Rustington is the substantial coastal town between Worthing and Littlehampton — population around 14,000, with a proper high street, easy A259 access, and a long sandy seafront that quietly outdoes most of its neighbours.
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Get a valuationRustington is a much larger town than its village-y name suggests — around 14,000 people, with a real high street centred on Broadmark Lane / The Street and a long stretch of sandy beach south of the A259. Historically a fishing and farming village, it's grown into the gravitational centre of the western Worthing belt thanks to its size and amenity mix.
Housing covers most periods and budgets: Victorian and Edwardian terraces near the seafront, 1930s semis on the wider residential streets, post-war estates further inland, and newer apartment developments along the seafront and around the high street. Bungalows are particularly well-represented — Rustington has always been a popular downsizing destination. The Rustington Convalescent Home and the seafront promenade are the visual anchors.
“A much larger town than its village-y name suggests — around 14,000 people, with a real high street and a long stretch of sandy beach.”
A snapshot from the properties we have comparable data on in Rustington. Median monthly rent and the typical range for each size of property.
No train station in Rustington itself — Angmering is 5 minutes by car (direct trains to London Victoria in around 1 hour 28 minutes), Littlehampton 10 minutes. The A259 runs east-west along the northern edge of the high street and the A27 is a 5-minute drive north for faster routes. Most properties have off-street parking.
Rustington Community Primary School, Summerlea Primary and Georgian Gardens Primary are the local state primaries. The Littlehampton Academy is the closest state secondary, with Angmering School also in reach.
Families and downsizers who want a real seaside town with a working high street and a long sandy beach. Particularly popular with retirees thanks to the bungalow stock and the high street's walkability. Rents are noticeably softer than Worthing or Goring for similar property types — the trade-off is no direct train, but Angmering's a short drive away.
Live rents, days-to-let, availability and yields for Rustington — compiled from comparable properties let through Phillip James and public listings data.
Compiled from comparable lets · updated June 2026
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Ask the teamBased on rental and let-agreed transactions and active listings in this area, calculated by Phillip James — Independent Letting Agents across the Sussex coast since 2008, combined with public listings data.
Based on rental and let-agreed transactions and active listings in this area, calculated by Phillip James — Independent Letting Agents across the Sussex coast since 2008, combined with public listings data.
Based on rental and let-agreed transactions and active listings in this area, calculated by Phillip James — Independent Letting Agents across the Sussex coast since 2008, combined with public listings data.
Based on rental and let-agreed transactions and active listings in this area, calculated by Phillip James — Independent Letting Agents across the Sussex coast since 2008, combined with public listings data.
Angmering is a sprawling West Sussex village west of Worthing with its own train station, a busy high street, and a long-running mix of historic core, post-war family neighbourhoods, and newer estates spreading north toward the A27.
East Preston is a coastal village west of Worthing — quiet streets, a long greensward leading down to the beach, a Co-op high street, and the sort of slow-paced retired-and-family community that defines the West Sussex coast.
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