BN15 8BB

Widewater · Adur · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Lancing
Local authority
Adur
Postcode district
BN15
Postcode sector
BN15 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN15 8AX 47 m
BN15 8BQ 57 m
BN15 8AU 65 m
BN15 8BG 71 m
BN15 8BD 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN15 8BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN15
Postcode sector
BN15 8
Latitude
50.821857
Longitude
-0.323653
British National Grid easting
518,173
British National Grid northing
103,819

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Adur · E07000223
Electoral ward
Widewater · E05007575
Parish or community
E04009847
Output area
E00159994
Lower layer super output area
Adur 008D · E01031377
Middle layer super output area
Adur 008 · E02006541

Postcode source versions

Explore BN15

34 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Grace Cottages, Lancing, BN15 8BB 10 July 2025 £346,000
Seacott, East Street, Lancing, BN15 8BB 28 April 2023 £350,000
Sea Walk, East Street, Lancing, BN15 8BB 30 June 2021 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
18
Secondary
5
  1. Springboard Education

    Other independent special school

    295 m
  2. Seaside Primary School

    Academy converter

    927 m
  3. The Globe Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,251
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 413
  • Anti social behaviour 243
  • Public order 120
  • Shoplifting 112
  • Criminal damage and arson 94

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
41

18 female, 23 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.9
BN15 8 residents
7,876

Age bands in BN15 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.8%

1,001 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.1%

553 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.8%

1,706 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

2,115 residents

Age 65 and over
31.2%

2,435 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN15 8 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
823
Records since 17 September 2020
371
Latest available record date
28 July 2025
Adur District 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/0967/25 Submitted 28 July 2025 877 m away

    Demolition of existing single-storey dwelling and construction of new three-bedroom two-storey dwelling.

    Craigwell Old Salts Farm Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 8JD

    Adur District Council Open council record
  2. AWDM/0951/25 Submitted 23 July 2025 840 m away

    Change of use from Restaurant to Take Away (retrospective)

    14 Queens Parade North Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 9BA

    Adur District Council Open council record
  3. AWDM/0888/25 Submitted 7 July 2025 166 m away

    Installation of various internally illuminated and non-illuminated signage (main entrance illuminated sign), and associated site signage.

    Lancing Beach Care Home 85 - 89 Brighton Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 8RB

    Adur District Council Approve Open council record
  4. AWDM/0850/25 Submitted 30 June 2025 951 m away

    Single storey flat-roof rear extension

    18 Bushby Close Sompting West Sussex BN15 9JW

    Adur District Council Approve Open council record
  5. AWDM/0836/25 Submitted 26 June 2025 721 m away

    Single storey rear extension. Installation of weatherboard cladding to 1st floor rear of property

    3 Old Salts Farm Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 8JE

    Adur District Council Approve Open council record
  6. AWDM/0817/25 Submitted 23 June 2025 439 m away

    Flat roof rear / side single storey extension

    169 Brighton Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 8JA

    Adur District Council Approve Open council record
  7. AWDM/0558/25 Submitted 29 April 2025 498 m away

    Replacement aluminium windows and doors with UPVC, South elevation

    20 The Haven Brighton Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 8EU

    Adur District Council Approve Open council record
  8. AWDM/0499/25 Submitted 14 April 2025 776 m away

    Dormers to East and West side roofslopes

    21 Alexandra Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 8EJ

    Adur District Council Refuse Open council record
  9. AWDM/0459/25 Submitted 2 April 2025 949 m away

    Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension in relation to Prior Approval AWDM/0104/25

    16 Bushby Close Sompting West Sussex BN15 9JW

    Adur District Council Approve Open council record
  10. AWDM/0415/25 Submitted 31 March 2025 771 m away

    Proposed roof extension and first floor rear extension, with front and rear dormers and formation of new flat roof.

    15 Croshaw Close Lancing West Sussex BN15 9LE

    Adur District Council Approve Open council record
  11. AWDM/0394/25 Submitted 26 March 2025 781 m away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for Proposed rooms in roof consisting of hip to gable-end, rear dormer and front roof lights.

    3 Western Close Lancing West Sussex BN15 8RU

    Adur District Council Approve Open council record
  12. AWDM/0334/25 Submitted 13 March 2025 559 m away

    First floor extension to former managers bungalow to form additional accommodation for residents, visitors and staff. (Resubmission of AWDM/1612/22)

    21 Brighton Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 8RJ

    Adur District 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

  • NEW POND ROW SURGERY

    35 SOUTH STREET, LANCING, BN15 8AN

    ODS code H82091

    353 m

  • THE ORCHARD SURGERY

    PENSTONE PARK, LANCING, BN15 9AG

    ODS code H82096

    691 m

  • BALL TREE SURGERY

    WESTERN ROAD NORTH, SOMPTING, LANCING, BN15 9UX

    ODS code H82065

    1.5 km

  • SELDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 SELDEN ROAD, WORTHING, BN11 2LL

    ODS code H82061

    2.7 km

  • BROADWATER MEDICAL CENTRE

    5-11 BROADWATER BOULEVARD, WORTHING, BN14 8JE

    ODS code H82046

    3.6 km

  • ADUR HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, POND ROAD, SHOREHAM-BY-SEA, BN43 5US

    ODS code H82023

    3.7 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD SURGERY

    50 VICTORIA ROAD, WORTHING, BN11 1XE

    ODS code H82041

    3.8 km

  • WORTHING MEDICAL GROUP

    23 SHELLEY ROAD, WORTHING, BN11 4BS

    ODS code H82045

    3.9 km

  • ST. LAWRENCE SURGERY

    79 ST. LAWRENCE AVENUE, WORTHING, BN14 7JL

    ODS code H82009

    4.7 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • East Street

    BCT · South Lancing

    0.0 miles
  • East Street

    BCT · South Lancing

    0.0 miles
  • Beach Green Hotel

    BCT · South Lancing

    0.1 miles
  • Beach Green Hotel

    BCT · South Lancing

    0.1 miles
  • Lancing Park

    BCT · South Lancing

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Adur 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,702 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
4 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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £348,000 from 2 recorded sales in BN15 8BB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Adur is £380,031 in June 2026, up 1.8% year on year.

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 5 secondary schools. Springboard Education is the nearest published school at 295 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,251 published events cover 12 months, averaging 104.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 413 events.

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