# BN12 6GA: area report for a postcode in Worthing

BN12 6GA 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 6GA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing) › [BN12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn12) › [BN12 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn12-6)

## Around this postcode

- **33 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 10% on July. Worthing 006A: 122 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4204,50.8184,BN126GA
- **Durrington-On-Sea, 630 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4204,50.8184,BN126GA
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4204,50.8184,BN126GA
- **No property in BN12 6GA 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=-0.4204,50.8184,BN126GA
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Worthing 006A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4204,50.8184,BN126GA
- **£297,200 average price**: For the whole of Worthing, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4204,50.8184,BN126GA
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4204,50.8184,BN126GA
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4204,50.8184,BN126GA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN12 6GA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4204,50.8184,BN126GA
- **Low road and rail noise at BN12 6GA**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4204,50.8184,BN126GA
- **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=-0.4204,50.8184,BN126GA
- **6.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4204,50.8184,BN126GA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Orchards Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchards-infant-school-e150365) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), September 2021, before the school changed | – |
| [Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goring-by-sea-cofe-aided-primary-school-e126045) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Orchards Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchards-junior-school-e142381) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-park-cofe-primary-controlled-school-e126016) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Palatine Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/palatine-primary-school-e126159) | Special | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, October 2023 | – |
| [St Oscar Romero Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-oscar-romero-catholic-school-e126096) | Secondary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 57.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/school/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-worthing-e126051) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Courtlands Independent Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/courtlands-independent-special-school-e149890) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 20 m |
| November 2025 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| December 2024 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2024 | £314,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2025 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2026 | £440,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2025 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| December 2024 | £304,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Durrington-On-Sea (630 m, 8 minutes on foot); Goring-By-Sea (900 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: STRAND MEDICAL GROUP (660 m)
- Pharmacies: STRAND PHARMACY (630 m); KAMSONS PHARMACY (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Worthing Limbrick Corner (600 m, Morrisons); Co-op Field Place (660 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Durrington Express Petrol (700 m, Asda); Sainsburys Goring Road Local (730 m, Sainsburys); Budgens Boxgrove (770 m, Budgens)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £297,200** (July 2026). Worthing’s average house price was £297,200 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 3.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 8.1×** (2025). A home in Worthing costs 8.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 130th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 006A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 36.2** (2025). Worthing 006A has a deprivation score of 36.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,715th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,589** (2021). Worthing 006A had 1,589 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,682nd 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Worthing 006A, 100.0% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 5.1%** (August 2026). In Worthing 006A, 5.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 50.8184, -0.4204

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), July 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=-0.4204,50.8184,BN126GA

## How to cite

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