Is Adur a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Adur, from official data · 7 postcode districts · 1,848 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Adur, from official data · 7 postcode districts · 1,848 postcodes
The average home in Adur sold for £380,120 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.3% on a year earlier. Across Adur, police record 73 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Adur, the nearest primary school is Seaside Primary School, 0.8 mi away, about a 15 minute walk; the nearest secondary is The Sir Robert Woodard Academy, 1.5 mi away; the nearest GP surgery is Adur Health Partnership, 1.0 mi away, about a 21 minute walk.
Shoreham-by-Sea (Sussex) station is 1.1 mi away, about a 23 minute walk; the nearest park, Swiss Gardens, is 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk.
Across Adur, police record 73 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Adur sold for £380,120 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.3% on a year earlier. By type: detached £637,946, semi-detached £445,205, terraced £368,463, flats £215,087. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Seaside Primary School, 0.8 mi away, about a 15 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is The Sir Robert Woodard Academy, 1.5 mi away. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Shoreham-by-Sea (Sussex) is 1.1 mi away, about a 23 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £45,072 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).