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10°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 9° · 34% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:29

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

42US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom

• 6.6 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.9% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

94 reported road collisions (2025)

25 killed or seriously injured · 115 casualties · 14.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

418 food businesses within 2 miles

• 363 rated 4–5 ★ (318 top)
• 18 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Lancing (1.6 km)
• 52 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£378,990 average

Across Adur · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,410 average monthly rent▲ 3.2% YoY

• 1 bed £1,000
• 2 bed £1,299
• 3 bed £1,606

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

9.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.2 times median annual pay (10.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

841 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · ESSO (4.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 193.9p · Asda (8.2 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

36 charging locations within ~8 km

• 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Tenkay Electronics Ltd (1.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms4
• Swimming pools14
• Sports pitches14
• Playgrounds9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

64,547 residents in Adur · 1,534/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 58%
• 65+: 24%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK4,054
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK3,726
• Net moves+328

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 192 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,548 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (40% of 28,970)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

20 schools · 8,837 pupils

12 primary · 2 secondary · 6 other

Ofsted: 6 of 6 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

16 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Adur

991 CQC-registered services

• Care homes342
• GP practices107
• Dentists220
• Homecare agencies210
• Hospitals & hospices37

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · West Sussex

• Not in the Green Belt
• 18 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

94 applications decided

95.7% granted · 90 granted, 4 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Tom Rutland

Labour

East Worthing and Shoreham

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 17
• Grn 2
• Ref 6
• Oth 4

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools9
• GPs & clinics4
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés20

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

2,760 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

401 jobs advertised · £47,250 avg

e.g. Lifeguard - Fixed Term Contract Available!, SEN / SEND Tutor, West Sussex, Special Needs Teaching Assistant

Source: Adzuna

£748 median full-time weekly pay

3.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,237 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 29,016 certificates

9.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

46% low-carbon electricity

Gas 41% · Wind 33% · Imports 13% · Nuclear 9%

183 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.3 yrs women · 82.7 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (West Sussex): 64.5 women · 63.1 men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile8.0
• Happiness yesterday6.2
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)4.8

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

7 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in BN15

• Ball Tree Surgery
• New Pond Row Surgery
• The Orchard Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in East Worthing and Shoreham:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks444 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND426 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death388 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases385 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth248 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05