Central Area Guide | £220k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
10,545
Households
5,477
Crimes · Jun '26
Among the highest · 34.0 per 1k
5,477
Households
White Brit. · 74%
Ethnicity
No religion · 48%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Among the highest · 34.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£219,891
Median property price
516
Postcodes
5,477
Households
White Brit. · 74%
Ethnicity
No religion · 48%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Among the highest · 34.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£219,891
Median property price
516
Postcodes

Sold prices in Central

England & Wales
Property sales · Central
HM Land Registry · Central
Average price
£277,292
YoY: -7.3%
Median price: £271,438
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 3 sales · avg £319,166
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£396k£307k£217k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Central

England & Wales
Crime trends · Central

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
103
YoY stable
117590
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
93
YoY +111%
102510
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
7
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
19
YoY —
27140
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising

359
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Central

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to West Sussex.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Worthing is the district council. School applications go through West Sussex.

Apply for a primary place via West Sussex

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Central

GPs make up most of the mapped places

18 GPs · 5 Hospitals · 5 Libraries · 29 in all

  • GPs18
  • Hospitals5
  • Libraries5
  • Museums1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Central

Coordinates50.8138, -0.3723
Postcodes
516
Population (Census)
10,545
Households (Census)
5,477
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Among the highest · 34.0 per 1k

Demographics in Central

Ethnicity

Total residents: 10,577
White Brit.73.8%
Other White10.0%
Other Asian3.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.6%
African1.6%
+ 4 other groups · 9.4%

Religion

Total residents: 10,552
No religion48.0%
Christian38.8%
Not answered6.9%
Muslim2.8%
Buddhist1.1%
+ 1 other religions · 2.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 10,545
35–4922.1%
50–6419.0%
25–3416.8%
65–748.1%
75–846.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.4%

Households

Total households: 5,477
Other32.1%
Any member 66+15.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.3%
+ 7 other households · 27.6%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Central

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.49 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.49 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).