BN12 6QS

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN12 6PD 71 m
BN12 6QT 137 m
BN12 6PG 198 m
BN12 6QW 206 m
BN12 6PH 220 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN12 6QS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN12
Postcode sector
BN12 6
Latitude
50.820795
Longitude
-0.444370
British National Grid easting
509,673
British National Grid northing
103,515

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
E00160224
Lower layer super output area
Arun 008D · E01031424
Middle layer super output area
Arun 008 · E02006549

Postcode source versions

Explore BN12

22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
49, Ferring Lane, Ferring, Worthing, BN12 6QS 28 October 2020 £745,000
58, Ferring Lane, Ferring, Worthing, BN12 6QS 27 April 2020 £500,000
51, Ferring Lane, Ferring, Worthing, BN12 6QS 29 September 2017 £510,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
35
Primary
25
Secondary
5
  1. Ferring C of E Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    785 m
  2. St Oscar Romero Catholic School

    Voluntary aided school

    923 m
  3. The Laurels Primary School, Worthing

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
857
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 309
  • Anti social behaviour 138
  • Criminal damage and arson 88
  • Shoplifting 71
  • Public order 65

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

11 female, 13 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.2
BN12 6 residents
9,017

Age bands in BN12 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

1,643 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

904 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.1%

2,413 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.9%

2,208 residents

Age 65 and over
22.5%

2,084 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN12 6 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
115
Records since 17 September 2020
63
Latest available record date
9 June 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/0742/25 Submitted 9 June 2025 871 m away

    Proposed single storey side extension

    14A Coleridge Crescent Worthing West Sussex BN12 6LT

    Worthing Borough Council Withdrawn Open council record
  2. AWDM/0518/25 Submitted 23 April 2025 664 m away

    Single storey rear extension

    175 Singleton Crescent Worthing West Sussex BN12 5DJ

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  3. AWDM/0366/25 Submitted 14 April 2025 968 m away

    Front access ramp and platform to provide wheelchair access.

    26 Patching Close Worthing West Sussex BN12 6AU

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  4. AWDM/0419/25 Submitted 3 April 2025 911 m away

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 16 (details of plant room materials store) of Application AWDM/0447/24.

    Greater Brighton Metropolitan College Littlehampton Road Worthing West Sussex BN12 6NU

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  5. AWDM/0411/25 Submitted 27 March 2025 973 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
  6. AWDM/0112/25 Submitted 27 February 2025 871 m away

    Application for a lawful Development Certificate for proposed single storey rear extension.

    14A Coleridge Crescent Worthing West Sussex BN12 6LT

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  7. AWDM/0068/25 Submitted 22 January 2025 911 m away

    Continued use of car park as bus depot (incorporating college car parking during the day); erection of replacement modular building along southern boundary for drivers booking-in, daytime site supervisors and toilet/welfare facilities plus formation of dedicated washdown facility.

    Greater Brighton Metropolitan College Littlehampton Road Worthing West Sussex BN12 6NU

    Worthing Borough Council Committee Open council record
  8. AWDM/0050/25 Submitted 16 January 2025 911 m away

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 11 (details of solar panels) of approved application AWDM/0447/24.

    Greater Brighton Metropolitan College Littlehampton Road Worthing West Sussex BN12 6NU

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  9. AWDM/1613/24 Submitted 13 December 2024 953 m away

    Proposed replacement windows

    39 Chatsmore Crescent Worthing West Sussex BN12 5AA

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  10. AWDM/1495/24 Submitted 21 November 2024 911 m away

    Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 4 (drainage maintenance) and 10 (materials) of Application AWDM/0447/24.

    Greater Brighton Metropolitan College Littlehampton Road Worthing West Sussex BN12 6NU

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  11. AWDM/1086/24 Submitted 21 August 2024 864 m away

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 (Landscaping) and Condition 13 (Travel Plan) of approved application AWDM/0139/24.

    St Oscar Romero Catholic School Goring Street Worthing West Sussex BN12 5AF

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  12. AWDM/0896/24 Submitted 12 July 2024 915 m away

    Two story side extension. single storey rear extension, driveway to front garden and new boundary treatment consisting of low brick wall with timber fence over spanning between 2m high brick piers

    1 Harting Close Worthing West Sussex BN12 6AT

    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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • BARN SURGERY

    22 FERRING STREET, FERRING, WORTHING, BN12 5HJ

    ODS code H82087

    790 m

  • STRAND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code H82011

    2.4 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

    3.4 km

  • ST. LAWRENCE SURGERY

    79 ST. LAWRENCE AVENUE, WORTHING, BN14 7JL

    ODS code H82009

    3.8 km

  • LIME TREE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H82034

    4.6 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD SURGERY

    50 VICTORIA ROAD, WORTHING, BN11 1XE

    ODS code H82041

    4.8 km

  • WORTHING MEDICAL GROUP

    23 SHELLEY ROAD, WORTHING, BN11 4BS

    ODS code H82045

    4.9 km

  • BROADWATER MEDICAL CENTRE

    5-11 BROADWATER BOULEVARD, WORTHING, BN14 8JE

    ODS code H82046

    5.0 km

  • WESTCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE STREET, RUSTINGTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3NX

    ODS code H82007

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Ancren Close

    BCT · Ferring

    0.0 miles
  • The Henty Arms

    BCT · Ferring

    0.3 miles
  • The Henty Arms

    BCT · Ferring

    0.3 miles
  • Highdown Way

    BCT · Ferring

    0.4 miles
  • Highdown Way

    BCT · Ferring

    0.4 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
1
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
1
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

35 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. Ferring C of E Primary School is the nearest published school at 785 m.

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

Recorded crime

857 published events cover 12 months, averaging 71.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 309 events.

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