BN12 4ER

Marine · Worthing · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Worthing
Ward
Marine
Local authority
Worthing
Constituency
Worthing West
Postcode district
BN12
Postcode sector
BN12 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN12 4EP 45 m
BN12 4EL 89 m
BN12 4ET 128 m
BN12 4EJ 136 m
BN12 4ES 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN12 4ER
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN12
Postcode sector
BN12 4
Latitude
50.815594
Longitude
-0.407506
British National Grid easting
512,282
British National Grid northing
102,992

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Worthing · E07000229
Electoral ward
Marine · E05007701
Parish or community
E43000150
Westminster constituency
Worthing West · E14001599
Output area
E00162230
Lower layer super output area
Worthing 012E · E01031816
Middle layer super output area
Worthing 012 · E02006632

Postcode source versions

Explore BN12

21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, West Park Lane, Goring By Sea, Worthing, BN12 4ER 19 December 2022 £805,000
32, West Park Lane, Goring By Sea, Worthing, BN12 4ER 31 October 2019 £585,000
24, West Park Lane, Goring By Sea, Worthing, BN12 4ER 21 July 2017 £508,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
24
Secondary
6
  1. Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing

    Community school

    421 m
  2. West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School

    Voluntary controlled school

    630 m
  3. Courtlands Independent Special School

    Other independent special school

    662 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,827
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 887
  • Shoplifting 541
  • Anti social behaviour 410
  • Criminal damage and arson 220
  • Public order 215

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
50

30 female, 20 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.5
BN12 4 residents
8,910

Age bands in BN12 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.5%

1,201 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

817 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.5%

1,556 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

2,542 residents

Age 65 and over
31.1%

2,761 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN12 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Planning applications

Mapped applications within 1,000 metres of this postcode point.

Available records
1,565
Records since 17 September 2020
644
Latest available record date
22 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/0936/25 Submitted 22 July 2025 711 m away

    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
  2. AWDM/0886/25 Submitted 4 July 2025 409 m away

    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
  3. AWDM/0825/25 Submitted 30 June 2025 712 m away

    Proposed rooms in roof consisting of hip to gable end roof extension, rear dormer and front roof lights

    14 Melrose Close Worthing West Sussex BN13 1NY

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  4. AWDM/0831/25 Submitted 26 June 2025 845 m away

    Extension to west side with ridged and pitched roof in connection with proposed loft conversion and associated fenestration alterations including proposed rooflights to east side.

    39 Rugby Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 5LS

    Worthing Borough Council Open council record
  5. AWDM/0818/25 Submitted 25 June 2025 917 m away

    Single storey ground floor rear extension

    107 Grand Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN11 5BE

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  6. AWDM/0807/25 Submitted 19 June 2025 785 m away

    Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.54 of 1997 to reduce reduce radial spread by up to 1.5 to 2 metres, and crown lift up to 4.5 metres, one Horse Chestnut tree T1 of area A2

    316 Tarring Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 5BL

    Worthing Borough Council Open council record
  7. AWDM/0698/25 Submitted 16 June 2025 358 m away

    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
  8. AWDM/0763/25 Submitted 12 June 2025 262 m away

    Proposed garage conversion and front extension and porch.

    114 Goring Road Worthing West Sussex BN12 4AA

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  9. AWDM/0696/25 Submitted 10 June 2025 874 m away

    Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single storey side extension

    136 Barrington Road Worthing West Sussex BN12 4RS

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  10. AWDM/0703/25 Submitted 2 June 2025 986 m away

    Proposed single storey rear extension (revision to permission AWDM/1485/24 to provide a larger extension)

    59 Grand Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN11 5BA

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  11. AWDM/0652/25 Submitted 27 May 2025 460 m away

    Single storey rear extension

    26 Bolsover Road Worthing West Sussex BN13 1NT

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  12. AWDM/0628/25 Submitted 19 May 2025 728 m away

    Advertisement Consent for replacement of internally illuminated double sided bus shelter display with double sided digital advertising display.

    Advertising Right Bus Shelter Adshel Adjacent 169 Goring Road Worthing West Sussex

    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.

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • CORNERWAYS SURGERY

    145 GEORGE V AVENUE, WORTHING, BN11 5RZ

    ODS code H82076

    212 m

  • STRAND MEDICAL GROUP

    1B THE CAUSEWAY, GORING-BY-SEA, WORTHING, BN12 6FA

    ODS code H82011

    399 m

  • ST. LAWRENCE SURGERY

    79 ST. LAWRENCE AVENUE, WORTHING, BN14 7JL

    ODS code H82009

    1.5 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD SURGERY

    50 VICTORIA ROAD, WORTHING, BN11 1XE

    ODS code H82041

    2.2 km

  • WORTHING MEDICAL GROUP

    23 SHELLEY ROAD, WORTHING, BN11 4BS

    ODS code H82045

    2.2 km

  • BROADWATER MEDICAL CENTRE

    5-11 BROADWATER BOULEVARD, WORTHING, BN14 8JE

    ODS code H82046

    2.7 km

  • BARN SURGERY

    22 FERRING STREET, FERRING, WORTHING, BN12 5HJ

    ODS code H82087

    2.8 km

  • SELDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 SELDEN ROAD, WORTHING, BN11 2LL

    ODS code H82061

    3.4 km

  • LIME TREE SURGERY

    LIME TREE AVENUE, FINDON VALLEY, WORTHING, BN14 0DL

    ODS code H82034

    3.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Leisure Centre

    BCT · Goring by Sea

    0.1 miles
  • Leisure Centre

    BCT · Goring by Sea

    0.1 miles
  • Marlborough Road

    BCT · Goring by Sea

    0.2 miles
  • Shaftesbury Avenue

    BCT · Goring by Sea

    0.2 miles
  • Rose Walk

    BCT · Goring by Sea

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Worthing 012E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,326 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £805,000 from 1 recorded sale in BN12 4ER. 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

39 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing is the nearest published school at 421 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,827 published events cover 12 months, averaging 235.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 887 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.