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BN12 postcode area · Worthing

The BN12 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Arun, Worthing. Area Scores range from 30 to 88 across them. Every full BN12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BN12 district contains both ends of the scale: West Worthing at 89 out of 100 (#773 of 6,856 in England) against Worthing Central at 31, a 58-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £252,000 in Worthing Central to £525,000 in Ferring & Kingston Gorse — a 2.1× gap within the BN12 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Arun and Worthing — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,670a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime82per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied70%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the BN12 district

£425,000median home sold over the past year · +9.9% over 5 years · -2.3% over the year · 362 sales
Detached£560,000
Semi-detached£405,000
Terraced£330,000
Flat£245,750
Worthing£350,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
West WorthingWorthing 77389 £325,000
Goring-by-SeaWorthing 81488 £475,000
Ferring & Kingston GorseArun 82888 £525,000
Durrington SouthWorthing 2,19268 £370,000
Angmering SouthArun 2,58962 £399,975
Durrington NorthWorthing 4,15939 £335,000
NorthbrookWorthing 4,53634 £326,000
Worthing CentralWorthing 4,73531 £252,000

People living in BN12 Census 2021

Residents71,941
Median age (est.)46
Density2,781per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above30%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 24%45–64 26%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 11%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 33%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 44% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 11%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in BN12

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BN12 district.

Angmering Durrington

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BN12.

BN14 BN13 BN11 BN99 BN16 BN95 BN15 BN17

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.