BN4 5BF

St Nicolas · Adur · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Adur
Postcode district
BN4
Postcode sector
BN4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN43 5AG 13 m
BN43 5AR 108 m
BN43 5AH 110 m
BN43 5AB 135 m
BN43 5AL 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN4 5BF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1982
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN4
Postcode sector
BN4 5
Latitude
50.837157
Longitude
-0.274433
British National Grid easting
521,600
British National Grid northing
105,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Adur · E07000223
Parish or community
E43000147
Output area
E00159940
Lower layer super output area
Adur 005E · E01031369
Middle layer super output area
Adur 005 · E02006538

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
18
Secondary
3
  1. Buckingham Park Primary School

    Community school

    312 m
  2. Swiss Gardens Primary School

    Community school

    371 m
  3. St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    672 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,279
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 372
  • Shoplifting 270
  • Anti social behaviour 228
  • Public order 110
  • Criminal damage and arson 107

Planning applications

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

Available records
1,834
Records since 17 September 2020
780
Latest available record date
23 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/0950/25 Submitted 23 July 2025 772 m away

    Replace painted wooden cladding with anthracite grey uPVC cladding on external walls of the climbing wall building. Replace rotten wooden balcony deck with composite decking boards. Relocate converted container unit,used as a 'snack shack', to south side.

    Adur Outdoor Activities Centre Brighton Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5LT

    Adur District Council Committee Open council record
  2. AWDM/0947/25 Submitted 17 July 2025 95 m away

    Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown height by up to 3 metres, reduce radial spread by up to 1 metre Pittosporum T1 and to reduce crown height 2 metres and radial spread by up to 0.5 metres Bay tree T2 in the Shoreham Conservation Area.

    46 Southdown Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5AN

    Adur District Council Open council record
  3. AWDM/0919/25 Submitted 16 July 2025 592 m away

    New plant on flat roof to replace existing within new timber enclosure and emergency lighting. Existing roof light to be removed and infilled. New steel CAT ladder up to plant area. New steel security door to Church Street. New di-bond panels to shop front. New non-slip resin floor to shop front. New ventilation. New external LED lighting to replace existing.

    22 - 26 High Street Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5DA

    Adur District Council Open council record
  4. AWDM/0920/25 Submitted 14 July 2025 163 m away

    Application for consent under Adur Tree Preservation Order No.13.53/4/94(SU) of 1994 to re-pollard to previous points Lime trees T7, T8, T9, T11, T12, T13 and T14, to reduce crown height and radial spread by up to 1.5 metres Maples T17 and T15 and reduce crown height and radial spread by up to 2 metres Maple T16.

    Oxen Court Oxen Avenue Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex

    Adur District Council Withdrawn Open council record
  5. AWDM/0921/25 Submitted 14 July 2025 84 m away

    Householder Application for Permitted Development for prior approval for a single storey rear extension, measuring 5.60m from rear wall of the original house, maximum height 3.15m and height of eaves of the extension 2.90m.

    5 The Close Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5AH

    Adur District Council Prior not required - prior approval not required Open council record
  6. AWDM/0561/25 Submitted 11 July 2025 870 m away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for Existing outbuilding.

    12 Mill Hill Close Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5TP

    Adur District Council Delegated Open council record
  7. AWDM/0881/25 Submitted 4 July 2025 313 m away

    First floor side extension, raising of the roof ridge (with metal standing seam roof and solar panels) to create second floor, cladding to front elevation and painted render to rear elevation plus painted brickwork throughout.

    319 Upper Shoreham Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5QB

    Adur District Council Open council record
  8. AWDM/0880/25 Submitted 3 July 2025 419 m away

    Single storey side extension

    30 Rosslyn Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6WP

    Adur District Council Approve Open council record
  9. AWDM/0856/25 Submitted 1 July 2025 108 m away

    Listed Building Consent for partially retrospective application for removal of walls to mezzanine and lobby, removal of space saver staircase, retention of mezzanine balustrade and installation of fire rated pocket door.

    4 Shoreham Court The Close Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5AR

    Adur District Council Approve Open council record
  10. AWDM/0849/25 Submitted 30 June 2025 865 m away

    Householder Application for Permitted Development for prior approval for a single storey Rear extension, measuring 7.84m from Rear wall of the original house, maximum height 3.57m and height of eaves of the extension 2.98m. To include 2no rooflights and rear bifold doors.

    7 Mill Hill Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5TG

    Adur District Council Open council record
  11. AWDM/0847/25 Submitted 27 June 2025 98 m away

    Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown height and radial spread by up to 2 metres Cherry T1, reduce crown height by up to 3 metres, reduce radial spread by up to 1 metre, Eucalyptus T2 and reduce back to boundary line Pittosporum T3 in the Shoreham Conservation Area.

    9A Mill Lane Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5AG

    Adur District Council Open council record
  12. AWDM/0772/25 Submitted 27 June 2025 865 m away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed single storey side extension

    7 Mill Hill Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5TG

    Adur District Council 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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • ADUR HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code H82023

    372 m

  • NEW POND ROW SURGERY

    35 SOUTH STREET, LANCING, BN15 8AN

    ODS code H82091

    3.6 km

  • THE ORCHARD SURGERY

    PENSTONE PARK, LANCING, BN15 9AG

    ODS code H82096

    3.7 km

  • MILE OAK MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHALKY ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BN41 2WF

    ODS code G81073

    3.7 km

  • PORTSLADE HEALTH CENTRE

    CHURCH ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BN41 1LX

    ODS code G81046

    4.3 km

  • BALL TREE SURGERY

    WESTERN ROAD NORTH, SOMPTING, LANCING, BN15 9UX

    ODS code H82065

    4.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Nicolson Drive

    BCT · Shoreham-by-Sea

    0.1 miles
  • Southdown Road

    BCT · Shoreham-by-Sea

    0.2 miles
  • Southdown Road

    BCT · Shoreham-by-Sea

    0.2 miles
  • Shoreham-by-Sea Railway Station

    BCT · Shoreham-by-Sea

    0.2 miles
  • Nicolson Drive

    BCT · Shoreham-by-Sea

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Adur 005E, 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

29,365 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

28 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. Buckingham Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 312 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,279 published events cover 12 months, averaging 106.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 372 events.

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