene School 195 New Church Road , BN3 4ED	- not rated	3,233 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Lioncare School 87 Payne Avenue , BN3 5HD	- not rated	4,252 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nutmeg's Cafe	36 Kingston Broadway	405 yd
Lite Bites	Southwick Christian Community Church, 1 - 5 Roman Crescent	570 yd
Royal George	Royal George Upper Shoreham Road	636 yd
Costa	Next, Holmbush Centre Upper Shoreham Road	696 yd
McDonalds	Restaurant, Holmbush Centre Upper Shoreham Road	696 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Champion House Social Club	Champion House Social Club, 9 Southdown Road	785 yd
Southwick Beer EnGINe	Southwick Beer Engine, 2 Southwick Square	854 yd
Cricketers	The Cricketers, 20 The Green	860 yd
Southwick Sports and Social Club	Southwick Social Club, 11 The Twitten	930 yd
The Romans Hotel	The Romans Hotel Manor Hall Road	969 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chillies Indian Cuisine	5, Windmill Parade, 163 - 183 Old Shoreham Road	623 yd
Fortune Inn	8, Windmill Parade, 163 - 183 Old Shoreham Road	623 yd
Yo! To Go!	Superstore, Holmbush Centre Upper Shoreham Road	696 yd
Mai Sushi	Marks And Spencers Plc, Holmbush Centre Upper Shoreham Road	829 yd
Bake Out	30 Southwick Square	858 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-Op	1 - 2, Royal George Parade Upper Shoreham Road	679 yd
Tesco	Superstore, Holmbush Centre Upper Shoreham Road	696 yd
Marks And Spencers	Marks And Spencers Plc, Holmbush Centre Upper Shoreham Road	829 yd
Co-Op	Co Operative Retail Services, 8 - 16 Southwick Square	854 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Quayside Recreation Ground Upper Kingston Lane	grass pitches	318 yd
Impulse Leisure (Wadurs) KINGSTON BROADWAY	swimming pool	452 yd
Glebe Primary School CHURCH LANE	grass pitches	567 yd
Shoreham Academy (Closed) Kingston Lane	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	583 yd
Shoreham Academy KINGSTON LANE	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	761 yd
Shoreham Academy Pitches KINGSTON LANE	grass pitches	761 yd
Sussex County Lawn Tennis Club KINGSTON LANE	tennis courts	891 yd
Southwick Green The Green	grass pitches	902 yd
Eastbrook Primary Academy MANOR HALL ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	993 yd
Southwick Hill Recreation Ground SOUTHWICK HILL REC SOUTHWICK HILL REC DOWNS WAY	grass pitches	1,047 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	98.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.2%

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	76.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	129.1 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	17.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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