The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS
outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between
tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.
Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis
P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version
2024-04-08.
Fixed broadband coverage
The median Ofcom availability percentage across 674 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.
Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
655 postcode units had 100% superfast
coverage, 573 had 100% gigabit-capable
coverage, and 0
had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a
named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not
publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality
reasons.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains
Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Planning applications
Applications mapped to this postcode district by the nearest current postcode point.
Available records
1,896
Records since 17 September 2020
795
Latest available record date
31 July 2025
Worthing Borough Council
Partial beta coverage
This beta dataset covers only Adur, Camden, Doncaster and Worthing and is not a complete national planning register. Doncaster records have no published coordinates, so they cannot be matched to local reports.
Single storey rear extension and conversion of attached garage into habitable space including to renew and raise height of flat roof plus false pitch roof to front
Application to Vary Condition No. 03 and 09 of previously approved AWDM/0642/19. Amendment: To extend the opening hours 12:00 to 23:00 Monday to Thursday, 12:00 to 23:30 Friday and Saturday and 12:00 to 22:00 Sunday and bank holidays and to allow tables and chairs on the pavement outside. ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Change of use from Use Class A2 (bank) to Use Class A4 (drinking establishment) and replacement shopfront.
The Elephant In The Room 40 Goring Road Worthing West Sussex BN12 4AD
Application to vary condition 1 (approved plans) for use of garage /storage to a study, lobby off kitchen diner and bike shed in rear garden: Condition 9 (windows) frosted window in South elevation, of approved AWDM/0282/25. ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Proposed new build single-storey dwelling with access off Compton Avenue
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.60 of 2001 to crown lift to allow clearance to roof and building of up to 2 metres, one varigated False Acacia T2 and one Sycamore tree T3.
Oakgates 41 Goring Road Worthing West Sussex BN12 4AS
Source: MHCLG Planning Data, snapshot 2025-09-17, version
2025-09-17-beta. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Record dates use
the submitted date where published, otherwise the decision date.
NHS ODS
GP practices
2
in this district
BARN SURGERY
22 FERRING STREET, FERRING, WORTHING, BN12 5HJ
ODS code H82087
STRAND MEDICAL GROUP
1B THE CAUSEWAY, GORING-BY-SEA, WORTHING, BN12 6FA
ODS code H82011
Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England
and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They
do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care
quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.
Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced
under the current version of the Open Government Licence.
Evidence in context
A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a
recommendation.
Property market
Recorded sales
The five-year median is £420,000 from
1,989 recorded
sales in BN12. This is
a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.
The latest UK House Price Index average for Worthing is
£296,227 in
June 2026, down 5.1% year on year.
Schools
Published establishments
9 open schools are in scope, including
6 primary and
1 secondary schools.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions,
catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
Published police records
1,138 published events cover
12 months, averaging
94.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with
428 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure
of safety for an individual address.