Hillside
Adur 001 · 6 sub-areas · 9,130 residents
Adur 001 is a residential area within Adur, on the West Sussex coast, home to around 9,100 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £1,270 a month — broadly in line with what you'd expect across Adur — and the area skews noticeably older and more owner-occupied than the national picture, with nearly eight in ten households owning their home.
Hillside is a settled residential pocket of Adur. The bigger gravitational centre is London, around 80 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Overview
What's it like to live in Hillside?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,379 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Hillside in Adur
Living in Hillside
Adur 001 has the feel of a settled, semi-rural coastal community where families and older residents have put down long-term roots. It's not a commuter hub — only around one in twenty residents uses public transport to get to work, and more than half drive — which tells you something about the pace of life and the practical shape of the area. Green space is genuinely close: the nearest park or open space is under 300 metres from a typical home, and more than half of residents can reach walkable greenspace easily.
The cost picture is relatively affordable by South East standards. A one-bedroom place runs around £978 a month, a two-bedroom roughly £1,270, and a three-bedroom around £1,570. Rents rose about 3.8% over the past year, which is noticeable but not exceptional. Council tax at Band D comes to about £2,548 a year. The bigger challenge is buying: the median sale price is just over £430,000, and saving a deposit takes the average resident around seven years — a squeeze that reflects the South East property market rather than anything unusual about this specific area.
The population here is spread fairly evenly across age groups, but with a meaningful tilt toward older residents — over a fifth are 65 or older, and fewer than one in five is under 18. That shapes the community feel: quieter, more established, less transient than you'd find in a city centre neighbourhood. Owner-occupation at 77% is well above the national average, and private renting accounts for just over one in ten households.
For day-to-day practicalities, the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 1.2 km away — about a 15-minute walk. The rail commute to London runs around 82 minutes by public transport, which makes this a realistic but not easy London commute. Broadband is excellent: 100% of premises have access to gigabit-capable connections. See the streets and sub-areas below for more.
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Frequently asked
- Is Adur 001 a nice place to live?
- It's a quiet, settled residential area with good green space access and below-average crime. The trade-off is a long public transport commute to London (around 82 minutes) and a high rent-to-income ratio. It suits people who prioritise a calmer environment over city-centre convenience.
- What is the rent in Adur 001?
- A one-bedroom property runs around £978 a month, a two-bedroom roughly £1,270, and a three-bedroom around £1,570. Rents rose about 3.8% over the past year. Note these are estimates scaled from council-level data using local sale prices.
- Is Adur 001 safe?
- Yes, relatively. The crime rate is around 56 per 1,000 residents annually, noticeably below the UK national average of roughly 80 per 1,000. The area scores in the 7th IMD decile, indicating moderate prosperity, which tends to correlate with lower crime.
- What's the commute from Adur 001 to London?
- Around 82 minutes by public transport — long for a daily commute. The nearest mainline rail station is about 1.2 km away (roughly a 15-minute walk). Most residents drive rather than use public transport, and nearly 30% work from home.
- Who lives in Adur 001?
- Predominantly older, long-established residents — over 40% are aged 50 or above, and nearly eight in ten households own their home. It's a low-turnover community with a small private rental sector and a notably thin younger-adult population compared to most UK areas.
- What schools are near Adur 001?
- There are 67 schools within 2km of typical residents, but only around 38% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1.1 km away. Individual school research is strongly recommended here.
- How affordable is buying a home in Adur 001?
- Challenging. The median sale price is just over £430,000, and on the typical resident salary of around £30,200 a year, saving a deposit takes roughly seven years. Renting also absorbs around 72% of take-home pay at median earnings, which leaves little room for saving.