# BN12 6QX: area report for a postcode in Arun

BN12 6QX is a postcode in Arun.

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 Arun. Open the map at BN12 6QX for neighbourhoods and points.

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

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 7% on July. Arun 008D: 51 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4450,50.8178,BN126QX
- **Goring-By-Sea, 840 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4450,50.8178,BN126QX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4450,50.8178,BN126QX
- **No property in BN12 6QX 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=-0.4450,50.8178,BN126QX
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Arun 008D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4450,50.8178,BN126QX
- **£321,460 average price**: For the whole of Arun, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4450,50.8178,BN126QX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4450,50.8178,BN126QX
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4450,50.8178,BN126QX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN12 6QX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4450,50.8178,BN126QX
- **Low road and rail noise at BN12 6QX**: Road 49 dB, rail 51 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4450,50.8178,BN126QX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-0.4450,50.8178,BN126QX
- **7.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4450,50.8178,BN126QX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ferring C of E Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ferring-c-of-e-primary-school-e125982) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 70% 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 | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 57.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goring-by-sea-cofe-aided-primary-school-e126045) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Laurels Primary School, Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-laurels-primary-school-worthing-e143386) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £420,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2023 | £540,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2024 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| August 2024 | £615,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| October 2024 | £462,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| May 2026 | £682,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| September 2024 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Goring-By-Sea (840 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BARN SURGERY (460 m)
- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (290 m); ASDA PHARMACY (990 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (290 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Ferring Street Worthing (310 m, The Southern Co-operative); Asda Ferring Superstore (920 m, Asda); Tesco Goring Way Express (980 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £321,460** (July 2026). Arun’s average house price was £321,460 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,546** (2025). Full-time workers living in Arun earned a median of £34,546 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 44th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.3×** (2025). A home in Arun costs 9.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 73rd 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: 19.4** (2025). Arun has a deprivation score of 19.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 141st most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Arun 008D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.2** (2025). Arun 008D has a deprivation score of 8.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,483rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £520,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Arun 008D was £520,000 in 2025. Joint 4,217th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,430** (2021). Arun 008D had 1,430 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,561st least 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: 85.8%** (January 2026). In Arun 008D, 85.8% 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: [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun)
- Centre: 50.8178, -0.4450

Council: [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun) (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=-0.4450,50.8178,BN126QX

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