Pay vs Place

Eastleigh vs Worthing: buying or renting a home

A typical terraced house costs £50,000 (17%) more in Worthing than in Eastleigh. Measured against local pay, buying is harder in Worthing: it takes 9.3× median annual pay, against 6.8× in Eastleigh.

Eastleigh, terraced
£290,000
Income typically needed: £58,000
Median full-time pay: £42,461
Worthing, terraced
£340,000
Income typically needed: £68,000
Median full-time pay: £36,581

At a glance

Eastleigh Worthing
Buying a home Expensive Expensive
Renting a home Expensive Very expensive
Recorded crime Low About average

Buying rates the typical price of all homes against median pay; renting rates a year of average rent against median pay; crime rates recorded crime per resident against the England and Wales average.

What the numbers say

Median full-time pay in Worthing (£36,581) is 14% lower than in Eastleigh (£42,461), while a typical terraced house costs 17% more (£340,000 against £290,000). Set against local pay, Eastleigh is the easier of the two for a typical earner to buy in.

Buying a terraced house takes 6.8× annual pay in Eastleigh and 9.3× in Worthing. Renting one takes 34% of pay in Eastleigh and 45% in Worthing. Both are harder in Worthing, and the gap is wider for buying.

Across all property types and measured against pay, Eastleigh is around the middle of 316 areas (138th most expensive) to buy in, and Worthing is the 75th most expensive of 316 areas. For renting against pay, Eastleigh is around the middle of 316 areas (141st most expensive) and Worthing is the 64th most expensive of 316 areas.

Someone on £40,000 in Eastleigh would need about £47,000 in Worthing to be equally placed to buy a terraced house, and about £45,000 to be equally placed to rent one. Keeping the same pay after a move to Worthing would leave you worse placed to buy. These figures compare housing costs only; they ignore other living costs and the pay you could earn in a new job.

Police recorded 55.0 crimes per 1,000 residents in Eastleigh and 80.2 in Worthing, so recorded crime per resident is 46% higher in Worthing. The biggest difference is in criminal damage and arson: 4.5 per 1,000 in Eastleigh against 6.6 in Worthing.

Can a typical earner buy?

Terraced house Eastleigh Worthing
Median full-time pay £42,461 £36,581
House price ÷ pay 6.8× 9.3×
Median pay as a share of income typically needed to buy 73% 54%
Rent a year as a share of median pay 34% 45%

Buying, by property type

Type Eastleigh Worthing Difference
Detached £485,000 £525,000 +8% in Worthing
Semi-detached £347,500 £392,375 +13% in Worthing
Terraced £290,000 £340,000 +17% in Worthing
Flat £181,000 £210,000 +16% in Worthing

Renting, by property type

Type (average rent a month) Eastleigh Worthing Difference
Detached £1,638 £1,716 +5% in Worthing
Semi-detached £1,335 £1,449 +9% in Worthing
Terraced £1,213 £1,358 +12% in Worthing
Flat £1,020 £1,042 +2% in Worthing

Crime

Police recorded 55.0 crimes per 1,000 residents in Eastleigh and 80.2 in Worthing, so recorded crime per resident is 46% higher in Worthing.

Police recorded crime per 1,000 residents Eastleigh Worthing Difference
All recorded crime (excluding fraud) 55.0 80.2 +46% in Worthing
Violence against the person 24.1 28.4 +18% in Worthing
Sexual offences 2.6 3.4 +28% in Worthing
Robbery 0.4 1.2 +170% in Worthing
Residential burglary (per 1,000 households) 3.2 3.1 -2% in Worthing
Vehicle offences 2.9 3.1 +9% in Worthing
Theft from the person 0.2 0.3 +39% in Worthing
Criminal damage and arson 4.5 6.6 +47% in Worthing

Rates use resident population, so city centres and student areas show higher crime per resident than residents experience. Recorded crime also depends on reporting and police recording practice.

How prices have changed in each area

Average house price for all property types, indexed so that 2005 is 100. A line at 200 means prices have doubled.

Eastleigh: 172Worthing: 188
House prices in Eastleigh and Worthing since 2005, indexed so that 2005 is 100Prices indexed to 2005 = 100. Eastleigh now 172, Worthing now 188.5010015020025020052010201520202025House prices in Eastleigh and Worthing since 2005, indexed so that 2005 is 100Prices indexed to 2005 = 100. Eastleigh now 172, Worthing now 188.5010015020025020102020
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YearEastleighWorthing
2005100100
2006104105
2007113117
2008109115
20099899
2010108109
2011108108
2012109110
2013110114
2014120126
2015129137
2016140151
2017148158
2018151162
2019152164
2020153163
2021163182
2022178200
2023179201
2024176192
2025172192
12 months to July 2026172188

In 2005 the average home cost £178,714 in Eastleigh and £162,193 in Worthing. Now it is £307,612 and £304,635: Eastleigh is up 72% and Worthing is up 88%. Prices have risen faster in Worthing, so the gap between the two has narrowed.

Buying a home against local pay, over time

Average house price divided by median full-time pay. Higher means harder to afford.

Eastleigh: 7.2 years of payWorthing: 8.5 years of pay
Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Eastleigh and WorthingEastleigh now 7.2, Worthing now 8.5 years of pay.0×2.5×5×7.5×10×20052010201520202025Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Eastleigh and WorthingEastleigh now 7.2, Worthing now 8.5 years of pay.0×2.5×5×7.5×10×20052010201520202025
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YearEastleighWorthing
20057.3 years of pay–
20107.2 years of pay7.0 years of pay
20157.7 years of pay8.3 years of pay
20207.8 years of pay9.0 years of pay
20257.2 years of pay8.5 years of pay

In 2010 a home cost 7.2 years of pay in Eastleigh and 7.0 years in Worthing. In 2025 it was 7.2 years and 8.5 years.

Affordability has worsened more in Worthing over that time.

How rents have changed in each area

Average monthly rent for all property types, indexed so that 2015 is 100.

Eastleigh: 149Worthing: 155
Rents in Eastleigh and Worthing since 2015, indexed so that 2015 is 100Rents indexed to 2015 = 100. Eastleigh now 149, Worthing now 155.100120140160201620182020202220242026Rents in Eastleigh and Worthing since 2015, indexed so that 2015 is 100Rents indexed to 2015 = 100. Eastleigh now 149, Worthing now 155.100120140160201520202025
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YearEastleighWorthing
2015100100
2016103105
2017106110
2018108113
2019109115
2020111117
2021114120
2022118126
2023126139
2024136149
2025143155
August 2026149155

In 2015 the average rent was £817 a month in Eastleigh and £836 in Worthing. Now it is £1,214 and £1,297: up 49% in Eastleigh and up 55% in Worthing. Rents have risen faster in Worthing.

What your salary is worth in each area

Salary needed to afford the same kind of home (terraced), going by median prices and average rents.

Moving from Eastleigh to Worthing

Earning in Eastleigh Equivalent to buy in Worthing Equivalent to rent in Worthing
£30,000 £35,000 £33,500
£40,000 £47,000 £45,000
£50,000 £58,500 £56,000
£60,000 £70,500 £67,000

Moving from Worthing to Eastleigh

Earning in Worthing Equivalent to buy in Eastleigh Equivalent to rent in Eastleigh
£30,000 £25,500 £27,000
£40,000 £34,000 £35,500
£50,000 £42,500 £44,500
£60,000 £51,000 £53,500
Prices are medians for each property type over the last 12 months of registered sales; types with fewer than 100 sales in either area are left out. Rents are ONS averages for the area. Pay is the median for full-time employees living in the area, before tax. Income needed is illustrative: it assumes a 10% deposit and a lender willing to lend 4.5 times income. Real lending depends on your circumstances. Salary equivalents compare housing costs only, not other living costs, tax or the pay you could earn in a new job.

All Eastleigh figures · All Worthing figures