BN14 postcode area · Worthing

The BN14 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Adur, Arun, Worthing. Area Scores range from 12 to 97 across them. Every full BN14 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BN14 district: Broadwater West scores 98 out of 100 (#163 of 6,856 nationally) while Littlehampton West and River sits at 13 — neighbours on the map, 85 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £170,000 in Bognor Regis Central to £515,000 in High Salvington & Findon Valley — a 3.0× gap within the BN14 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Adur, Arun and Worthing — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,865a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime103per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied65%

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 BN14 district

£388,750median home sold over the past year · +16.7% over 5 years · -4.0% over the year · 411 sales
Detached£605,000
Semi-detached£461,000
Terraced£363,000
Flat£212,000
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
Broadwater EastWorthing 1,60277 £348,730
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
Cokeham & SomptingAdur 3,50849 £352,500
East WorthingWorthing 4,06341 £358,500
Worthing CentralWorthing 4,73531 £252,000
Bognor Regis CentralArun 5,76316 £170,000
Littlehampton West and RiverArun 5,97613 £240,000

People living in BN14 Census 2021

Residents98,524
Median age (est.)45
Density1,246per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above30%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 9%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 35%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades11%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 45% · Christian 45% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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 BN14

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BN14 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BN14.

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.