BN13 postcode area · Worthing

The BN13 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Arun, Worthing. Area Scores range from 30 to 97 across them. Every full BN13 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BN13 district contains both ends of the scale: Broadwater West at 98 out of 100 (#163 of 6,856 in England) against Worthing Central at 31, a 67-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 £232,250 in Heene to £525,000 in Ferring & Kingston Gorse — a 2.3× gap within the BN13 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£40,368a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime86per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied68%

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 BN13 district

£365,000median home sold over the past year · +15.9% over 5 years · 0.0% over the year · 420 sales
Detached£460,000
Semi-detached£373,500
Terraced£325,000
Flat£210,500
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
Broadwater WestWorthing 16398 £475,000
High Salvington & Findon ValleyWorthing 43094 £515,000
Ferring & Kingston GorseArun 82888 £525,000
Durrington SouthWorthing 2,19268 £370,000
SalvingtonWorthing 2,33666 £372,500
Angmering North, Patching & FindonArun 3,24053 £474,500
Broadwater SouthWorthing 3,43250 £332,000
Durrington NorthWorthing 4,15939 £335,000
HeeneWorthing 4,26938 £232,250
NorthbrookWorthing 4,53634 £326,000
Worthing CentralWorthing 4,73531 £252,000

People living in BN13 Census 2021

Residents90,687
Median age (est.)46
Density1,198per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above31%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 10%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 34%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service7%
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 45% · No religion 45% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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 BN13

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BN13 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BN13.

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.