Abingworth’s story
No listed buildings inside Abingworth’s built-up area
5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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AbingworthWest Sussex
A village in West Sussex, South East, home to 1,039 people.
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Population
1,039
Census 2021 · Horsham council
Median home
£518K
95 sales in 3 years
Median age
42.7
17% are 65+ · West Sussex 23%
Degree level
36%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
5%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Abingworth a good place to live?
Residents are healthier than most (A+): life expectancy 82.3 for men, 86.3 for women. Where it falls short is walkability — on the way to work, 5% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Its schools fall short (C−): primary results beat 26% of towns in England. At a median £518,000, a home costs 7.7 times the yearly income of households in the Horsham council area.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Abingworth has subject grades but no overall one.
How Abingworth grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Abingworth is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carD−Open →HealthIn the top fifth of the towns comparedA+Open →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentAOpen →Jobs & income1.8% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsA−Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 26% of towns in EnglandC−Open →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsC−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History0 listed buildingsD−Open →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 27% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeAOpen →Civic life4.8 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryB+Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes Abingworth stand out
The 3 things Abingworth does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
5% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.9 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Household income, against UK towns
Work
Mean, before tax: higher than in 92% of UK towns
ONS small-area income estimates.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Abingworth.
History
Abingworth has fewer old homes than West Sussex’s towns or England’s towns: 5% built before 1919
0listed buildingsD−History Grade
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list has no building inside Abingworth’s built-up area.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
5%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
Fewer commuters in Abingworth work nearby than in West Sussex’s towns or England’s towns: 14% travel under 5 km
5%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 41% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
41% of workers worked mainly from home, higher than both West Sussex’s towns (33%) and England’s towns (31%), and the car carried 93% of commuters at the census. Work in town: 2% of resident commuters. Households take home £72K a year before tax, on average.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot3%
Train2%
Bus1%
14%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
41%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£72K
mean household income, before tax
1.8%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D−
Walkability: more walkable than 2% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
Is Abingworth a healthy place? 91% of its people say their health is good, above West Sussex’s towns and England’s towns
91%good or very good healthA+Health Grade
Abingworth’s share in bad or very bad health, 1.5%, is the second lowest of the 66 towns in West Sussex. Disability touches 10% of the town’s population. Men in Abingworth can expect to live to 82.3, women to 86.3 (2019–23). There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 1.9 miles off.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 91%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2021 | Abingworth | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 91% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.5% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 10% | 17% | 17% |
82.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.3
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
Safety
Abingworth has less crime per resident than 86% of UK towns
10.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearASafety Grade
Violent crime ran at 10.9 per 1,000 residents a year, below both West Sussex’s towns (17.6) and England’s towns (22). A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 19 offences in Abingworth and 2 cases of nuisance behaviour. Burglary and damage add up to 7.7 per 1,000 residents each year. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Abingworth has less crime per resident than 74% of them.
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 74% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual11
Damage & arson2
Public order2
Other crime2
Other theft1
Drugs1
Shoplifting0
Burglary0
Anti-social2
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
10.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
19
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
HousingCost of living grade C−
Few households rent privately in Abingworth: 9%, fewer than in both West Sussex’s towns and England’s towns
£518Kmedian sale
Owners make up 80% of households. Behind the median of £518,000: 95 standard sales inside Abingworth’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £1,474 a month across the Horsham council area.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Abingworth£518K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £665,000 | 49 |
| Semi-detached | £450,000 | 19 |
| Terraced | £357,500 | 14 |
| Flat or maisonette | £265,000 | 13 |
80%
of households own their home · England 61%
9%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,474
average private rent a month, Horsham council area
£2,426
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Who lives here
Children make up 20% of Abingworth, above West Sussex’s towns and England’s towns
42.7median age
Graduates make up 36% of adults. 17% of residents are 65 or over, below both West Sussex’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (18%). Typical age in Abingworth: 42.7, the median. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.4% of the population.
AbingworthWest SussexEngland
Ages · share of residents
17%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications9%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar21%
Degree level36%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Abingworth | West Sussex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 9.8% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 17% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.4% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Sussex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Abingworth
14pages on Abingworth
The big questions
SafetyA10.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingC−Median home £518K · rent £1,474 a monthHousing16 sold in 12 months · busiest street Springett CloseSchoolsC−HealthA+Life expectancy 82.3 (men), 86.3 (women)Work & commuteA−56% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Parham House and 2 more in and around Abingworth
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Abingworth. Best known first.
Historic houseParham House4.5 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumStorrington and District Museum2.8 km outside town, to the southwestArt galleryArt galleryNifty Art Gallery2.4 km outside town, to the southwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Parham House: Rictor Norton & David Allen from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Abingworth
Village in West Sussex, England
Abingworth is a built-up area of 1,039 people, in the Horsham council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 1,039 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Horsham
- County
- West Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006326
Abingworth’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
West ChiltingtonStorringtonAshingtonPulboroughCodmore HillFindonBillingshurstAbingworth
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abingworth | 1,039 | — | — | C− | A | A+ |
| West Chiltington | 3,095 | 1 | B+ | C− | A+ | A+ |
| Storrington | 8,713 | 1.5 | B | C | B | A |
| Ashington | 2,688 | 1.8 | B | C− | A | A+ |
| Pulborough | 3,651 | 3.3 | C+ | B− | B− | B+ |
| Codmore Hill | 1,288 | 3.5 | — | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Findon | 1,840 | 5.3 | — | D− | A− | B+ |
| Billingshurst | 9,121 | 5.5 | B+ | C+ | C+ | B+ |
Codmore Hill and Findon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Abingworth
Is Abingworth expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £518,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £265,000, terraced houses £357,500, semi-detached houses £450,000 and detached houses £665,000.
Is Abingworth safe?
Police recorded 19 crimes inside Abingworth’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 58% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Are schools in Abingworth good?
Primary results trail 74% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). Places are handled by West Sussex council.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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