Renting in Worthing

Average Rent in Worthing

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The average rent in Worthing is £1,200/mo, with 865 live listings across 4 portals from £435/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Worthing rental appears.

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Renting in Worthing

What it costs to rent in Worthing

Worthing currently has 865 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,200 a month. 62 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 23% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is BN11 1HX at around £800/mo, while BN12 sits nearer £1,263/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Worthing rental market at a glance

865

Active rentals in Worthing

£1,200/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Worthing

Median monthly rent, based on 865 active listings across 4 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£1,000/mo	314
2 bed	£1,350/mo	309
3 bed	£1,650/mo	92
4+ bed	£2,988/mo	52

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Worthing rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Worthing. Latest: £1,310/mo (Mar 26, +3.1% YoY).

Latest

£1,310

Mar 26

Annual

+3.1%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£993

Apr 21

Total change

+32%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Worthing pay goes on rent?

Renters in Worthing spend an estimated 48% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,310/mo

£15,720/yr

Median pay

£32,823/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

48%

Stretched — above the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Worthing

Most Worthing homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 51,820 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.08

≈ Band C–D

Stock

52k

51,820 properties

A
16%8,330
B
22%11,590
C
25%13,170
D
19%9,720
E
11%5,600
F
5%2,450
G
2%930
H
0%30

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Worthing

93% of Worthing premises can already get full-fibre and 98% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

93%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

98%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

100%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

492 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
93%
Gigabit-capable
98%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
100%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Worthing), July 2025, covering 51,001 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Worthing homes

40% of Worthing homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

40%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

60%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

44k

43,829 EPCs

A
0%88
B
9%3,784
C
31%13,550
D
42%18,315
E
15%6,581
F
3%1,226
G
1%285

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Worthing. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Worthing

10 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Worthing centroid. The five closest:

1
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · BN11 4BD
0.35 mi
2
Heene CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · BN11 4BB
0.39 mi
3
Homefield Primary School and SSC
Primary · Community school · BN11 2AA
0.45 mi
4
Springfield Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Community school · BN14 8BQ
0.50 mi
5
St Andrew's CofE High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · BN14 8BG
0.58 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Worthing centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Worthing

Flats & apartments

540

76% of listings

Houses

163

23% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Worthing — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 42% of the 172 houses currently advertised in Worthing.

Terraced
42%72
Other house
30%52
Semi-detached
12%21
Detached
10%18
Bungalow
5%9

Rent by postcode

Where Worthing rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 579 live listings in 9 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Worthing

1BN12£1,263/mo42 rentals
2BN13£1,250/mo45 rentals
3BN11 1FN£1,250/mo8 rentals

Cheapest in Worthing

1BN11 1HX£800/mo3 rentals
2BN14 7EG£813/mo4 rentals
3BN11 4BX£825/mo4 rentals

Features · Worthing

Garden, parking, and floor area in Worthing

Live signal across 865 Worthing rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

83%

of 208 Worthing listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

86%

of 259 Worthing listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Worthing

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Worthing has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 20 of 20 postcode districts analysed, the median was 15 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Worthing is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

15 crimes per area (median)
20 of 20 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Worthing ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Worthing

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for April 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Goring-by-Sea has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Worthing.

Goring-by-Sea
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (57) · pop. ~25,000
5.8
per 1k
Broadwater
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (161) · pop. ~10,000
57
per 1k
Tarring
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (100) · pop. ~8,000
36
per 1k
Durrington
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (78) · pop. ~9,000
23
per 1k
Ferring
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (47) · pop. ~5,000
19
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Worthing listings by portal

We watch 4 property sites for rentals in Worthing.

Rightmove

566

OpenRent

155

OnTheMarket

135

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Worthing — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Worthing?

The median rent in Worthing is £1200/month based on 865 active listings across 4 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Worthing?

There are currently 865 rental properties available in Worthing, with 62 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Worthing safe for renters?

Worthing has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 15 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Worthing?

The most commonly reported crime category in Worthing is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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