Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Worthing (July 2026)
The average private rent in Worthing is £1,303 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £296,227 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 5.3%, ranked 50 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Worthing
The average private rent across all property types is £1,303 a month (unchanged on a year earlier). The regional median in the South East is £1,355.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £894 | £10,728 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,187 | £14,244 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,433 | £17,196 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,940 | £23,280 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Worthing: one to two bedrooms adds 32.8% to the rent, two to three adds 20.7% and three to four-plus adds 35.4% (England-and-Wales medians 27.3%, 20.9% and 40.9%). The biggest step here is three to four or more bedrooms — the size where an extra room earns most, and the first place to look when comparing a conversion against its cost.
House prices in Worthing
The average price paid is £296,227 (-5.1% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £592,121 |
| Semi-detached | £408,869 |
| Terraced | £324,454 |
| Flat | £180,145 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Worthing. Rents moved 0% over the year against −5.1% for prices — a gap of 5.1 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Worthing ranks 305th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 306th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Worthing
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £1,187 | £180,145 | 7.9% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,433 | £324,454 | 5.3% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,433 | £408,869 | 4.2% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,940 | £592,121 | 3.9% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Worthing is on flats at 7.9%, against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type; the weakest is detached. Gross figures ignore service charges, which usually make flats the thinnest net yield of the four.
What that means for a landlord
- Gross yield 5.3% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 50 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.3%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £39,090 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 45% of EPCs lodged in Worthing over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 36% at D (EPC ratings in Worthing).
- Council tax: Band D in Worthing is £2,456 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Worthing).
Lender maths on the averages. At a 5.5% stress rate and 145% rent cover — the common buy-to-let convention — the average rent of £1,303 supports a loan of about £196,063, which is 66.2% of the average price. That falls short of 75% loan-to-value, so a buyer of an average home here needs a larger deposit or a stronger rent to pass the stress test. Both numbers are conventions rather than rules — change them in the stress test.
Run the numbers for Worthing
- Yield calculator with £296,227 and £1,303 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,303 a month
- Rental income tax on £15,636 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the South East
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartford | £1,570 | £351,594 | 5.4% | +3% |
| Slough | £1,569 | £352,024 | 5.3% | +2.4% |
| Brighton and Hove | £1,809 | £407,803 | 5.3% | −1.1% |
| Crawley | £1,486 | £338,311 | 5.3% | +3.1% |
| Reading | £1,573 | £361,243 | 5.2% | +1.9% |
| Hastings | £1,006 | £236,966 | 5.1% | +1.6% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Worthing · EPC ratings in Worthing.
Rents: ONS, Price Index of Private Rents (average monthly private rent by local authority, July 2026). Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (average price, June 2026). Gross yield = rent × 12 ÷ price, our calculation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Rankings and medians are ours, across 316 local authorities.
Asked about this area
£1,303 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026).
£296,227 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 5.3% gross on the averages — £1,303 rent against a £296,227 price — ranking 50 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 7.9% gross (£1,187 rent on a £180,145 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents 0% against prices −5.1% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £39,090 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.