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St Nicolas

Ward

South east Adur. About 4,223 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in St Nicolas live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,122
Joint 1,981st least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How St Nicolas compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

St NicolasMiddle
Population14 wards, Adur · 2021
Population: every ward in Adur14 areas from 4,023 to 5,985. The middle area is 4,487. St Nicolas is 4,122.
4,1222nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares14 wards, Adur · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Adur14 areas from 100.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. St Nicolas is 100.0%.
100%
Gigabit broadband coverage14 wards, Adur · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Adur14 areas from 88.1% to 99.5%. The middle area is 97.1%. St Nicolas is 91.4%.
91.4%2nd lowest
Claimant rate14 wards, Adur · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Adur14 areas from 1.4% to 4.8%. The middle area is 2.9%. St Nicolas is 2.2%.
2.2%3rd lowest

Is St Nicolas safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in St Nicolas at a rate of 36.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 70.6 per 1,000 people across Adur.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 15 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in St Nicolas.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (50), violence and sexual offences (48) and other crime (28).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Adur

These figures are published for the whole of Adur, not for each ward, so they describe all of Adur and not St Nicolas alone. See Adur

Average house price
£378,990
No change in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,029
160th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.7×
Joint 60th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.0
Joint 96th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
St Nicolas in brief

St Nicolas had 4,122 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in St Nicolas live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In St Nicolas, 91.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In St Nicolas, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.