Renting in Heene

Heene is the residential strip that runs from Grand Avenue west to Wallace Avenue, bounded by the seafront to the south and the railway line to the north. It takes its name from Heene Road, the spine of the neighbourhood, and the medieval St Botolph's church — older than Worthing itself, since Heene predates the town it now sits inside.

Housing is predominantly late-Victorian and Edwardian — three-storey terraces and detached villas on broad tree-lined streets like Westbrooke, Salisbury Road and Mill Road, with substantial Edwardian semis on the wider plots. Many of the larger houses have been converted into spacious flats; smaller terraces are popular with families. Heene Road has a useful small parade of independent shops, a couple of cafés and a pub.

“The address Worthing-locals point to when they say ‘the nicest part of town’.”

Type of lettings

Late-Victorian + Edwardian villas and terraces

Typical size

1- to 2-bed

To seafront

5 min walk

A snapshot from the properties we have comparable data on in Heene. Median monthly rent and the typical range for each size of property.

Studio

£825 pcm · range £725–£950

1-bed

£1,025 pcm · range £925–£1,250

2-bed

£1,400 pcm · range £1,200–£1,700

3-bed

£2,050 pcm · range £1,700–£3,100

Worthing station is a 10-minute walk east, West Worthing station a 10-minute walk west — both running direct trains to Brighton (20 min), Gatwick (47 min) and London Victoria (1 hour 23 minutes). The A259 (Brighton Road) is a couple of streets south for car traffic. Walkable to the seafront promenade in under five minutes from most of the patch.

Heene CofE Primary is on Heene Road itself — well-regarded and walkable for most of the area. Our Lady of Sion (independent) is just north. Worthing High School and Davison High School for Girls are the local state secondaries.

Renters who want central Worthing's walkability without paying town-centre flat-block prices, and with more period character than 1930s West Worthing. Popular with couples, downsizers, and families targeting Heene CofE Primary's catchment. Quieter than the town centre, leafier than East Worthing — Heene's the address Worthing-locals point to when they say "the nicest part of town".