Estates - Adur & Worthing Councils

For residential property see:

In Adur: Adur Homes
In Worthing: Worthing Homes website

About our property and estates service

The Property & Estates Team works to ensure that council owned or occupied non-residential assets are maintained and managed as effectively and efficiently as possible. The income they generate helps support the delivery of core council services such as waste and recycling, housing and leisure and recreation.

Activities the Property & Estates Team carries out include:

lease and licence negotiations
non-residential property acquisition and disposal
valuation and appraisals
management of property income and expenditure
property inspection
property data collection
property information management

Please note the above activities are only carried out on behalf of Adur & Worthing Councils and cannot be done on behalf of third parties.

Adur & Worthing Councils own and manage a diverse portfolio of land and non-residential property assets, including:

commercial units (industrial and retail)
farmland
council-occupied offices
civic centres
leisure centres
historic monuments

The assets are classified under the following tiers:

Tier 1: Strategic assets held for income to support council services
Tier 2: Investment properties held for income to support council services
Tier 3: Community, sports and other buildings held for community and social purposes
Tier 4: Agricultural land, beaches, beach huts, bus stops
Tier 5: Other

For a full list of Adur and Worthing Councils non-residential property and land asset portfolio, see:

Local authority land: Details of all land and building assets (open data)

You can contact the Property & Estates Team on:

propertyteam@adur-worthing.gov.uk

Please note that local authority owned housing is not included in this portfolio:

In Adur: Local authority housing is managed by Adur District Council's housing service, Adur Homes.
To find out more see: Adur Homes
In Worthing: Affordable housing in Worthing is managed by Worthing Homes.
To find out more see: Worthing Homes website

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Sites available to buy or let (and Public Notices and Expressions of Interest)

For details of all of our non-residential properties or land that are currently available to purchase or rent, see:

Properties and land available to buy or let (and public notices and Expressions of Interest)

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Asset Management Plan

Adur & Worthing Councils' Property Asset Management Plan details how we plan and manage the councils' estate to optimise financial return and commercial opportunities for the benefit of our communities; using our assets to stimulate regeneration, investment and growth across our region. To find out more please see:

Disposal of council owned land and buildings

The document below outlines how Adur & Worthing Councils dispose of council owned land and buildings:

Strategy and process document for the disposal of council owned land and buildings (2024) (532KB)

For more information on why businesses choose to invest in Adur and Worthing, see:

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Sustainability

The councils have made a commitment to be carbon neutral by 2030, and we incorporate sustainability into all our decision-making to help deliver our SustainableAW objectives. To find out how we are working towards this goal, see:

SustainableAW

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Land and property ownership enquiries

For information about a council owned building or piece of land, please contact the relevant service:

For queries regarding land or property in a social housing area please contact:

In Adur: Adur Homes
In Worthing: Worthing Homes website

We do not hold records of privately owned land or property. For information on privately owned property you will need to contact HM Land Registry: