BN4 5LS

Widewater · 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 5LW 59 m
BN43 5LD 62 m
BN43 5LQ 90 m
BN15 8LG 112 m
BN43 5LU 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN4 5LS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN4
Postcode sector
BN4 5
Latitude
50.827928
Longitude
-0.288973
British National Grid easting
520,600
British National Grid northing
104,550

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
E00159976
Lower layer super output area
Adur 007D · E01031378
Middle layer super output area
Adur 007 · E02006540

Postcode source versions

Explore BN4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. Swiss Gardens Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  2. Shoreham Beach Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km
  3. Seaside Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
890
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 252
  • Violence and sexual offences 233
  • Anti social behaviour 155
  • Public order 65
  • Criminal damage and arson 63

Planning applications

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

Available records
472
Records since 17 September 2020
145
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 682 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/0835/25 Submitted 8 July 2025 478 m away

    Hip to gable roof extensions, rooflights to front and rear, alterations to fenestration and new glass balustrade. Single storey side extension. (revised proposal).

    32 Kings Walk Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5LG

    Adur District Council Open council record
  3. AWDM/0734/25 Submitted 6 June 2025 243 m away

    Variation of Condition 1 Approved plans and 3 Materials of AWDM/1388/24. Amendments: Changes to fenestration on the ground floor, change the pitched roof material from tiles to aluminium standing seam to match the dormers. Original description: Proposed ground floor wrap around extension, partial first floor wrap around extension with balcony. Loft conversion including front and rear dormers and alterations to fenestration. Timber cladding to first floor.

    11 Kings Walk Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5LG

    Adur District Council Approve Open council record
  4. NOTICE/0007/25 Submitted 30 April 2025 964 m away

    Application for Prior Approval for Proposed Change of use from commercial office (Use Class E) to 3no. independent dwellings (Use Class C3). 1no. two bed, three person ground floor dwelling and 1no. two bed, four person dwelling at each first and second floor

    1 - 3 Ship Street Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5DH

    Adur District Council Delegated Open council record
  5. AWDM/0542/25 Submitted 25 April 2025 405 m away

    Variation of Condition 7 (rooflights) of approved AWDM/1715/23. Rooflights on the Western slope to be obscured apart from landing rooflight and proposed front bedroom rooflight. Rooflights on Eastern slope to be clear glazed apart from rooflight serving shower room. The lower section of the two double rooflights on the southern end of the western roof slope serving the master bedroom shall be fixed shut. ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Proposed front porch, front and rear gables, side dormer to east roofslope, extensions and alterations to garage building to create studio with store, rooflights to east and west roofslopes and in garage extension. (Rear gable and side dormer to be built under permitted development)

    4 Havenside Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5LN

    Adur District Council Committee Open council record
  6. AWDM/0466/25 Submitted 9 April 2025 708 m away

    Householder application for permitted development for prior approval for single storey extension to rear of property measuring 4.5m from rear wall of the original dwelling, maximum height 3m and height of eaves of the extension 2.5m

    1 The Broadway Lancing West Sussex BN15 8LT

    Adur District Council Prior not required - prior approval not required Open council record
  7. AWDM/0448/25 Submitted 31 March 2025 946 m away

    Reduction of the existing single storey rear extension; construction of two storey side extension over existing garage, and conversion of property into 2no. 2 bed flats.

    1 Old Shoreham Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5TA

    Adur District Council Open council record
  8. AWDM/0360/25 Submitted 26 March 2025 896 m away

    Installation of 3 no. Air Source Heat Pumps on the roof.

    Falconers Court 2 Little High Street Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex

    Adur District Council Approve Open council record
  9. AWDM/0199/25 Submitted 13 March 2025 912 m away

    Retention of porch (retrospective application)

    11 George V Avenue Lancing West Sussex BN15 8NG

    Adur District Council Approve Open council record
  10. AWDM/0152/25 Submitted 18 February 2025 945 m away

    Replacement windows to first floor flat South elevation

    Flat 70 High Street Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5DB

    Adur District Council Approve Open council record
  11. AWDM/1589/24 Submitted 11 December 2024 183 m away

    2No. Replacement bedroom windows, 1 No. Replacement door and window in lieu of front patio doors 1No. Replacement window with fixed panels below in lieu of rear patio doors.

    Flat 1 Pebble Lodge 120 Beach Green Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5YA

    Adur District Council Approve Open council record
  12. AWDM/1555/24 Submitted 3 December 2024 674 m away

    Single storey front and two storey side extensions, existing converted garage and outbuilding removed

    14 The Broadway Lancing West Sussex BN15 8NY

    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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • ADUR HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code H82023

    1.2 km

  • NEW POND ROW SURGERY

    35 SOUTH STREET, LANCING, BN15 8AN

    ODS code H82091

    2.4 km

  • THE ORCHARD SURGERY

    PENSTONE PARK, LANCING, BN15 9AG

    ODS code H82096

    2.5 km

  • BALL TREE SURGERY

    WESTERN ROAD NORTH, SOMPTING, LANCING, BN15 9UX

    ODS code H82065

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • The Longshore

    BCT · Shoreham-by-Sea

    0.0 miles
  • The Longshore

    BCT · Shoreham-by-Sea

    0.1 miles
  • The Longshore

    BCT · Shoreham-by-Sea

    0.1 miles
  • The Longshore

    BCT · Shoreham-by-Sea

    0.1 miles
  • Wenceling Cottages

    BCT · South Lancing

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Adur 007D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,271 of 33,755

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

22 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Swiss Gardens Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

890 published events cover 12 months, averaging 74.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 252 events.

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