BN12 4WN

Goring · Worthing · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Goring
Local authority
Worthing
Constituency
Worthing West
Postcode district
BN12
Postcode sector
BN12 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN12 4FP 0 m
BN12 6BT 66 m
BN12 4EA 110 m
BN99 6EW 123 m
BN99 6GT 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN12 4WN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN12
Postcode sector
BN12 4
Latitude
50.816990
Longitude
-0.411008
British National Grid easting
512,032
British National Grid northing
103,142

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Worthing · E07000229
Electoral ward
Goring · E05007699
Parish or community
E43000150
Westminster constituency
Worthing West · E14001599
Output area
E00162187
Lower layer super output area
Worthing 013C · E01031804
Middle layer super output area
Worthing 013 · E02006633

Postcode source versions

Explore BN12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    484 m
  2. Orchards Infant School

    Academy sponsor led

    598 m
  3. Orchards Junior School

    Academy converter

    656 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,864
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 924
  • Shoplifting 513
  • Anti social behaviour 429
  • Criminal damage and arson 225
  • Public order 209

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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
1,376
Records since 17 September 2020
552
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 549 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 701 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 851 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 589 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/0792/25 Submitted 23 June 2025 903 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
  6. AWDM/0807/25 Submitted 19 June 2025 991 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 636 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 488 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 653 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/0417/25 Submitted 4 June 2025 930 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
  11. AWDM/0677/25 Submitted 28 May 2025 990 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
  12. AWDM/0652/25 Submitted 27 May 2025 438 m away

    Single storey rear extension

    26 Bolsover Road Worthing West Sussex BN13 1NT

    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

  • STRAND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code H82011

    163 m

  • CORNERWAYS SURGERY

    145 GEORGE V AVENUE, WORTHING, BN11 5RZ

    ODS code H82076

    483 m

  • ST. LAWRENCE SURGERY

    79 ST. LAWRENCE AVENUE, WORTHING, BN14 7JL

    ODS code H82009

    1.7 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD SURGERY

    50 VICTORIA ROAD, WORTHING, BN11 1XE

    ODS code H82041

    2.4 km

  • WORTHING MEDICAL GROUP

    23 SHELLEY ROAD, WORTHING, BN11 4BS

    ODS code H82045

    2.5 km

  • BARN SURGERY

    22 FERRING STREET, FERRING, WORTHING, BN12 5HJ

    ODS code H82087

    2.6 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

    3.7 km

  • LIME TREE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H82034

    3.7 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

  • Durrington-on-Sea Rail Station

    RSE · Durrington

    0.0 miles
  • Durrington-on-Sea Rail Station

    RLY · Durrington

    0.0 miles
  • Durrington-on-Sea Rail Station

    RSE · Durrington

    0.0 miles
  • Leisure Centre

    BCT · Goring by Sea

    0.1 miles
  • Leisure Centre

    BCT · Goring by Sea

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Worthing 013C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,344 of 33,755

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

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 484 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,864 published events cover 12 months, averaging 238.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 924 events.

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