Radbone Close Worthing
26 addresses across 2 postcodes (BN14), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 45101433.
- Energy: 14 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 12).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Worthing costs £2,456 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is East Worthing, about 1.4 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Lyons Farm Open Space, is about 60 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 8 to 10 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 26 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Broadwater Medical Centre, about 750 m away.
- People: About 690 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 47 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
14 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 61 m². Most common: Flat (7); House, end-terrace (2); Maisonette, semi-detached (2). Built: 1983-1990 (7); 1996-2002 (5); 1991-1995 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (8); rented (social) (4).
Council tax
What each band costs in Worthing in 2026-27: Band D £2,456 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,637 | £1,910 | £2,183 | £2,456 | £3,002 | £3,548 | £4,094 | £4,912 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (63% of about 640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 27 addresses are between 8 m and 10 m above sea level (9 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN14 9EL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BN14 9EU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | East Worthing 471,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Worthing 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| West Worthing 672,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Downlands Avenue Broadwater | 50 m |
| Car parks | South Farm Rd. Car Park, Worthing | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 37.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Broadwater Medical Centre | 750 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 520 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Essence Worthing | 710 m |
| Hospital | Worthing Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Sussex Police | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Broadwater - Cricketers Parade Cashzone | 670 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Lyons Farm Open Space 1.2 ha | 60 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,100 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 590 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,690 m² | 920 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 670 m south-west. 18 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 670 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Mountain | Hill | 1.5 km north-east |
| Mill Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Lychpole Hill | Hill | 2.3 km north |
| Worthing Beach | Beach | 2.5 km south |
| Deep Bottom | Valley | 2.8 km north |
| Northbrook Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 26 |
1 of the street's 26 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bramber Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 380 m | No published inspection |
| Downsbrook Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 540 m | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Whytemead Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 610 m | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Broadwater CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 840 m | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bohunt School Worthing | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.0 km | No published inspection |
| St Andrew's CofE High School Church of England | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Springfield Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 3–7 | 1.1 km | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Homefield Primary School and SSC | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km | No published inspection |
| Worthing High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.4 km | No published inspection |
| Sompting Village Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.6 km | Outstanding (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Thomas A Becket Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.7 km | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainsburys BN14 9LA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 280 m | 5 Very good | 11 May 2022 |
| Boots BN14 9LA | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2025 |
| The Protein Ball Co. and The Great British Porridge Co. BN14 8NQ | Manufacturers/packers | 280 m | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Toby Carvery BN14 9JN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 5 Very good | 23 Aug 2023 |
| Sally Europe BN14 8PN | Retailers - other | 330 m | Exempt | |
| Reggies Burgers BN14 8NL | Mobile caterer | 350 m | 5 Very good | 2 Mar 2026 |
| Ren's Kitchen BN14 8PG | Other catering premises | 360 m | 5 Very good | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Bramber Primary Activity Club BN14 8QB | Other catering premises | 400 m | 5 Very good | 22 May 2023 |
| Relish School Food BN14 8QB | Other catering premises | 400 m | 5 Very good | 30 Sep 2026 |
| The Caterers BN14 9EP | Other catering premises | 410 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Lidl BN14 9FB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 450 m | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2024 |
| A - Z Convenience Store BN14 9AP | Retailers - other | 460 m | 5 Very good | 18 Dec 2019 |
| Smokeys Kitchen Ltd. BN14 9AW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 490 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jun 2023 |
| Broadwater Mini Market BN14 9AW | Retailers - other | 500 m | 5 Very good | 6 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 25 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Leigh Road (11); On or near Sompting Road (7); On or near Hadley Avenue (6); On or near Downlands Gardens (6); On or near Northbrook Road (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Leighton Avenue · Northbrook Road · Upper Brighton Road · Gainsborough Avenue · Northbrook Road · Hadley Avenue · Downlands Gardens · Northbrook Close · Turner Road · Leigh Road · Morland Avenue · Sompting Bypass
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.