Housing in BN14 9LY
What the homes in BN14 9LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Broadwater West
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,508 (2024)
BN14 9LYWorthing
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (32%). Flats make up 42.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN14 9LY area is above that, at 79.4%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.6% of households against 20.5%. 39% own outright and 40.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned79.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented19.6%20.5%
- Social rented0.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 18.7%. 23.5% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BN14 9LY sits in (Broadwater West): about 1,508 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.