BN99 postcode area · Worthing

The BN99 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Adur, Worthing. Area Scores range from 30 to 88 across them. Every full BN99 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BN99 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 — 3 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 £475,000 in Goring-by-Sea — a 1.9× gap within the BN99 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Adur and Worthing — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,593a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime93per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied66%

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

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
Durrington SouthWorthing 2,19268 £370,000
South LancingAdur 3,20653 £320,000
Broadwater SouthWorthing 3,43250 £332,000
NorthbrookWorthing 4,53634 £326,000
Worthing CentralWorthing 4,73531 £252,000

People living in BN99 Census 2021

Residents63,358
Median age (est.)44
Density4,187per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above32%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 10%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 36%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 43% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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 BN99

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BN99 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BN99.

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.