# BN14 9JQ: area report for a postcode in Worthing

BN14 9JQ 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 BN14 9JQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing) › [BN14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn14) › [BN14 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn14-9)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 32% on July. Worthing 004D: 178 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.3686,50.8355,BN149JQ
- **East Worthing, 1.8 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.3686,50.8355,BN149JQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.3686,50.8355,BN149JQ
- **No property in BN14 9JQ 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=-0.3686,50.8355,BN149JQ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Worthing 004D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.3686,50.8355,BN149JQ
- **£297,200 average price**: For the whole of Worthing, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.3686,50.8355,BN149JQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 970 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.3686,50.8355,BN149JQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.3686,50.8355,BN149JQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN14 9JQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.3686,50.8355,BN149JQ
- **Low road and rail noise at BN14 9JQ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.3686,50.8355,BN149JQ
- **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=-0.3686,50.8355,BN149JQ
- **7.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.3686,50.8355,BN149JQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bramber Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bramber-primary-school-e125968) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Downsbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/downsbrook-primary-school-e145925) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Broadwater CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadwater-cofe-primary-school-e126033) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lancing-college-preparatory-school-at-worthing-e126114) | Independent | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Whytemead Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whytemead-primary-school-e148719) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bohunt School Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bohunt-school-worthing-e140424) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Andrew's CofE High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-cofe-high-school-e126094) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | Attainment 8 of 43.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Springfield Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springfield-infant-school-and-nursery-e125967) | Primary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £517,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| July 2025 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £467,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2025 | £640,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2025 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| May 2026 | £405,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| October 2024 | £565,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 290 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BROADWATER MEDICAL CENTRE (970 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (300 m); KAMSONS PHARMACY (870 m); BROADWATER PHARMACY (970 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL ESSENCE WORTHING (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Lyons Farm (140 m, Sainsburys); Lidl Worthing (290 m, Lidl); Co-op Broadwater - Cricketers Parade (840 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Worthing Broadwater St Express (880 m, Tesco)

## 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 004D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.0** (2025). Worthing 004D has a deprivation score of 4.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,852nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £765,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Worthing 004D was £765,000 in 2025. Joint 1,128th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,632** (2021). Worthing 004D had 1,632 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,552nd 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: 93.8%** (January 2026). In Worthing 004D, 93.8% 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.

## BN14 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BN14 was £400,000 in 2025. Joint 587th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 30,223** (2021). BN14 had 30,223 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 914th 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 BN14 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: 96.0%** (January 2026). In BN14, 96.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing)
- Centre: 50.8355, -0.3686

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

## Your MP

- [East Worthing and Shoreham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-worthing-and-shoreham): Tom Rutland (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=-0.3686,50.8355,BN149JQ

## How to cite

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