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BN12 6RE

Ferring · Arun · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ferring
Local authority
Arun
Constituency
Worthing West
Postcode district
BN12
Postcode sector
BN12 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN12 6QD 47 m
BN12 6QB 66 m
BN12 6QA 96 m
BN12 6QE 100 m
BN12 6QH 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN12 6RE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN12
Postcode sector
BN12 6
Latitude
50.818970
Longitude
-0.452565
British National Grid easting
509,100
British National Grid northing
103,300

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
E00160227
Lower layer super output area
Arun 008C · E01031423
Middle layer super output area
Arun 008 · E02006549

Postcode source versions

Explore BN12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
22
Secondary
3

  1. Ferring C of E Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    878 m

  2. St Oscar Romero Catholic School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km

  3. East Preston Infant School

    Community school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
498
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 160
  • Anti social behaviour 71
  • Shoplifting 62
  • Criminal damage and arson 50
  • Public order 46

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

Planning applications

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

Available records
17
Records since 17 September 2020
7
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 937 m away

    Single storey rear extension

    175 Singleton Crescent Worthing West Sussex BN12 5DJ

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  2. AWDM/1520/23 Submitted 13 November 2023 888 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
  3. AWDM/0419/23 Submitted 20 March 2023 952 m away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for Proposed rooms in roof consisting of rear dormer, extension to barn ends and front roof lights.

    14 Eastergate Close Worthing West Sussex BN12 5DH

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  4. AWDM/1168/21 Submitted 25 November 2021 944 m away

    Retention of rear single storey extension (retrospective)

    173 Singleton Crescent Worthing West Sussex BN12 5DJ

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  5. AWDM/2047/21 Submitted 10 November 2021 949 m away

    Proposed single storey rear extension.

    66 Singleton Crescent Worthing West Sussex BN12 5DQ

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  6. AWDM/0689/21 Submitted 21 April 2021 818 m away

    Proposed single storey rear extension.

    77 Singleton Crescent Worthing West Sussex BN12 5DQ

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  7. AWDM/0018/21 Submitted 7 January 2021 883 m away

    Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension

    114 Singleton Crescent Worthing West Sussex BN12 5DJ

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  8. AWDM/1870/18 Submitted 12 December 2018 837 m away

    Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of single-storey rear/side extension.

    16 Westergate Close Worthing West Sussex BN12 5DD

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  9. AWDM/1054/18 Submitted 18 July 2018 982 m away

    Non Material Amendment to Approved AWDM/0879/17 for the addition of 1no. West facing window at ground level; 2 no. rooflights in South facing roof slope

    107 Singleton Crescent Worthing West Sussex BN12 5DQ

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  10. AWDM/0386/18 Submitted 21 March 2018 939 m away

    Lawful Development Certificate for proposed rooms in roof with rear dormer, Juliet balcony, front rooflights and single-storey rear extension both to west elevation.

    3 Eastergate Close Worthing West Sussex BN12 5DH

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  11. AWDM/1340/17 Submitted 29 August 2017 855 m away

    Lawful Development Certificate for rooms in roof with rear hip to gable roof extension on east elevation and a dormer to each side (north and south) elevation.

    17 Westergate Close Worthing West Sussex BN12 5DD

    Worthing Borough Council Approve Open council record
  12. AWDM/1341/17 Submitted 29 August 2017 855 m away

    Single-storey extensions to south, east and north elevations.

    17 Westergate Close Worthing West Sussex BN12 5DD

    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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • BARN SURGERY

    22 FERRING STREET, FERRING, WORTHING, BN12 5HJ

    ODS code H82087

    670 m

  • WILLOW GREEN SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, EAST PRESTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3AH

    ODS code H82059

    2.7 km

  • STRAND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code H82011

    2.9 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

    4.4 km

  • ST. LAWRENCE SURGERY

    79 ST. LAWRENCE AVENUE, WORTHING, BN14 7JL

    ODS code H82009

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Langbury Close

    BCT · Ferring

    0.1 miles

  • Langbury Lane

    BCT · Ferring

    0.1 miles

  • Highdown Way

    BCT · Ferring

    0.2 miles

  • Highdown Way

    BCT · Ferring

    0.2 miles

  • Asda

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

28 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 3 secondary schools. Ferring C of E Primary School is the nearest published school at 878 m.

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

Recorded crime

498 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 160 events.

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