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Worthing House Prices August 2026: Down 5%, Worst in Sussex
The average Worthing home sold for £299,075 in August, 5.0% down on a year earlier and the steepest fall in Sussex. Prices have held level since June.
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Housing
Shoreham Civic Centre Site: First Social Tenants Move In
The first Adur households move into 53 social rent homes on Shoreham's old civic centre site in Ham Road this month. Hyde has built 159 affordable homes there.
Council
Worthing Council Budget: £5.1m Government Support Needed
Worthing Borough Council expects to need £5.1m of Exceptional Financial Support to balance its 2027/28 budget, up from £4.67m in July. Homelessness drives it.
Planning
Marine Place Worthing: 27 Flats Refused on 14 October
The council has refused 27 one-person flats on the Marine Place car park behind South Street. Officers gave eight grounds, from flood risk to harm to the Dome.
Housing
Worthing Housing List: 858 Could Be Removed in Shake-Up
Worthing plans to drop 858 no-need households from a 2,462-strong housing list, when only 131 homes were let last year. Have your say by 20 October.
Council
Worthing Town Hall: £111,333 Housing Reception Rebuild
Worthing Borough Council signed a £111,333 contract on 3 September to rebuild the Town Hall housing reception. Councillors can call it in until 10 September.
House prices
Worthing House Prices June 2026: Down £16,070 in a Year
The average Worthing home sold for £296,227, down 5.1% in a year. That is the steepest fall of any district in Sussex and the lowest average since 2021.