Adur vs Worthing

A side-by-side comparison of the Adur and Worthinglocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Worthing is the more populous; council tax is lower in Worthing; Adur has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Adur	Worthing
Population	64,547	111,338
Density	1,534/km²	3,424/km²
Deprivation	0% in most-deprived 10%	0% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,548	£2,456
Schools Good/Outstanding	100%	73%
Aged under 16	18%	17%
Aged 16–64	58%	61%
Aged 65+	24%	22%

Adur council area →Worthing council area →