BN12 4ET

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 4ES 79 m
BN12 4EA 88 m
BN12 4EQ 90 m
BN12 4EU 124 m
BN12 4ER 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN12 4ET
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN12
Postcode sector
BN12 4
Latitude
50.815574
Longitude
-0.409324
British National Grid easting
512,154
British National Grid northing
102,987

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

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
17, Shaftesbury Avenue, Goring By Sea, Worthing, BN12 4ET 17 November 2023 £270,000
23, Shaftesbury Avenue, Goring By Sea, Worthing, BN12 4ET 8 February 2023 £270,000
23, Shaftesbury Avenue, Goring By Sea, Worthing, BN12 4ET 27 September 2022 £233,750

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
24
Secondary
6
  1. West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School

    Voluntary controlled school

    507 m
  2. Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing

    Community school

    549 m
  3. Courtlands Independent Special School

    Other independent special school

    604 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,853
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 885
  • Shoplifting 563
  • Anti social behaviour 417
  • Criminal damage and arson 214
  • Public order 213

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

4 female, 2 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.5
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 0.1% 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
1,501
Records since 17 September 2020
611
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 587 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 521 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/0739/25 Submitted 4 July 2025 988 m away

    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
  4. AWDM/0825/25 Submitted 30 June 2025 717 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
  5. AWDM/0831/25 Submitted 26 June 2025 973 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
  6. AWDM/0792/25 Submitted 23 June 2025 970 m away

    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
  7. AWDM/0807/25 Submitted 19 June 2025 907 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
  8. AWDM/0698/25 Submitted 16 June 2025 441 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
  9. AWDM/0763/25 Submitted 12 June 2025 293 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
  10. AWDM/0696/25 Submitted 10 June 2025 746 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
  11. AWDM/0417/25 Submitted 4 June 2025 963 m away

    Proposed change of use from Class E to Sui Generis (drinking establishment, eatery and deli) with outside seating area

    332 Goring Road Worthing West Sussex BN12 4PE

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  12. AWDM/0677/25 Submitted 28 May 2025 971 m away

    Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension

    60 Nutley Crescent Worthing West Sussex BN12 4LB

    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

    340 m

  • STRAND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code H82011

    340 m

  • ST. LAWRENCE SURGERY

    79 ST. LAWRENCE AVENUE, WORTHING, BN14 7JL

    ODS code H82009

    1.6 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD SURGERY

    50 VICTORIA ROAD, WORTHING, BN11 1XE

    ODS code H82041

    2.3 km

  • WORTHING MEDICAL GROUP

    23 SHELLEY ROAD, WORTHING, BN11 4BS

    ODS code H82045

    2.3 km

  • BARN SURGERY

    22 FERRING STREET, FERRING, WORTHING, BN12 5HJ

    ODS code H82087

    2.7 km

  • BROADWATER MEDICAL CENTRE

    5-11 BROADWATER BOULEVARD, WORTHING, BN14 8JE

    ODS code H82046

    2.8 km

  • SELDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 SELDEN ROAD, WORTHING, BN11 2LL

    ODS code H82061

    3.5 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

    0.0 miles
  • Leisure Centre

    BCT · Goring by Sea

    0.0 miles
  • Marlborough Road

    BCT · Goring by Sea

    0.1 miles
  • Durrington-on-Sea Rail Station

    RSE · Durrington

    0.2 miles
  • Durrington-on-Sea Rail Station

    RLY · Durrington

    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
1
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 £270,000 from 3 recorded sales in BN12 4ET. 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. West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School is the nearest published school at 507 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,853 published events cover 12 months, averaging 237.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 885 events.

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