BN15 8HG

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 8HF 43 m
BN15 8HD 71 m
BN15 8HE 71 m
BN15 8JA 95 m
BN15 8HQ 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN15 8HG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN15
Postcode sector
BN15 8
Latitude
50.822973
Longitude
-0.317437
British National Grid easting
518,608
British National Grid northing
103,953

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
E00159988
Lower layer super output area
Adur 008E · E01031379
Middle layer super output area
Adur 008 · E02006541

Postcode source versions

Explore BN15

33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
106, Penhill Road, Lancing, BN15 8HG 22 June 2023 £475,000
98, Penhill Road, Lancing, BN15 8HG 21 October 2022 £465,000
102, Penhill Road, Lancing, BN15 8HG 29 September 2021 £470,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
17
Secondary
5
  1. Springboard Education

    Other independent special school

    386 m
  2. Seaside Primary School

    Academy converter

    516 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
1,274
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 416
  • Anti social behaviour 251
  • Shoplifting 115
  • Public order 115
  • Criminal damage and arson 97

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
52

27 female, 25 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
3.5
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 0.7% 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
817
Records since 17 September 2020
369
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 422 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 783 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 606 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/0858/25 Submitted 4 July 2025 919 m away

    First floor side extension

    1 Monks Avenue Lancing West Sussex BN15 9DJ

    Adur District Council Approve Open council record
  5. AWDM/0887/25 Submitted 4 July 2025 726 m away

    Householder application for permitted development for prior approval for single storey extension to rear of property measuring 5.5m from rear wall of the original dwelling, maximum height 3.3m and height of eaves of the extension 3m

    6 Links Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 9BY

    Adur District Council Delegated Open council record
  6. AWDM/0836/25 Submitted 26 June 2025 278 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
  7. AWDM/0817/25 Submitted 23 June 2025 91 m away

    Flat roof rear / side single storey extension

    169 Brighton Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 8JA

    Adur District Council Approve Open council record
  8. AWDM/0717/25 Submitted 3 June 2025 566 m away

    Householder application for permitted development for prior approval for single storey extension to rear of property measuring 4.4m from rear wall of the original dwelling, maximum height 2.85m and height of eaves of the extension 2.85m

    233 Brighton Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 8JP

    Adur District Council Prior not required - prior approval not required Open council record
  9. AWDM/0690/25 Submitted 2 June 2025 942 m away

    Replacement of garage and conservatory with a two-storey side extension, a two-storey rear extension, and a single-storey front porch extension.

    Oakdene Old Salts Farm Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 8JQ

    Adur District Council Open council record
  10. AWDM/0558/25 Submitted 29 April 2025 167 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
  11. AWDM/0499/25 Submitted 14 April 2025 326 m away

    Dormers to East and West side roofslopes

    21 Alexandra Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 8EJ

    Adur District Council Refuse Open council record
  12. AWDM/0341/25 Submitted 18 March 2025 858 m away

    Proposed single storey front and rear extensions

    94 West Way Lancing West Sussex BN15 8NB

    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

8

within 5 km

  • NEW POND ROW SURGERY

    35 SOUTH STREET, LANCING, BN15 8AN

    ODS code H82091

    402 m

  • THE ORCHARD SURGERY

    PENSTONE PARK, LANCING, BN15 9AG

    ODS code H82096

    745 m

  • BALL TREE SURGERY

    WESTERN ROAD NORTH, SOMPTING, LANCING, BN15 9UX

    ODS code H82065

    1.8 km

  • SELDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 SELDEN ROAD, WORTHING, BN11 2LL

    ODS code H82061

    3.1 km

  • ADUR HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code H82023

    3.3 km

  • BROADWATER MEDICAL CENTRE

    5-11 BROADWATER BOULEVARD, WORTHING, BN14 8JE

    ODS code H82046

    4.1 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD SURGERY

    50 VICTORIA ROAD, WORTHING, BN11 1XE

    ODS code H82041

    4.2 km

  • WORTHING MEDICAL GROUP

    23 SHELLEY ROAD, WORTHING, BN11 4BS

    ODS code H82045

    4.4 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

  • The Haven

    BCT · South Lancing

    0.1 miles
  • The Haven

    BCT · South Lancing

    0.1 miles
  • Old Salts Farm Road

    BCT · South Lancing

    0.2 miles
  • Willowbrook Park

    BCT · South Lancing

    0.2 miles
  • Old Salts Farm Road

    BCT · South Lancing

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Adur 008E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,866 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
6 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
4
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 £470,000 from 3 recorded sales in BN15 8HG. 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 5 secondary schools. Springboard Education is the nearest published school at 386 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,274 published events cover 12 months, averaging 106.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 416 events.

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