Property market
The five-year median is £407,500 from 6 recorded sales in BN42 4WF. 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.
BN42 4WF
Hillside · Adur · England
Updated September 2026
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Complete postcode fields and official codes
- Postcode
- BN42 4WF
- Status
- Current
- Introduced
- 1 July 1990
- Terminated
- Not published
- Postcode area
- BN
- Postcode district
- BN42
- Postcode sector
- BN42 4
- Latitude
- 50.846602
- Longitude
- -0.234835
- British National Grid easting
- 524,363
- British National Grid northing
- 106,716
Statistical and administrative geographies
- Country
- England · E92000001
- Region
- South East · E12000008
- Local authority district
- Adur · E07000223
- Electoral ward
- Hillside · E05007566
- Parish or community
- E43000147
- Westminster constituency
- East Worthing and Shoreham · E14001218
- Output area
- E00159860
- Lower layer super output area
- Adur 001C · E01031351
- Middle layer super output area
- Adur 001 · E02006534
Postcode source versions
- Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
- Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence
Explore BN42
Property
61 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 132, Downsway, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4WF | 3 December 2025 | £435,000 |
| 156, Downsway, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4WF | 30 October 2025 | £300,000 |
| 154, Downsway, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4WF | 29 September 2023 | £560,000 |
Schools
Within 3.1 miles of this postcode
- Open schools
- 35
- Primary
- 22
- Secondary
- 5
- 726 m
Mile Oak Primary School
Community school
- 782 m
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Academy sponsor led
- 858 m
Holmbush Primary Academy
Academy converter
Recorded crime
Within 1 mile of this postcode
- Published events
- 1,718
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 621
- Anti social behaviour 265
- Shoplifting 242
- Criminal damage and arson 143
- Public order 129
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- Postcode residents
- 93
- Postcode households
- 43
- Residents per household
- 2.2
- BN42 4 residents
- 10,759
43 female, 50 male
Age bands in BN42 4
Wider postcode sector- Age 0 to 14
- 17.7%
- Age 15 to 24
- 9.8%
- Age 25 to 44
- 24.2%
- Age 45 to 64
- 27.5%
- Age 65 and over
- 20.8%
1,952 residents
1,087 residents
2,674 residents
3,040 residents
2,292 residents
This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN42 4 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
- 631
- Records since 17 September 2020
- 267
- Latest available record date
- 27 June 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
- AWDM/0837/25 Submitted 27 June 2025 384 m away
Extensions to the side and rear, including roof extension to form gable end. Existing and extended roof space to be used as accommodation with dormers to the front and rear. Front porch.
51 Holmbush Way Southwick West Sussex BN42 4YD
- AWDM/0834/25 Submitted 26 June 2025 859 m away
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed room in roof consisting of rear dormer with rooflights in front roofslope
6 Old Shoreham Road Southwick West Sussex BN42 4HS
- AWDM/0646/25 Submitted 9 June 2025 439 m away
Raised terrace to south elevation
4 Wilby Avenue Southwick West Sussex BN42 4RS
- AWDM/0673/25 Submitted 30 May 2025 431 m away
Single storey rear extension
28 Millcroft Avenue Southwick West Sussex BN42 4RU
- AWDM/0670/25 Submitted 28 May 2025 346 m away
Front Dormer
67 Holmbush Way Southwick West Sussex BN42 4YD
- AWDM/0656/25 Submitted 23 May 2025 888 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 3.5m and height of eaves of the extension 2.77m (existing conservatory removed)
55 Hawkins Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6TH
- AWDM/0663/25 Submitted 23 May 2025 386 m away
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed rooms in roof consisting of new rear dormer window and rooflight at the front. Removal of chimney, and vertical extension of soil vent pipe.
4 Oakapple Road Southwick West Sussex BN42 4YL
- AWDM/0361/25 Submitted 6 May 2025 206 m away
Proposed two storey side extension and rear dormer (amendment to previously approved AWDM/2114/21)
38 Whitelot Way Southwick West Sussex BN42 4YF
- AWDM/0480/25 Submitted 2 May 2025 852 m away
Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of new single storey rear extension.
100 Southwick Street Southwick West Sussex BN42 4TJ
- AWDM/0535/25 Submitted 24 April 2025 925 m away
Consultation by WSCC on Reg 3 application to install a temporary modular building for educational purposes (Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission WSCC/021/20 to retain the temporary building) (WSCC/017/25)
Herons Dale Primary School Hawkins Crescent Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6TN
- AWDM/0373/25 Submitted 9 April 2025 121 m away
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed rooms in roof consisting of dormer extension to rear of property and extension of ridge line to form part gable
88 Overhill Southwick West Sussex BN42 4WJ
- AWDM/0374/25 Submitted 24 March 2025 121 m away
Proposed Single Storey Extension to Rear of Property.
88 Overhill Southwick West Sussex BN42 4WJ
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
MILE OAK MEDICAL CENTRE
CHALKY ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BN41 2WF
ODS code G81073
783 m
PORTSLADE HEALTH CENTRE
CHURCH ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BN41 1LX
ODS code G81046
2.1 km
HOVE MEDICAL CENTRE
WEST WAY, HOVE, BN3 8LD
ODS code G81001
2.8 km
ADUR HEALTH PARTNERSHIP
THE HEALTH CENTRE, POND ROAD, SHOREHAM-BY-SEA, BN43 5US
ODS code H82023
3.1 km
WISH PARK SURGERY
191A PORTLAND ROAD, HOVE, BN3 5JA
ODS code G81083
3.5 km
TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE
1 GOLDSTONE VILLAS, HOVE, BN3 3AT
ODS code G81070
4.7 km
Nearby transport
- 0.0 miles
Cromleigh Way
BCT · Southwick
- 0.1 miles
Top of Overhill
BCT · Southwick
- 0.1 miles
Cromleigh Way
BCT · Southwick
- 0.1 miles
Top of Overhill
BCT · Southwick
- 0.2 miles
Whitelot Way
BCT · Southwick
Relative deprivation
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Adur 001C, 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
24,582 of 33,755
- Income
- 8 of 10
- Employment
- 6 of 10
- Education and skills
- 5 of 10
- Health and disability
- 8 of 10
- Crime
- 5 of 10
- Housing and services
- 10 of 10
- Living environment
- 8 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
- 0
- 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
Schools
35 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Mile Oak Primary School is the nearest published school at 726 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
1,718 published events cover 12 months, averaging 143.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 621 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.