Estate agents in Worthing
Worthing is a South East town with about 111,635 residents. HM Land Registry records 1,417 homes sold there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, with a median price paid of £343,000.
How estate agents in Worthing compare
Worthing at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 1,413 sales in Worthing from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £345,000.
39.3% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.8 years and sold for a median of 12.6% more than they paid.
The median price was £264,475 in 2016 and £350,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Worthing
Median sale price in Worthing: £345,000
| All homes | 1,413 sales, median £345,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 285 sales, median £525,000 |
| Semi-detached | 336 sales, median £395,000 |
| Terraced | 305 sales, median £345,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 487 sales, median £212,500 |
Across Worthing the average price was £299,446 in June 2026, down 4.1% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £264,475 (2,370 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £280,000 (2,281 sales) |
| 2018 | £295,000 (2,152 sales) |
| 2019 | £288,250 (2,156 sales) |
| 2020 | £301,500 (1,730 sales) |
| 2021 | £325,000 (2,587 sales) |
| 2022 | £345,000 (2,066 sales) |
| 2023 | £345,000 (1,731 sales) |
| 2024 | £355,000 (1,718 sales) |
| 2025 | £350,000 (1,770 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Worthing station is about 0.4 miles from the centre, with East Worthing about 0.9 miles away, West Worthing about 1 mile and Durrington-on-Sea about 1.8 miles. The A259, A24, A2031, A2032 and A27 all pass through or beside the town. The nearest motorway junction is M23 junction 11 at Pease Pottage, about 20 miles away, followed by A3(M) junction 2 at Dell Piece, about 28 miles away. London Gatwick Airport is about 25 miles away and Southampton Airport about 44 miles. Central London is about 49 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Worthing
Worthing has 22 primary schools within about 2.7 miles of the centre. The nearest are St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Roman Catholic, academy) at about 0.3 miles and Heene CofE Primary School (Church of England, academy) at about 0.4 miles, followed by Homefield Primary School and SSC, Springfield Infant School and Nursery and Whytemead Primary School (academy). For secondary education there is St Andrew's CofE High School (Church of England) at about 0.6 miles, Bohunt School Worthing (academy) and Worthing High School (academy), both within about 0.8 miles and Davison Church of England High School for Girls (girls only, Church of England). Independent options include Educate U, Our Lady of Sion School and Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing. Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre is about 0.7 miles away and Seadown School is about 0.5 miles away. Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College is about 9.7 miles away and the University of Brighton is about 11.2 miles away.
Living in Worthing
Worthing is an urban town with a large built-up area and about 111,000 residents. Flats make up the biggest share of homes at 36%, followed by semi-detached houses and about 68% of households own their home. There are more than 850 shops, including at least 24 supermarkets, with Lidl and Waitrose both within about 0.2 miles. Food and drink options include around 44 pubs, more than 100 cafés and almost 100 restaurants. There are at least 11 doctors' surgeries, 18 pharmacies and 9 dentists and Worthing Hospital, which has an emergency department, is about 0.4 miles from the centre. Worthing Library is about 0.1 miles away, with Worthing Post Office about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 24 named parks, including Steyne Gardens and Beach House Park, both about 0.3 miles from the centre.
A short history of Worthing
Flint mining began on the South Downs above Worthing around 4000 BC, with about 270 shafts at Cissbury, where an Iron Age hill fort followed. A Romano-British farmstead stood near the present Town Hall and the area joined the Kingdom of Sussex in the 5th and 6th centuries. The name appears as Wyrtingas around AD 960 and as Ordinges or Wordinges in the Domesday Book of 1086, with the modern form first recorded in 1297. Worthing stayed a farming and fishing hamlet until wealthy visitors arrived from the 1750s. Princess Amelia stayed in 1798 and Worthing became a town in 1803. Park Crescent and Liverpool Terrace were begun as it expanded. Smugglers were active in the 19th century and the Skeleton Army rioted in the 1880s. Oscar Wilde wrote The Importance of Being Earnest here in 1894. The Battle of South Street took place on 9 October 1934. Church of St Mary, Castle Goring and The Old Palace are Grade I among 136 listed buildings nearby.
Sport and leisure
Worthing Leisure Centre and The Glynn Owen Centre are sports centres in the town. Henry House is a sports centre with swimming. Worthing Indoor Bowls Club and Worthing Pavilion Bowling Club cover bowls, while West Worthing Tennis Club covers tennis. Football is played at Worthing FC and at The Robert Albon Memorial Ground, home to Worthing United F.C. Hill Barn Golf Club and Worthing Golf Club are the golf courses and Worthing Sailing Club is a sailing venue. Parks include Beach House Park, Victoria Park, Homefield Park and Tarring Park, with a number of other recreation grounds and open spaces across the town. Several children's playgrounds are also found there, along with a number of fitness centres.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Worthing?
- The median price paid in Worthing over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £343,000. By property type, the median price paid was £525,000 for detached houses, £390,000 for semi-detached houses, £340,000 for terraced houses and £210,000 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in Worthing in the last year?
- HM Land Registry recorded 1,417 standard sales in Worthing in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026. Of these, 299 were detached houses, 324 were semi-detached houses, 309 were terraced houses and 485 were flats.
- What are the nearest railway stations to Worthing centre?
- The nearest stations, by straight-line distance from the centre, are West Worthing at about 0.8 miles and Durrington-on-Sea at about 0.9 miles. Worthing station is about 1.3 miles away and Goring-by-Sea is about 1.6 miles away.
- How many primary schools are there near Worthing centre?
- There are 24 primary schools within about 2.7 miles of the centre. The nearest is Thomas A Becket Infant School at about 0.3 miles and the nearest secondary school is Durrington High School at about 0.2 miles.
- How many estate agent branches have an office in Worthing?
- There are 57 estate agent sales branches with an office in Worthing.
Areas near Worthing
- Sompting
- Clapham (Arun)
- Findon
- Lancing and Sompting
- Rustington
- Steyning
- Bramber
- Upper Beeding
Worthing is in Worthing council area.
Estate agents near Worthing
- Northwood Worthing & Littlehampton Ltd.Worthing BN11 1BG0 miles
- Ketchen KingWorthing BN11 1BN0.1 miles
- Fastest House BuyerWorthing BN11 1BE0.1 miles
- Leaders Letting & Estate Agents WorthingWorthing BN11 1EG0.1 miles
- Michael JonesWorthing BN11 1BE0.1 miles
- WinkworthWorthing BN11 1LY0.1 miles
- Your MoveWorthing BN11 1BJ0.1 miles
- Jacobs Steel | Worthing Sales, Lettings & CommercialWorthing BN11 1BJ0.1 miles
- King & Chasemore Estate Agents and Letting AgentsWorthing BN11 1EG0.1 miles
- Fox and Sons Estate AgentsWorthing BN11 1BJ0.2 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Worthing.