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8,713 people live in this town in West Sussex, South East.
Strong in places, weak in others. Storrington’s overall grade is B, better than 55% of UK towns. That places it #17 of 40 in West Sussex. People here tend to be in good health: men here can expect to live to 82.8, women to 86.8. The trade-off is schools — primary results beat 32% of towns in England. Housing is expensive: homes sell for a median £444,000, about 6.6 times local household income. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety and B for jobs & income.
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · claimants, DWP.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Storrington is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Storrington does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 45 buildings inside Storrington’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*, and 2 scheduled monuments.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →45 listed buildings in Storrington.
Mulberry House: Photo: Hassocks5489 · CC0 · The Old Market Rooms the White Horse Hotel: Photo: David960 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Storrington.
Storrington has a median age of 54.6 years. Children under 15 make up 13% of residents. 7.8% of residents are 15 to 24, below both West Sussex’s towns (9.8%) and England’s towns (12%).
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Storrington | West Sussex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 9.8% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 34% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Sussex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Key Stage 2 results at the town’s 2 primary schools: 58% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Between them, two primaries teach 465 pupils in Storrington.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storrington Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 361 | C+ |
The nearest A&E to Storrington is Worthing Hospital, 8.1 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 92% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Also worth knowing: at the census, 4.2% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both West Sussex’s towns (4.5%) and England’s towns (5.2%).
| Census 2021 | Storrington | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.2% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
Owners make up 74% of households, above both West Sussex’s towns (68%) and England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,474 a month across the Horsham council area. The median sale, £444,000, comes from 401 standard sales inside Storrington’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £645,000 | 195 |
| Semi-detached | £375,000 | 77 |
| Terraced | £338,500 | 80 |
| Flat or maisonette | £200,000 | 49 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 37% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Short trips to work, under 5 km: 22%, below West Sussex’s towns (44%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. By car: that was how 86% of commuters travelled at the census. About 14% of its commuters stay in Storrington for work. For every resident in work, Storrington has 0.6 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Over the year to August 2026, 306 offences were reported in Storrington, along with 82 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Burglary and damage came to 11.3 per 1,000 residents a year, above both West Sussex’s towns (9.7) and England’s towns (9.4). Violence and sexual offences accounted for just over half of recorded crime.
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.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 2 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Storrington. Best known first.
CastleAmberley Castle4.7 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseParham House1.3 km outside town, to the west
MuseumAmberley Museum and Heritage Centre4.9 km outside town, to the west
Heritage railwayAmberley Museum Railway4.8 km outside town, to the westArt galleryArt galleryNifty Art Galleryin townPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
4 notable people were born in Storrington.
Town in West Sussex, England
Storrington is a built-up area of 8,713 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storrington | 8,713 | — | B | C | B | A |
| Abingworth | 1,039 | 1.5 | — | C− | A | A+ |
| West Chiltington | 3,095 | 1.7 | B+ | C− | A+ | A+ |
| Ashington | 2,688 | 2.6 | B | C− | A | A+ |
| Pulborough | 3,651 | 3.5 | C+ | B− | B− | B+ |
| Codmore Hill | 1,288 | 3.9 | — | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Findon | 1,840 | 4.3 | — | D− | A− | B+ |
| Steyning | 5,513 | 5.7 | B+ | C− | A− | A |
Abingworth, 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.
That is 2.1 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £444,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £200,000, terraced houses £338,500, semi-detached houses £375,000 and detached houses £645,000.
Primary results trail 68% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). Storrington has 2 state schools; 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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