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

BN12 6RZ 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 6RZ 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

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 65% on July. Worthing 006B: 76 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4319,50.8182,BN126RZ
- **Goring-By-Sea, 100 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4319,50.8182,BN126RZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4319,50.8182,BN126RZ
- **No property in BN12 6RZ 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=-0.4319,50.8182,BN126RZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Worthing 006B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4319,50.8182,BN126RZ
- **£297,200 average price**: For the whole of Worthing, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4319,50.8182,BN126RZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4319,50.8182,BN126RZ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4319,50.8182,BN126RZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN12 6RZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4319,50.8182,BN126RZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BN12 6RZ**: Road 64 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4319,50.8182,BN126RZ
- **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=-0.4319,50.8182,BN126RZ
- **7.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4319,50.8182,BN126RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Oscar Romero Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-oscar-romero-catholic-school-e126096) | Secondary | 270 m (3 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 | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ferring C of E Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ferring-c-of-e-primary-school-e125982) | Primary | 930 m (12 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 | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [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 | – |
| [West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-park-cofe-primary-controlled-school-e126016) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 65% 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 | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hawthorns Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hawthorns-primary-school-e150286) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), October 2021, before the school changed | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| September 2023 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| September 2025 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2023 | £240,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £265,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2023 | £330,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2023 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2025 | £383,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Goring-By-Sea (100 m, 1 minute on foot)
- Pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Goring Way Express (200 m, Tesco); Budgens Boxgrove (250 m, Budgens); Morrisons Daily Worthing Limbrick Corner (780 m, Morrisons); Sainsburys Goring Road Local (930 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 006B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.6** (2025). Worthing 006B has a deprivation score of 16.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,069th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Worthing 006B was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 13,865th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,482** (2021). Worthing 006B had 1,482 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,249th 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Worthing 006B, 99.8% 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: [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing)
- Centre: 50.8182, -0.4319

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=-0.4319,50.8182,BN126RZ

## How to cite

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