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49 recorded sales · median £165,000 · Worthing
Worthing Council · Labour minority — no overall control 15/37 seats · 41% · OCD 2026
64/100
Mixed
Acreright area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£165k
median price
9.3
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£165k
median sold price
9.6 yrs
of local pay to buy
81 min
London — fastest
5
rail stations mapped
0
grammar schools
36
schools total
9.3
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
303
Violence — most
7.8
NO₂ · WHO 10
4.6%
in a flood zone
58
green spaces
6.4
PM2.5 · WHO 5
371
eat & drink
92
shops
96.7%
gigabit
17
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£59,500 in 1997 → £354,250 in 2026
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Worthing, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-09-09
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2026 (control)
Crime2026-07
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £165,000. That's about 9.6× local earnings — around the 10.4× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 · 2 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Sep 2026 · 49 sales£165,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay9.6× · five-year average 10.4×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Worthing12.2%
Of the homes across Worthing that sold again within five years, 12.2% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than South East (17.4%).
By property type
Terraced houses5.6%
Flats12.3%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new17.7%
Bought second-hand11.4%
Overall
Typical resale gain+25% · ~7.9-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (2,329 resale pairs) across Worthing — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership68%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,456
Worthing Borough Council£284
West Sussex County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,890
Police & Crime Commissioner£282
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,637
Band B£1,910
Band C£2,183
Band D (baseline)£2,456
Band E£3,002
Band F£3,548
Band G£4,094
Band H£4,912
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in Worthing how Patching Close compares · from Worthing
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Findon Valley +24.7%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Findon Valley | £520,000 | +24.7% | 94 |
| Goring-by-Sea | £350,000 | +19.4% | 426 |
| Broadwater | £367,500 | +17.6% | 422 |
| Durrington | £345,000 | +14.8% | 492 |
| Worthing | £270,000 | +14.1% | 640 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Patching Close — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Patching Close Goring-By-Sea | Terraced | — | — | £390,000 | May 2026 |
| 20, Patching Close Goring-by-Sea | Terraced | — | — | £318,500 | Feb 2026 |
| 4 PATCHING CLOSE GORING-BY-SEA | Semi-detached | — | — | £380,000 | Dec 2025 |
| 19, Patching Close Goring-by-Sea | Terraced | — | — | £317,000 | Sep 2025 |
| 25 Patching Close Goring-By-Sea | Semi-detached | — | — | £362,500 | Jul 2025 |
| 17 Patching Close Goring-By-Sea | Terraced | — | — | £289,000 | Aug 2023 |
| 15, Patching Close Goring-by-Sea | Terraced | — | — | £260,000 | Dec 2021 |
| 1, Patching Close Goring-by-Sea | Semi-detached | — | — | £302,000 | Aug 2020 |
| 23, Patching Close Goring-by-Sea | Semi-detached | — | — | £299,950 | Sep 2019 |
| 20, Patching Close Goring-by-Sea | Terraced | — | — | £234,000 | Oct 2016 |
24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from Worthing
Crime runs at 9.3 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month9.3
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Worthing
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Worthing district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on. Some forces log crimes at their police station, so a station can look like a hotspot.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Worthing
Population111,338
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 6/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 55% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 6/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 6/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 55% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 6 in 2019 — little changed since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
5.8/10
Employment
5.7/10
Education & skills
5.9/10
Health & disability
5.5/10
Crime
5.4/10
Housing & services
7.4/10
Living environment
5.4/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Worthing — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+58%
Unemployment · economically active residents4.9%
Degree-level (Level 4+)32%
Good or very good health81%
Own their home68%
Median age44.8
Born outside the UK12%
See the full Worthing report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
67% of the 9 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
6 of 9 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 9 nearest inspected schools
of the 9 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Oscar Romero Catholic School | Secondary | Inspected '25 — see report | 0.5 km |
| The Laurels Primary School, Worthing | Primary | Good ('22) | 0.8 km |
| Curious Little Minds Preschool | Nursery | — | 0.9 km |
| Orchards Infant School | Primary | Requires improvement ('21) | 1.0 km |
| Orchards Junior School | Primary | — | 1.0 km |
| Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School | Primary | — | 1.0 km |
| The Outdoors Project West Sussex Holiday Club | Nursery | — | 1.0 km |
| Marriotts Nursery School | Nursery | Good ('22) | 1.1 km |
| Early Explorers Childcare Limited - Northbrook | Nursery | Good ('25) | 1.1 km |
| Hawthorns Primary School | Primary | Requires improvement ('21) | 1.1 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
At a glance
| Here | |
|---|---|
| Life expectancy — men | 80.7 yrs |
| Life expectancy — women | 83.2 yrs |
| Smoking | 13.4% |
| Adults overweight or obese | 68.8% |
OHID Fingertips · district-level figures (the health-outcomes grain)
12
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 1.4 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
22
nearest dentists · nearest 1.3 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest pharmacies · nearest 1.2 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
12 of 12 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamsons Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 1.2 km |
| Kamsons Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 1.3 km |
| Dental Surgery | Dentist | — | 1.3 km |
| Rowlands Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 1.3 km |
| Strand Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 1.3 km |
| Barn Surgery | GP | Good ('17) | 1.4 km |
| Strand Medical Group | GP | Good ('22) | 1.4 km |
| Tesco Instore Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 1.5 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Worthing
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 85 min from Worthing.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goring-By-Sea | 0.3 mi | London Victoria | 94 min |
| Durrington-On-Sea | 0.9 mi | London Victoria | 91 min |
| West Worthing | 1.7 mi | London Victoria | 88 min |
| Worthing | 2.4 mi | London Victoria | 85 min |
| Angmering | 2.6 mi | London Victoria | 98 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Worthing (85 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging3 points
Per 10,000 residents0.3
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Worthing
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1000%
Flood zone4.6% of postcodes
RadonAffected Area (up to 10–30%)
Historic landfill10 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings218
Conservation areas27
Green belt0%
Green spaces58
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Worthing
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 371 | 94% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 92 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 17 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 58 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Worthing
Figures for the wider Worthing — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate4.9%
In work (employment rate)58%
Companies registered here18,631
New incorporations (12m)1,875
Property companies (SPVs)2,042
See the full Worthing report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district