BN12 5PN

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 5QA 77 m
BN12 5HA 84 m
BN12 5EU 102 m
BN12 5PW 105 m
BN12 5PJ 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN12 5PN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN12
Postcode sector
BN12 5
Latitude
50.805932
Longitude
-0.443289
British National Grid easting
509,784
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
E00160237
Lower layer super output area
Arun 008B · E01031422
Middle layer super output area
Arun 008 · E02006549

Postcode source versions

Explore BN12

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Guernsey Road, Ferring, Worthing, BN12 5PN 25 March 2024 £739,000
1, Guernsey Road, Ferring, Worthing, BN12 5PN 31 August 2023 £745,000
15, Guernsey Road, Ferring, Worthing, BN12 5PN 22 April 2020 £490,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
21
Secondary
4
  1. Ferring C of E Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    873 m
  2. St Oscar Romero Catholic School

    Voluntary aided school

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
399
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 123
  • Anti social behaviour 77
  • Shoplifting 53
  • Criminal damage and arson 38
  • Public order 33

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

11 female, 12 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.5% 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+
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
63
Records since 17 September 2020
19
Latest available record date
27 March 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/0411/25 Submitted 27 March 2025 793 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
  2. AWDM/1595/24 Submitted 26 February 2025 965 m away

    Roof extensions comprising raised ridge height, part-hipped side gables, front gabled dormer, replacement part hipped/part flat roof with raised eaves to rear component and front and rear rooflights.

    40 Marine Drive Worthing West Sussex BN12 4QN

    Worthing Borough Council Refuse Open council record
  3. AWDM/0220/25 Submitted 19 February 2025 784 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
  4. AWDM/0106/25 Submitted 7 February 2025 949 m away

    Rooflight in side facing elevation (south)

    47 Aldsworth Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 4XG

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  5. AWDM/1526/24 Submitted 25 November 2024 949 m away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Rear Single Storey extension, 1no. roof light to Existing South facing roof slope, remove and replace existing chimney

    47 Aldsworth Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 4XG

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  6. AWDM/1458/24 Submitted 21 November 2024 846 m away

    Detached garage to south side

    42 Fernhurst Drive Worthing West Sussex BN12 5AU

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  7. AWDM/1364/24 Submitted 28 October 2024 886 m away

    First floor extension over existing garage at the Front of the property and changes to fenestration

    9 Aldsworth Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 4XQ

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  8. AWDM/1333/24 Submitted 18 October 2024 646 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
  9. AWDM/1169/24 Submitted 16 September 2024 974 m away

    Proposed single storey side and rear extension.

    4 Thakeham Close Worthing West Sussex BN12 5BA

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  10. AWDM/0611/24 Submitted 10 May 2024 985 m away

    Single storey side infill extension.

    42 Aldsworth Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 4XF

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  11. AWDM/0510/24 Submitted 19 April 2024 976 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
  12. AWDM/0417/24 Submitted 28 March 2024 931 m away

    Ground floor single storey extension and replacement of the existing porch roof with a new roof

    44B Marine Drive Worthing West Sussex BN12 4QN

    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

7

within 5 km

  • BARN SURGERY

    22 FERRING STREET, FERRING, WORTHING, BN12 5HJ

    ODS code H82087

    936 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

    2.9 km

  • WILLOW GREEN SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, EAST PRESTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3AH

    ODS code H82059

    3.5 km

  • ST. LAWRENCE SURGERY

    79 ST. LAWRENCE AVENUE, WORTHING, BN14 7JL

    ODS code H82009

    4.3 km

  • WORTHING MEDICAL GROUP

    23 SHELLEY ROAD, WORTHING, BN11 4BS

    ODS code H82045

    4.7 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD SURGERY

    50 VICTORIA ROAD, WORTHING, BN11 1XE

    ODS code H82041

    4.8 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

  • Jersey Road

    BCT · South Ferring

    0.2 miles
  • Sea Lane Gardens

    BCT · South Ferring

    0.2 miles
  • Ocean Close

    BCT · South Ferring

    0.2 miles
  • Sea Lane Gardens

    BCT · South Ferring

    0.2 miles
  • Florida Road

    BCT · South Ferring

    0.3 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

Property market

The five-year median is £742,000 from 2 recorded sales in BN12 5PN. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Arun is £321,927 in June 2026, up 3.1% year on year.

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Ferring C of E Primary School is the nearest published school at 873 m.

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

Recorded crime

399 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 123 events.

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