Council tax bands in Worthing

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Worthing has the third-largest share of homes built between 1919 and 1939 (25.3%), the second-smallest share built from 1983 to 1999 (7.0%) and the second-smallest share built from 2000 to 2015 (5.8%) of the 64 councils in the South East. Among the seven councils in West Sussex, it has the largest share of homes in bands A and B (38.6%) and the smallest share in the middle bands C, D and E (54.9%).

The inter-war years built the most

The biggest building periods here were between the wars, from 1945 to 1964 (21.9%) and from 1965 to 1982 (17.0%). By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built between the wars, band C for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band C for those built from 1965 to 1982. Some 2,520 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 37.3% of these newer homes and 38.6% of the older ones. Homes from before 1919 make up 18.1%, 1.8 points below the share for England. The busiest single year was 2016, with 360 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 190 homes (+0.37%).

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Worthing gather in the middle of the ladder, with band C the largest single band (25.3%). Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, B, D, A, E, F, G and H. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Folkestone and Hythe. In band F or above the share is 6.6%, close to the 9.3% for England. Across the South East it is 15.5%. Band H, the top band, holds 30 homes.

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (36.8%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (32.5%) and one-bedroom (18.2%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band C with two, band C with three, band E with four and band F with five. Homes here average 2.47 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 12.6%.

Flats and maisonettes are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Worthing is flats and maisonettes at 36.4%, followed in turn by terraced houses (21.8%), semi-detached houses (15.4%), bungalows (14.3%) and detached houses (12.0%). The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in flats and maisonettes: 12.8 points above the share there (23.6%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band D for semi-detached houses, band C for terraced houses and band B for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Torbay, followed by Southend-on-Sea and Hastings.

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Worthing are Havant (7.1), Swale (7.2) and the Isle of Wight (7.4); the furthest within the South East is Elmbridge (92.5).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Worthing comes 50th of the 64 councils in the South East (joint), just behind Eastbourne and just ahead of Havant. All South East councils.