# BN14

Postcode district covering Worthing, Broadwater and West Tarring, in Worthing and Arun.

BN14 is a postcode district covering Worthing, Broadwater and West Tarring, in Worthing and Arun. Median sale price £400,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code BN14. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [BN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BN14 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn14#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn14#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn14#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn14#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=BN14) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in BN14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=BN14) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 459 homes were sold in BN14 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=BN14) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for BN14.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=BN14) (Census 2021, England and Wales): BN14 had 30,223 usual residents at the census.

## How BN14 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | BN14 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £400,000 | 12th most expensive | 29 postcode districts, BN · 2025 |
| Population | 30,223 | 10th most populated | 33 postcode districts, BN · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 33 postcode districts, BN · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.0% | 6th highest | 33 postcode districts, BN · Jan 2026 |

## Is BN14 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BN14 at a rate of 69.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 101.8 per 1,000 people across the BN postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 179 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BN14.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (581), anti-social behaviour (410) and other crime (386).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BN14 was 58.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in BN14, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BN14 has no single figure. Of its 20 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in BN14

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Arun 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/arun/neighbourhood/e01031425) | 1,336 | 30.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 72.3% |
| [Arun 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/arun/neighbourhood/e01031426) | 1,189 | 86.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 42.6% |
| [Worthing 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing/neighbourhood/e01031820) | 1,749 | 18.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.0% |
| [Worthing 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing/neighbourhood/e01031821) | 1,719 | 43.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.7% |
| [Worthing 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing/neighbourhood/e01031822) | 1,570 | 40.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.2% |
| [Worthing 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing/neighbourhood/e01031778) | 1,518 | 121.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 89.6% |
| [Worthing 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing/neighbourhood/e01031797) | 1,286 | 20.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Worthing 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing/neighbourhood/e01031800) | 1,586 | 21.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.8% |
| [Worthing 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing/neighbourhood/e01031823) | 1,632 | 178.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.8% |
| [Worthing 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing/neighbourhood/e01031824) | 1,307 | 11.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Worthing 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing/neighbourhood/e01031776) | 1,556 | 37.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% |
| [Worthing 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing/neighbourhood/e01031777) | 1,823 | 46.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Worthing 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing/neighbourhood/e01031780) | 1,487 | 75.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| [Worthing 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing/neighbourhood/e01031781) | 1,637 | 35.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.8% |
| [Worthing 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing/neighbourhood/e01031798) | 1,548 | 76.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.3% |
| [Worthing 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing/neighbourhood/e01031796) | 1,584 | 52.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Worthing 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing/neighbourhood/e01031799) | 1,653 | 101.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.7% |
| [Worthing 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing/neighbourhood/e01031801) | 1,714 | 144.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| [Worthing 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing/neighbourhood/e01031837) | 1,880 | 197.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Worthing 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing/neighbourhood/e01031779) | 1,291 | 162.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |

## Your MP

- [East Worthing and Shoreham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-worthing-and-shoreham): Tom Rutland (Labour), MP since July 2024. 81% of the people here.
- [Worthing West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/worthing-west): Dr Beccy Cooper (Labour), MP since July 2024. 19% of the people here.
- [Bognor Regis and Littlehampton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bognor-regis-and-littlehampton): Alison Griffiths (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in BN14

[Angmering North, Patching & Findon](https://openindex.co.uk/arun/angmering-north-patching-and-findon), [Broadwater East](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing/broadwater-east), [Broadwater South](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing/broadwater-south), [Broadwater West](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing/broadwater-west)

## Postcode sectors in BN14

[BN14 0 (171 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn14-0), [BN14 7 (226 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn14-7), [BN14 8 (160 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn14-8), [BN14 9 (194 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn14-9)

## Councils BN14 covers

[Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing), [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun)

## Towns in BN14

[Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing)

## Postcode districts next to BN14

[BN11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn11), [BN13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn13), [BN15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn15), [BN44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn44), [RH20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh20)

## Nearest rail stations

[West Worthing (5.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.3930,50.8184), [Worthing (5.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.3762,50.8185), [Durrington-On-Sea (5.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.4115,50.8175), [East Worthing (5.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.3549,50.8216)

## More in the BN postcode area

[All BN postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## BN14 in brief

BN14 is a postcode district covering Worthing, Broadwater and West Tarring, in Worthing and Arun.
About 30,196 people lived in BN14 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £400,000 in 2025 across 459 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 69.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BN14 was £400,000 in 2025.
BN14 had 30,223 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in BN14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BN14, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: BN14
- Postcode area: [BN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn)
- Constituency: [East Worthing and Shoreham †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-worthing-and-shoreham)
- Council: [Worthing †](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing)
- Area: 27.98 km²
- People, mid-2024: 30,196*
- Neighbourhoods: 20
- Output areas: 96

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[BN13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn13), [BN15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn15), [RH20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh20), [BN44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn44), [BN11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn11)

## Latest updates for BN14

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/BN14

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn14, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn14#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn14