35.2% of households in Worthing live in a flat, maisonette or apartment. Web design in Worthing works best when the site answers the questions local customers actually ask. Aria builds the whole site for £69 a month, with your domain, business email and hosting, and you pay only once you have approved it.
No setup fee: you only pay the £69 monthly fee once you have approved your website.
A closer look at Worthing
The Worthing local authority area counted 4,715 business sites in 2026, and 83.4% of them employ fewer than ten people. Most of your competition is small and local too, so a professional website is a real differentiator.
Worthing in numbers
Two or more cars: 34.0% of households; none at all: 21.8%. Worthing has 49,727 households; 33.8% are one-person households.
Worthing: more from the census
- Households in semi-detached homes: 23.6%
- Workers commuting by bicycle: 3.3%
- Residents born in the United Kingdom: 87.9%
- Commute under 5 km: 31.7%
- Households of one person: 33.8%
- One-person households aged 66 or over: 15.8%
- People per household: 2.2
How Worthing compares
The share of households that own their home is 67.5% in Worthing, against 67.5% in the Worthing local authority area and 61.3% in England. On flat living, Worthing (35.2%) compares with 35.3% for the Worthing local authority area as a whole and 22.2% nationally. The share of residents aged 65 or over is 22.5% in Worthing, against 22.4% in the Worthing local authority area and 18.4% in England.
The Worthing local authority area since 2021
The population of the Worthing local authority area went from 111,654 in mid-2021 to 113,515 in mid-2024, a rise of 1.7%.
Who your customers are in Worthing
Retired people are 26.0% of residents aged 16 and over. Daytime is when many of them get in touch, so show when you are open. Short trips: 16.3% of workers in Worthing commute under 2 km. Most customers live and work nearby, so local details count.
10.8% of workers walk to work. People pass by on foot, so show your street and opening hours clearly.
5.4% of people in Worthing have another main language. Simple wording and clear photos make your site easier for everyone.
32.6% of workers in Worthing work part-time. People are around at different times of day, so make your opening times obvious.
The business mix around Worthing
UK Business Counts lists 4,715 business sites in the Worthing local authority area in 2026. Compared with England as a whole, these sectors have a larger presence:
- Trades such as electricians, plumbers and roofers (435 sites): a quote form that lands in their inbox and emergency contact details and hours.
- Restaurants, cafés and pubs (355 sites): the menu with prices and opening hours and a map.
- Cleaning, landscaping and building services (135 sites): photos of completed work and the services and areas covered.
- Childcare and care providers (110 sites): how enrolment works and what a typical day looks like.
- Dental practices, clinics, physiotherapists and other health practices (160 sites): hours and how to reach the clinic and the practitioners and their credentials.
Among the trades with their own count, the Worthing local authority area has 15 fitness facilities and 85 licensed restaurants. In every one of these sectors, the website that wins is the one that answers questions before the customer has to ask.
Worthing and the surrounding area
Customers may also come from Findon (2.7 miles, pop. 1,840), Lancing and Sompting (3.3 miles, pop. 27,924), Rustington (3.5 miles, pop. 33,885) and Steyning (5.1 miles, pop. 5,513). If you work in Lancing and Sompting or Steyning as well, the site can say so on a service area page.
Next to Worthing, Findon counted 1,840 people at Census 2021, with 82.5% of households owning their home. In Findon, 35.9% of workers were based mainly at home in 2021; in Worthing, 31.3%.
Rules to know before your Worthing website goes live
A website does not need a special licence, but the business behind it follows the usual rules. A few that come up often:
- A limited company has to be registered with Companies House before it starts trading; registering online costs £100. GOV.UK: register a limited company
- Organisations, including sole traders, that use personal information need to pay a data protection fee to the ICO, although many can rely on an exemption; the tier 1 fee is £52. ICO: data protection fee
Every business is different, so treat this as general information, not legal advice, and check the official pages linked above.
How Aria builds your Worthing website
Since 2008, Aria has been setting up websites, domains and business email for small companies. It all runs online, so your business in Worthing gets the same plan as anyone.
- Answer the short sign-up form, which takes about 5 minutes; the rest goes by email.
- Our team builds the pages with your brand on a tested template and share a temporary link within 3 working days.
- Approve the site and pay the first month: only then does it go live on your domain.
After launch, you keep asking for changes by email: a new photo, an updated price, a new service. They are part of the monthly fee.
- A business website or an online shop, for the same monthly fee
- Your own domain: bring the one you have, or we help you choose one
- Email on your domain: unlimited accounts, 5 GB in total, webmail and spam filtering
- Hosting, an SSL certificate and daily backups
- Changes to text, photos and prices, requested by email
- Ready within 3 working days on a temporary link
Questions from Worthing business owners
How long until my website is ready?
The first version is ready within 3 working days, on a temporary link. Going live on your domain comes after your approval and the first payment.
Do I need a domain already?
If you have one, keep it: we point it to the website. If not, mention it when you sign up and we sort out the options with you by email.
Does the site look right on a mobile?
Yes. The layout adapts to phones, tablets and computers, and every page keeps the contact form and your details.
Am I tied in for a year?
There is no setup fee and no minimum term: you pay £69 a month and can stop whenever you need to.
Can customers order from my website?
Yes, an online shop costs the same £69 a month as a regular website: product catalogue, basket and online payment.
How many email accounts do I get?
As many addresses on your domain as you need, sharing 5 GB in total, with webmail and spam filtering.
My customers come from Findon and Lancing and Sompting as well. Can I say so?
Yes. Email us the towns you serve (for example Findon, Lancing and Sompting and Rustington) and they go on a service area page.
Do I pay anything to get started?
No. No setup fee: you only pay the £69 monthly fee once you have approved your website. No lock-in contract. You can stop the service whenever you need to.
Web design near Worthing
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- Census figures: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021 tables by output area, added up for the Worthing built-up area as defined in 2022. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.
- Population of the Worthing local authority area: Office for National Statistics, mid-year estimates for 2021 and 2024.
- Business sites in the Worthing local authority area: Office for National Statistics, UK Business Counts 2026 (local units).
- Locations of Worthing and the places around it: ONS Open Geography Portal, Built Up Areas 2022; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2023.
- Numbers come from the official sources above and are updated when new releases come out; distances are measured in a straight line.