BN12 5NW

Ferring · Arun · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN12 5NP 65 m
BN12 5EL 69 m
BN12 5EE 104 m
BN12 5NH 113 m
BN12 5NN 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN12 5NW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN12
Postcode sector
BN12 5
Latitude
50.808666
Longitude
-0.445994
British National Grid easting
509,587
British National Grid northing
102,164

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
E00160233
Lower layer super output area
Arun 008D · E01031424
Middle layer super output area
Arun 008 · E02006549

Postcode source versions

Explore BN12

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Little Paddocks Way, Ferring, Worthing, BN12 5NW 28 January 2010 £388,500
Oak Lodge, 1a, Little Paddocks Way, Ferring, Worthing, BN12 5NW 21 May 2007 £405,000
2, Little Paddocks Way, Ferring, Worthing, BN12 5NW 17 June 2003 £285,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
23
Secondary
4
  1. Ferring C of E Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    603 m
  2. St Oscar Romero Catholic School

    Voluntary aided school

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
501
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 149
  • Anti social behaviour 93
  • Shoplifting 60
  • Criminal damage and arson 48
  • Public order 39

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

3 female, 2 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.7
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN12 5 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+
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.

Planning applications

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

Available records
47
Records since 17 September 2020
19
Latest available record date
8 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/0892/25 Submitted 8 July 2025 992 m away

    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
  2. AWDM/0682/25 Submitted 3 June 2025 981 m away

    Removal of rear conservatory. Proposed rear extension.

    26 Fernhurst Drive Worthing West Sussex BN12 5AU

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  3. AWDM/0518/25 Submitted 23 April 2025 835 m away

    Single storey rear extension

    175 Singleton Crescent Worthing West Sussex BN12 5DJ

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  4. AWDM/0411/25 Submitted 27 March 2025 639 m away

    Demolish existing detached garage and erect single storey extension to west side

    28 Midhurst Drive Worthing West Sussex BN12 5BG

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  5. AWDM/0220/25 Submitted 19 February 2025 667 m away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed single storey rear extension and new front porch

    39 Midhurst Drive Worthing West Sussex BN12 5BD

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  6. AWDM/1458/24 Submitted 21 November 2024 773 m away

    Detached garage to south side

    42 Fernhurst Drive Worthing West Sussex BN12 5AU

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  7. AWDM/1333/24 Submitted 18 October 2024 937 m away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use of the land for leisure and wellbeing activities by the public.

    Land South East Corner Of Amberley Drive Marine Drive Worthing West Sussex

    Worthing Borough Council Withdrawn Open council record
  8. AWDM/1169/24 Submitted 16 September 2024 876 m away

    Proposed single storey side and rear extension.

    4 Thakeham Close Worthing West Sussex BN12 5BA

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  9. AWDM/0510/24 Submitted 19 April 2024 778 m away

    Rooms in roof consisting of flat roof dormers to side elevations, new gable windows to front and rear elevations. White render and timber cladding to external walls. Re-roof of pitched roof areas using grey concrete tiles, and removal of 2No existing Velux windows and addition of a square rooflight to proposed flat roof dormer.

    24 Glynde Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 5BH

    Worthing Borough Council Refuse Open council record
  10. AWDM/0394/24 Submitted 25 March 2024 937 m away

    Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed storage container for storing own equipment used to run own land on a commercial basis

    Land South East Corner Of Amberley Drive Marine Drive Worthing West Sussex

    Worthing Borough Council Refuse Open council record
  11. AWDM/0099/24 Submitted 23 January 2024 937 m away

    Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed Construction of a large sandpit for children, with a large gazebo for shade over. Installation of boundary fence. Placement of three further gazebo's around the main sandpit, selling cold and hot drinks, snacks, with additional other concessions on the site to offer food services. Installation of bin area. Installation of security CCTV to enable children to view wildlife online. Area set aside for parking. Clear rubbish, earth, roots and debris to enter land through existing established entrances. Retain existing gate posts and gates. Insert sunken posts inside the land. Place a flowerpot boat on the edge of the land and decorate with flowers and other items. A fenced boules sand pit. A flag pole - no more than 4.6m with a flag of either country or town colours.

    Land South East Corner Of Amberley Drive Marine Drive Worthing West Sussex

    Worthing Borough Council Refuse Open council record
  12. AWDM/1520/23 Submitted 13 November 2023 979 m away

    Demolition and rebuilding of existing conservatory and garage and construction of single storey rear extension and front garage extension and associated internal alterations to existing bungalow

    56 Singleton Crescent Worthing West Sussex BN12 5DQ

    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

8

within 5 km

  • BARN SURGERY

    22 FERRING STREET, FERRING, WORTHING, BN12 5HJ

    ODS code H82087

    595 m

  • STRAND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code H82011

    2.7 km

  • CORNERWAYS SURGERY

    145 GEORGE V AVENUE, WORTHING, BN11 5RZ

    ODS code H82076

    3.0 km

  • WILLOW GREEN SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, EAST PRESTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3AH

    ODS code H82059

    3.2 km

  • ST. LAWRENCE SURGERY

    79 ST. LAWRENCE AVENUE, WORTHING, BN14 7JL

    ODS code H82009

    4.3 km

  • WESTCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE STREET, RUSTINGTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3NX

    ODS code H82007

    4.8 km

  • WORTHING MEDICAL GROUP

    23 SHELLEY ROAD, WORTHING, BN11 4BS

    ODS code H82045

    4.9 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD SURGERY

    50 VICTORIA ROAD, WORTHING, BN11 1XE

    ODS code H82041

    5.0 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

  • Jersey Road

    BCT · South Ferring

    0.1 miles
  • Sea Lane Gardens

    BCT · South Ferring

    0.1 miles
  • Sea Lane Gardens

    BCT · South Ferring

    0.1 miles
  • Little Paddocks

    BCT · South Ferring

    0.2 miles
  • Little Paddocks

    BCT · South Ferring

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Arun 008D, 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

27,250 of 33,755

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

31 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. Ferring C of E Primary School is the nearest published school at 603 m.

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

Recorded crime

501 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 149 events.

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