# BN13 1BQ: area report for a postcode in Worthing

BN13 1BQ 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 BN13 1BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing) › [BN13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn13) › [BN13 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn13-1)

## Around this postcode

- **59 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 18% on July. Worthing 007C: 67 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.3977,50.8203,BN131BQ
- **West Worthing, 400 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.3977,50.8203,BN131BQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.3977,50.8203,BN131BQ
- **No property in BN13 1BQ 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=-0.3977,50.8203,BN131BQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Worthing 007C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.3977,50.8203,BN131BQ
- **£297,200 average price**: For the whole of Worthing, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.3977,50.8203,BN131BQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.3977,50.8203,BN131BQ
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.3977,50.8203,BN131BQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN13 1BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.3977,50.8203,BN131BQ
- **Low road and rail noise at BN13 1BQ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.3977,50.8203,BN131BQ
- **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=-0.3977,50.8203,BN131BQ
- **7.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.3977,50.8203,BN131BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elm-grove-primary-school-worthing-e125863) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thomas A Becket Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomas-a-becket-infant-school-e125954) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | – |
| [Thomas A Becket Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomas-a-becket-junior-school-e125955) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Durrington High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/durrington-high-school-e140713) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022 | Attainment 8 of 49.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Oak Grove College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oak-grove-college-e126161) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | – |
| [English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/school/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-worthing-e126051) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Worthing High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/worthing-high-school-e139109) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | Attainment 8 of 45.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Orchards Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchards-infant-school-e150365) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), September 2021, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £412,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2025 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| June 2026 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2024 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £356,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £525,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2024 | £412,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: West Worthing (390 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ST. LAWRENCE SURGERY (680 m); CORNERWAYS SURGERY (700 m); STRAND MEDICAL GROUP (950 m)
- Pharmacies: KINGS PHARMACY (460 m); TARRING COMMUNITY PHARMACY (680 m); BOOTS (850 m); STRAND PHARMACY (980 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (400 m); DENTAL SURGERY (450 m); MILL ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (710 m); MILLHOUSE DENTAL CENTRE (830 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op South Street (400 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Worthing - Tarring Road (720 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Worthing Goring Rd Express (780 m, Tesco); Tesco Salvington Rectory Rd Express (790 m, Tesco); Iceland West Worthing (810 m, Iceland)

## 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 007C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.5** (2025). Worthing 007C has a deprivation score of 24.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,400th most 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 007C 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: 1,614** (2021). Worthing 007C had 1,614 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,407th 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 007C, 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.

## BN13 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £365,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BN13 was £365,000 in 2025. Joint 727th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,366** (2021). BN13 had 31,366 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 847th 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 BN13 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: 97.1%** (January 2026). In BN13, 97.1% 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: 50.8203, -0.3977

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=-0.3977,50.8203,BN131BQ

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