BN12 6QW

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 6PH 117 m
BN12 6QN 124 m
BN12 6QP 128 m
BN12 6QL 129 m
BN12 6QU 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN12 6QW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN12
Postcode sector
BN12 6
Latitude
50.819656
Longitude
-0.446679
British National Grid easting
509,513
British National Grid northing
103,385

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
E00160225
Lower layer super output area
Arun 008C · E01031423
Middle layer super output area
Arun 008 · E02006549

Postcode source versions

Explore BN12

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
33, Downview Avenue, Ferring, Worthing, BN12 6QW 9 November 2018 £515,000
20, Downview Avenue, Ferring, Worthing, BN12 6QW 15 July 2016 £340,000
29, Downview Avenue, Ferring, Worthing, BN12 6QW 3 March 2014 £475,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
25
Secondary
4
  1. Ferring C of E Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    699 m
  2. St Oscar Romero Catholic School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km
  3. The Laurels Primary School, Worthing

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
664
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 228
  • Anti social behaviour 95
  • Criminal damage and arson 68
  • Shoplifting 67
  • Public order 52

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

9 female, 10 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.2
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 0.2% 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
64
Records since 17 September 2020
34
Latest available record date
23 April 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/0518/25 Submitted 23 April 2025 645 m away

    Single storey rear extension

    175 Singleton Crescent Worthing West Sussex BN12 5DJ

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  2. AWDM/0411/25 Submitted 27 March 2025 934 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
  3. AWDM/1086/24 Submitted 21 August 2024 940 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
  4. AWDM/0591/24 Submitted 2 May 2024 940 m away

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 7 (Surface Water Drainage), 8 (Surface Water Maintenance Plan), 9 ( Sewerage & Surface Water Disposal) and 11 ( Construction Management Plan) of Application No AWDM/0139/24.

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

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  5. AWDM/0510/24 Submitted 19 April 2024 765 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
  6. AWDM/0317/24 Submitted 7 March 2024 939 m away

    Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 29 (New plant noise + TEST) and 30 (Implement in accordance with NIA + test) of Application AWDM/0833/21.

    Former Horton Buildings Goring Street Worthing West Sussex

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  7. AWDM/0304/24 Submitted 5 March 2024 939 m away

    Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 13 (Verification report) and 14 (unidentified contamination) of Application AWDM/0833/21.

    Former Horton Buildings Goring Street Worthing West Sussex

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  8. AWDM/0298/24 Submitted 4 March 2024 939 m away

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 21 (As built SW drainage completion report) of Application AWDM/0833/21.

    Former Horton Buildings Goring Street Worthing West Sussex

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  9. AWDM/0139/24 Submitted 31 January 2024 940 m away

    Erection of a new two-storey, sixth form, classroom building (Use Class F1) including additional car parking spaces and associated hard/soft landscaping

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

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  10. AWDM/1520/23 Submitted 13 November 2023 545 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
  11. AWDM/1506/23 Submitted 10 November 2023 961 m away

    Conversion of integral garage into utility room with associated elevation alterations

    50 Coleridge Crescent Worthing West Sussex BN12 6LT

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  12. AWDM/0600/23 Submitted 12 May 2023 940 m away

    Proposed extension of existing netball courts from 3 to 4 to create a new 4th court with new macadam surface and new fencing system and installation of flood lights to all courts.

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

    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 straight-line

  • BARN SURGERY

    22 FERRING STREET, FERRING, WORTHING, BN12 5HJ

    ODS code H82087

    637 m

  • STRAND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code H82011

    2.5 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

    4.0 km

  • WESTCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE STREET, RUSTINGTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3NX

    ODS code H82007

    4.8 km

  • LIME TREE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H82034

    4.8 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD SURGERY

    50 VICTORIA ROAD, WORTHING, BN11 1XE

    ODS code H82041

    4.9 km

  • WORTHING MEDICAL GROUP

    23 SHELLEY ROAD, WORTHING, BN11 4BS

    ODS code H82045

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Ancren Close

    BCT · Ferring

    0.1 miles
  • The Henty Arms

    BCT · Ferring

    0.2 miles
  • The Henty Arms

    BCT · Ferring

    0.2 miles
  • Highdown Way

    BCT · Ferring

    0.2 miles
  • Highdown Way

    BCT · Ferring

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Arun 008C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,455 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 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

33 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 4 secondary schools. Ferring C of E Primary School is the nearest published school at 699 m.

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

Recorded crime

664 published events cover 12 months, averaging 55.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 228 events.

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