BN12

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
926
Current units
688
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
7

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South East
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
238

Postcode sectors in BN12

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4 sectors

Property

Across this district

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15,525 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Sunningdale Court, Goring By Sea, Worthing, BN12 4TU 21 July 2026 £228,000
46, Galsworthy Road, Goring By Sea, Worthing, BN12 6LW 16 July 2026 £265,000
59, Ardingly Drive, Goring By Sea, Worthing, BN12 4TN 10 July 2026 £236,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
9
Primary
6
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
1,138
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 428
  • Anti social behaviour 201
  • Criminal damage and arson 114
  • Public order 85
  • Shoplifting 78

Census 2021

Population and age profile

BN12 usual residents
22,675
Age-profile population
22,781

Age bands in BN12

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

3,207 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

1,983 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.7%

4,483 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

5,956 residents

Age 65 and over
31.4%

7,152 residents

How to read these estimates
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.

Latest available applications

  1. AWDM/0994/25 Submitted 31 July 2025

    Single storey rear extension

    126 Sea Lane Worthing West Sussex BN12 4PU

    Worthing Borough Council Open council record
  2. AWDM/0977/25 Submitted 29 July 2025

    Non Material Amendment to approved AWDM/2111/21 to change of colour of the proposed cladding and aluminium frame to olive grey (RAL 7032).

    8 Marine Drive Worthing West Sussex BN12 4QN

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  3. AWDM/0936/25 Submitted 22 July 2025

    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

    35 Clive Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 4SG

    Worthing Borough Council Delegated Open council record
  4. AWDM/0892/25 Submitted 8 July 2025

    Part single storey rear extension and part conversion of the garage

    18 Rudgwick Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 5AZ

    Worthing Borough Council Open council record
  5. AWDM/0886/25 Submitted 4 July 2025

    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

    Worthing Borough Council Delegated Open council record
  6. AWDM/0739/25 Submitted 4 July 2025

    Change of use from an industrial storage unit, to a dance and leisure studio facility.

    4 Woods Way Goring Worthing West Sussex BN12 4QY

    Worthing Borough Council Refuse Open council record
  7. AWDM/0863/25 Submitted 2 July 2025

    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

    26 Ilex Way Worthing West Sussex BN12 4UY

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  8. AWDM/0792/25 Submitted 23 June 2025

    Construct a platform and ramp to provide wheelchair access, replacement windows/doors.

    5 Frampton Court Mulberry Lane Worthing West Sussex BN12 4NW

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  9. AWDM/0813/25 Submitted 23 June 2025

    Proposed single storey side extension, existing garage to be removed

    11 Falmer Close Worthing West Sussex BN12 4TB

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  10. AWDM/0815/25 Submitted 20 June 2025

    Proposed single storey rear extension.

    1 Henfield Close Worthing West Sussex BN12 6BE

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  11. AWDM/0698/25 Submitted 16 June 2025

    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

    Worthing Borough Council Open council record
  12. AWDM/0763/25 Submitted 12 June 2025

    Proposed garage conversion and front extension and porch.

    114 Goring Road Worthing West Sussex BN12 4AA

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record

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.