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BN12 5FA

Ferring · Arun · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ferring
Local authority
Arun
Constituency
Worthing West
Postcode district
BN12
Postcode sector
BN12 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN12 5QW 25 m
BN12 5GJ 29 m
BN12 5QN 64 m
BN12 5QJ 76 m
BN12 5QL 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN12 5FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN12
Postcode sector
BN12 5
Latitude
50.806017
Longitude
-0.449715
British National Grid easting
509,331
British National Grid northing
101,864

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Arun · E07000224
Electoral ward
Ferring · E05009812
Parish or community
E04009862
Westminster constituency
Worthing West · E14001599
Output area
E00160236
Lower layer super output area
Arun 008B · E01031422
Middle layer super output area
Arun 008 · E02006549

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
21
Secondary
3

  1. Ferring C of E Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    979 m

  2. St Oscar Romero Catholic School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km

  3. Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
310
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 90
  • Anti social behaviour 54
  • Shoplifting 38
  • Criminal damage and arson 34
  • Public order 30

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BN12 5 residents
4,749

Age bands in BN12 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
7.8%

363 residents

Age 15 to 24
5.6%

262 residents

Age 25 to 44
11%

514 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

1,206 residents

Age 65 and over
49.6%

2,307 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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.

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • BARN SURGERY

    22 FERRING STREET, FERRING, WORTHING, BN12 5HJ

    ODS code H82087

    898 m

  • WILLOW GREEN SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, EAST PRESTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3AH

    ODS code H82059

    3.1 km

  • STRAND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code H82011

    3.1 km

  • CORNERWAYS SURGERY

    145 GEORGE V AVENUE, WORTHING, BN11 5RZ

    ODS code H82076

    3.4 km

  • WESTCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE STREET, RUSTINGTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3NX

    ODS code H82007

    4.6 km

  • ST. LAWRENCE SURGERY

    79 ST. LAWRENCE AVENUE, WORTHING, BN14 7JL

    ODS code H82009

    4.7 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

  • Ocean Close

    BCT · South Ferring

    0.1 miles

  • West Drive

    BCT · South Ferring

    0.1 miles

  • Ferringham Way

    BCT · South Ferring

    0.1 miles

  • Little Paddocks

    BCT · South Ferring

    0.1 miles

  • Little Paddocks

    BCT · South Ferring

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Arun 008B, 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

29,707 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
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 3 secondary schools. Ferring C of E Primary School is the nearest published school at 979 m.

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

Recorded crime

310 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 90 events.

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