Average house price compared with resident median annual pay.
Adur Wages, Employment and Property Affordability
Resident earnings, employment, unemployment and affordability context for reading Adur prices and rents.
Apr 2025-Mar 2026 / ASHE 2026
Adur wages, employment and affordability
Resident earnings and labour-market context help explain local affordability, rental pressure and housing demand.
Resident population
64,802
ONS 2025
Median resident annual pay
£38,906
Adur
Median resident weekly pay
£748
Full-time employees
Employment rate
81.5%
Aged 16-64
Unemployment rate
3.1%
Economically active
Average monthly rent compared with estimated monthly earnings.
Labour market rates are from the ONS Annual Population Survey profile shown by Nomis. Where the local APS unemployment value is suppressed, the ONS model-based unemployment estimate is used. Earnings are ONS ASHE resident-analysis median full-time employee earnings. Annual pay is annualised from weekly pay for display context.
Incomes Explain Affordability Pressure
Wage and employment data does not predict house prices by itself. It gives demand-side context: how average prices and rents compare with resident earnings, whether employment conditions support demand, and where affordability pressure may limit the buyer or renter pool.
Adur’s latest ONS/Nomis labour-market profile and ASHE 2026 earnings data show a local economy with solid employment and relatively low unemployment. The resident population is 64,802, based on 2025 estimates.
That gives useful context for a smaller coastal market where local pay and workforce participation can matter to day-to-day housing affordability.