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BN11

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Worthing, in Worthing.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BN11 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In BN11, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£270,000
895th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
34,703
665th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How BN11 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

BN11Middle
Median sale price29 postcode districts, BN · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in BN29 areas from £230,000 to £560,000. The middle area is £370,000. BN11 is £270,000.
£270,0002nd cheapest
Population33 postcode districts, BN · 2021
Population: every postcode district in BN33 areas from 317 to 94,706. The middle area is 21,877. BN11 is 34,703.
34,7034th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage33 postcode districts, BN · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in BN33 areas from 46.2% to 98.6%. The middle area is 84.6%. BN11 is 96.8%.
96.8%5th highest
Claimant rate29 postcode districts, BN · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in BN29 areas from 1.8% to 5.8%. The middle area is 3.3%. BN11 is 4.4%.
4.4%6th highest

Is BN11 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BN11 at a rate of 159.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 101.8 per 1,000 people across BN.

In August 2026 alone, 667 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BN11.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,733), anti-social behaviour (1,159) and other crime (1,056).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BN11 was 139.4 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in BN11, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BN11 has no single figure. Of its 20 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in BN11

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Worthing 008A2,111139.6 per 1,000492.1%
Worthing 009B1,66089.4 per 1,000798.6%
Worthing 009C1,61047.9 per 1,000695.2%
Worthing 009D1,636128.9 per 1,000495.8%
Worthing 009E1,61867.2 per 1,000694.8%
Worthing 010A1,895140.6 per 1,000297.5%
Worthing 010B1,82641.0 per 1,000699.8%
Worthing 010C1,815123.1 per 1,000597.3%
Worthing 010D1,807146.7 per 1,000599.0%
Worthing 010E1,56592.6 per 1,000498.2%
Worthing 011A2,019231.1 per 1,000397.7%
Worthing 011B2,123156.3 per 1,000492.7%
Worthing 011D1,735345.9 per 1,000389.0%
Worthing 011E1,89947.0 per 1,000497.4%
Worthing 011F1,202385.7 per 1,000596.7%
Worthing 011G1,207932.0 per 1,000395.4%
Worthing 012A1,58641.6 per 1,0009100.0%
Worthing 012B1,743125.8 per 1,000799.8%
Worthing 012D1,56139.5 per 1,000999.9%
Worthing 012E1,64250.6 per 1,0009100.0%

MPs for BN11

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in BN114

Postcode sectors in BN116

Council1

Towns in BN111

Postcode districts next to BN114

Nearest rail stations4

More in the BN postcode area2

BN11 in brief

BN11 is a postcode district covering Worthing, in Worthing.

About 36,206 people lived in BN11 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £270,000 in 2025 across 627 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 159.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in BN11 was £270,000 in 2025.

BN11 had 34,703 usual residents at the census.

In BN11, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In BN11, 4.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.