Living in Worthing

In Worthing, tenants pay an average rent of €1,515 a month (2026).

Worthing's population was 111,620 at the end of 2021. The regional median gross salary reached €3,301 per month at the end of 2024. The city faced an unemployment rate of 2.07% at the end of 2017.

Last checked 2026-09-2329 sources

Population111,620people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics

Median gross salary (region)3,301EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Average rent1,515EUR/month31 Aug 2026Official source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority

Unemployment rate2.07%country median 3.4% — 39% belowOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime8,023incidents per 100,000country median 9,646 — 17% belowOfficial source · PFA tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C2 counts; Table C4 rates and mid-2024 population)

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2018Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than 96% of United Kingdom cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 79% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and dirtier air than any other United Kingdom city that publishes it.

Which United Kingdom-wide rules apply when you move to Worthing?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United KingdomNational rates and thresholds that apply in Worthing.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Worthing. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€24

Mobile plan, 10 GB€13

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	24.02 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	BT Full Fibre 150¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.87 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Three 100GB one-month data pack¹⁹Official · national market
Rent price index, mean	1,515 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR), UK: monthly price statistics, 16 September 2026 edition¹⁸Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,515 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority¹⁴Official

Is Worthing a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker27%strong on work, weak on safety · range 18–36%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–67%

Student34%strong on education, weak on work · range 27–41%

Family48%strong on family, weak on cost · range 40–56%

Retirement23%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 12–34%

Work and income

The employment rate of 57.9% was recorded at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, 53,645 comprised the workforce in Worthing.

What is the unemployment rate in Worthing?

The unemployment rate is about 2.1 % (2017).

Unemployment rate: 2.07 % · Eurostat⁴

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Worthing is 2.1%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Worthing 2.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	57.9 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁸Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,301 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Office for National Statistics (ONS)¹⁰Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	2.07 %country median 3.4%	31 Dec 2017	Eurostat⁴Official

Unemployment rate over time4 published observations, 2011–2017

1.8%

3.2%

4.6%

6.1%

2.1%201120162017

Unemployment rate fell 64.2% between 2011 and 2017, from 5.8% to 2.1%.

What does a salary buy in Worthing?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,167of €2,719 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,719
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority · 2026-08-31	− €1,515
Internet€24 · official · BT Full Fibre 150 · 2026-09-30	− €24
Mobile plan€13 · official · Three 100GB one-month data pack · 2026-09-30	− €13
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,167

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Worthing Salary needed to live in Worthing

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Worthing. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Jobcentre Plus — Public employment service

Department for Work and Pensions

Job SearchUnemployment Claim

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Worthing. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	24 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)²Official
Schools	38 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)²Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 16, and public school is free.

A country-wide rule for United Kingdom; Worthing's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: legislation.gov.uk · 1996–2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
GP practices	33 count	30 Sept 2026	ODS GP Practices report (epraccur)⁶Official
Pharmacies	24 count	30 Sept 2026	ODS Pharmacy/Dispensaries report (edispensary)⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Worthing under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Worthing?

Police recorded about 8,023 incidents per 100,000 (2026). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: PFA tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C2 counts; Table C4 rates and mid-2024 population)¹⁷

Recorded crime across major citiesWorthing highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Manchester14,267

Bristol13,099

Liverpool12,409

Leeds11,462

Birmingham11,416

Leicester11,001

Sheffield9,693

Cardiff9,379

Belfast9,156

Worthing8,023

Glasgow757

Edinburgh549

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Burglaries per 100,000 residents	189.6 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2026	PFA tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C2 counts; Table C4 rates and mid-2024 population)¹⁷Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	8,023 incidents per 100,000country median 9,646	31 Dec 2026	PFA tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C2 counts; Table C4 rates and mid-2024 population)¹⁷Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	2,844 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2026	PFA tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C2 counts; Table C4 rates and mid-2024 population)¹⁷Official

Mobility and administration

Worthing's nearest airport was LGW, 39 km away and offered 165 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	165 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	39 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	LGW	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁶Official

Climate and air quality

At the end of 2018, annual PM2.5 reached 9 µg/m³.

Is the air quality good in Worthing?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2018) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency³

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.59WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United KingdomAnnual PM2.5 in Worthing is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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487

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3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1013–14

Worthing 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2018	European Environment Agency³Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.82 · Feb 14.93 · Mar 18.29 · Apr 23.41 · May 24.25 · Jun 28.51 · Jul 31.38 · Aug 32.69 · Sep 27.79 · Oct 25.48 · Nov 16.98 · Dec 13.57 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -5.33 · Feb -5.3 · Mar -3.98 · Apr -1.62 · May 1.01 · Jun 5.43 · Jul 8.88 · Aug 7.1 · Sep 5.28 · Oct -0.58 · Nov -2.18 · Dec -3.98 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 5.19 · Feb 5 · Mar 6.47 · Apr 9.16 · May 12.27 · Jun 15.51 · Jul 17.77 · Aug 17.64 · Sep 15.32 · Oct 12.2 · Nov 8.49 · Dec 5.96 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Worthing recorded a median age of 44 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Worthing?

The published population was 111,620 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	111,620 people	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁹Official

International community in Worthing

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Usual residents living in the individual ONS Built-up Area on Census Day 21 March 2021 · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Europe: United Kingdom	98,095	87.9%
Non-EU countries (including British Overseas)	7,605	6.8%
Europe: EU countries	5,920	5.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	31.7 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁸Official
Workers aged 16 and over	53,645 workers	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁸Official
Median age	44 years	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁸Official
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Office for Students¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Worthing

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Farnborough as a Worthing alternative in the same region

59 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, region: €4,028 Farnborough vs €3,301 Worthing+22%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,817 (2025) Farnborough vs 8,023 (2026) Worthingno percentage
Residents: 60,655 Farnborough vs 111,620 Worthing−46%
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Farnborough vs 9.0 µg/m³ Worthingsame level

Full comparison More about Farnborough

Basingstoke as a Worthing alternative in the same country

71 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, region: €3,727 Basingstoke vs €3,301 Worthing+13%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,817 (2025) Basingstoke vs 8,023 (2026) Worthingno percentage
Residents: 117,210 Basingstoke vs 111,620 Worthing+5%
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Basingstoke vs 9.0 µg/m³ Worthingsame level

Full comparison More about Basingstoke

Cities near Worthing

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Brighton 16.4 km away

Salary: 3,273 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

Other cities in United Kingdom to compare with Worthing, nearest in population first.

All United Kingdom cities

Rochdale111,255 residents Oldham110,720 residents Chelmsford110,625 residents Birkenhead109,835 residents Maidstone109,490 residents Gillingham108,480 residents

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Worthing in rankings

#8 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in United Kingdom #16 of 30 in Safest cities in United Kingdom by recorded crime

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Worthing?

The published population was 111,620 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Worthing?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2018) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Worthing?

What is the unemployment rate in Worthing?

The unemployment rate is about 2.1 % (2017). Source: Eurostat.

What is the typical salary around Worthing?

The median gross salary is 3,301 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is Worthing a good place to live?

Worthing may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Worthing?

Lancing, Shoreham-by-Sea, Rustington, Portslade, Hove are near Worthing. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Europe: United Kingdom live in Worthing?

The official country of birth distribution records 98,095 people (87.9%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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