# BN42 4HQ: area report for a postcode in Adur

BN42 4HQ is a postcode in Adur.

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 Adur. Open the map at BN42 4HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Adur](https://openindex.co.uk/adur) › [BN42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn42) › [BN42 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn42-4)

## Around this postcode

- **18 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 6% on July. Adur 001F: 22 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2423,50.8388,BN424HQ
- **Southwick, 830 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2423,50.8388,BN424HQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2423,50.8388,BN424HQ
- **No property in BN42 4HQ 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=-0.2423,50.8388,BN424HQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Adur 001F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2423,50.8388,BN424HQ
- **£380,120 average price**: For the whole of Adur, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2423,50.8388,BN424HQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2423,50.8388,BN424HQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2423,50.8388,BN424HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN42 4HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2423,50.8388,BN424HQ
- **Low road and rail noise at BN42 4HQ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2423,50.8388,BN424HQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-0.2423,50.8388,BN424HQ
- **7.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2423,50.8388,BN424HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Shoreham Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shoreham-academy-e135962) | Secondary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 51.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Glebe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glebe-primary-school-e150066) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023, before the school changed | 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holmbush Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holmbush-primary-academy-e141906) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Herons Dale School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herons-dale-school-e126169) | Special | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | – |
| [Shoreham College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shoreham-college-e126112) | Independent | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Eastbrook Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eastbrook-primary-academy-e139674) | Primary | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Peter's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-catholic-primary-school-e149293) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hove Micro-School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hove-micro-school-e150990) | Special | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2023 | £560,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £575,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2023 | £640,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £309,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £535,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2023 | £575,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2026 | £265,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Southwick (830 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (660 m); HARRISON PHARMACY (670 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (720 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (540 m); WINDMILL DENTAL PRACTICE (640 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Upper Shoreham Rd (610 m, The Co-operative Group); Little Waitrose Southwick (640 m, Waitrose); Co-op Southwick Square (650 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Shoreham (840 m, Tesco); M&S Shoreham (840 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £380,120** (July 2026). Adur’s average house price was £380,120 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,029** (2025). Full-time workers living in Adur earned a median of £39,029 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 160th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.7×** (2025). A home in Adur costs 9.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 61st 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: 15.0** (2025). Adur has a deprivation score of 15.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 96th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Adur 001F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.7** (2025). Adur 001F has a deprivation score of 8.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,099th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £447,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Adur 001F was £447,500 in 2025. Joint 6,521st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,694** (2021). Adur 001F had 1,694 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,781st 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: 97.5%** (January 2026). In Adur 001F, 97.5% 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.

## BN42 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £440,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BN42 was £440,000 in 2025. Joint 462nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 10,572** (2021). BN42 had 10,572 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 748th least 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 BN42 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: 98.2%** (January 2026). In BN42, 98.2% 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: [Adur](https://openindex.co.uk/adur)
- Centre: 50.8388, -0.2423

Council: [Adur](https://openindex.co.uk/adur) (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=-0.2423,50.8388,BN424HQ

## How to cite

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