# BN12 4UZ: area report for a postcode in Worthing

BN12 4UZ is a postcode in Worthing.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Worthing. Open the map at BN12 4UZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing) › [BN12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn12) › [BN12 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn12-4)

## Around this postcode

- **34 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 62% on July. Worthing 013B: 42 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4258,50.8125,BN124UZ
- **Goring-By-Sea, 780 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4258,50.8125,BN124UZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4258,50.8125,BN124UZ
- **No property in BN12 4UZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.4258,50.8125,BN124UZ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Worthing 013B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4258,50.8125,BN124UZ
- **£299,075 average price**: For the whole of Worthing, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4258,50.8125,BN124UZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4258,50.8125,BN124UZ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4258,50.8125,BN124UZ
- **95.2% can get gigabit broadband at BN12 4UZ**: Superfast for 95.2%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4258,50.8125,BN124UZ
- **Low road and rail noise at BN12 4UZ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4258,50.8125,BN124UZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.4258,50.8125,BN124UZ
- **7.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4258,50.8125,BN124UZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goring-by-sea-cofe-aided-primary-school-e126045) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Oscar Romero Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-oscar-romero-catholic-school-e126096) | Secondary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 57.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-park-cofe-primary-controlled-school-e126016) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Courtlands Independent Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/courtlands-independent-special-school-e149890) | Special | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Orchards Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchards-infant-school-e150365) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), September 2021, before the school changed | – |
| [Ferring C of E Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ferring-c-of-e-primary-school-e125982) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Orchards Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchards-junior-school-e142381) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Palatine Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/palatine-primary-school-e126159) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, October 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £580,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2024 | £790,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2023 | £470,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2023 | £600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £660,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2024 | £475,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2023 | £935,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2026 | £509,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Goring-By-Sea (770 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (310 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Goring Road Local (200 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Goring Way Express (580 m, Tesco); Budgens Boxgrove (950 m, Budgens)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £299,075** (August 2026). Worthing’s average house price was £299,075 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 5.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,581** (2025). Full-time workers living in Worthing earned a median of £36,581 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 110th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.2×** (2025). A home in Worthing costs 8.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 120th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 15.9** (2025). Worthing has a deprivation score of 15.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 111th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Worthing 013B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.3** (2025). Worthing 013B has a deprivation score of 2.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 488th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £725,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Worthing 013B was £725,000 in 2025. Joint 1,349th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,567** (2021). Worthing 013B had 1,567 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,860th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Worthing 013B, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BN12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £420,040** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BN12 was £420,040 in 2025. 524th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 21,386** (2021). BN12 had 21,386 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,377th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in BN12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.3%** (January 2026). In BN12, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing)
- Centre: 50.8125, -0.4258

Council: [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Worthing West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/worthing-west): Dr Beccy Cooper (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.4258,50.8125,BN124UZ

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