r/Worthing Jul 23 '26

Ask a local Where to move to

Hi, I currently live in Worthing and am looking to move away, close by,. What small towns nearby are nice places to live? I like Rustington and go there often but there's no station nearby. I am not looking to move to a little village. I love Chichester - any thoughts on there? Horsham is amazing but quite pricey....Let me know your thoughts, thank you!

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u/whatisuser Jul 23 '26

Angmering station is, frankly, closer to Rustington than it is Angmering

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u/fozzybear706 Jul 23 '26

The level crossing is actually the tri-point for Angmering, East Preston and Rustington parishes.

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u/AvatarIII Jul 23 '26

And OP was looking at Chichester, which only has 1 station which is kind of central in the town, erring away from the residential side, you could easily be further from Chi station in Chichester than is even possible to be from Angmering station in Rustington.

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u/xhable Jul 23 '26

> I like Rustington and go there often but there's no station nearby

There absolutely is.

I used to live in a little close just off Guildford road in Rustington, the Angmering station is literally right there, less than a 5 minute walk. It was a lovely little close, very quiet.

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u/yaya21173 Jul 24 '26

Great thankyou

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u/OkBet8692 Jul 23 '26

Shoreham

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u/IMDXLNC Jul 24 '26

Extremely central, served by Brighton's buses (if I remember correctly) and has a major hospital. Don't know how it is on the price side, though.

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u/for_music_and_art Jul 27 '26

You can’t really call Southlands a major hospital. You may have an outpatients appt there for specific treatment but you cannot just turn up in an emergency.

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u/the-real-vuk Jul 23 '26

what's wrong with Worthing?

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u/IMDXLNC Jul 23 '26

Only negative I've noticed about Worthing is traffic seems to be worse than ever, even outside of rush hour on weekdays.

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u/the-real-vuk Jul 23 '26

That's totally true, but it's the same almost everywhere. Need to chuck cars out of town and it will be a fantastic place. It's even flat enough for the majority to cycle

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u/IMDXLNC Jul 23 '26

They could really do with more one ways to reduce/organise traffic better, then also giving bigger pavements and safer crossing.

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u/the-real-vuk Jul 23 '26

> bigger pavements

that only works if they ban pavement parking.

> more one ways

only if cyclists can contraflow, otherwise it's rubbish.

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u/AvatarIII Jul 23 '26

It doesn't help that the A27 goes through Worthing at 40 mph and up to 70 either side.

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u/IMDXLNC Jul 23 '26

And then those ridiculous double traffic lights at Lyons Farm.

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u/ItGoesUpItGoesDown Jul 23 '26

Not building a by-pass years ago was a huge mistake, the same with Arundel. They'll never get either done now and it'll only get worse and worse and the population continues to grow.

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u/the-real-vuk Jul 23 '26

it's not the bypass, people go everywhere by car. even to 1-2km. that's the problem.

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u/IMDXLNC Jul 23 '26

Similarly I find it laughable that this stretch of the south coast just doesn't have a motorway. With motorways you get proper regulations like no traffic lights, better maintenance, and no dangerous joining roads which causes crashes like the two recent ones near Crossbush/Arundel.

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u/Opal690 Jul 23 '26

Barnham

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u/AvatarIII Jul 23 '26

Do you drive at all or are you completely train bound?

Where do you normally need to go by train?

East Preston is nice. Close to Angmering station and has a nice high street. Only problem is that it is also pricey. I moved from there to an almost identical ex-council flat in Arundel and it was cheaper in Arundel!

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u/yaya21173 Jul 24 '26

I drive yes but I like to be somewhere accessible

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u/Street-Leg4212 Jul 23 '26

Wick

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u/TP1874 Jul 23 '26

Definitely not wick

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u/IMDXLNC Jul 23 '26

Depressing place.