Housing in BN11 5HW
What the homes in BN11 5HW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- West Worthing
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,797 (2024)
BN11 5HWWorthing
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (34.1%). Flats make up 50%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
64.6% of households in the BN11 5HW area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 27.7% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 34.8% own outright and 29.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned64.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented27.7%20.5%
- Social rented7.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21%). 23.7% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Worthing
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Worthing (August 2026, −0.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BN11 5HW (West Worthing) (about 1,797 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.