Shoreham-by-Sea
Shoreham-by-Sea is covered by postcode districts BN15 and BN43. It is in the Adur council area, West Sussex.
Every postcode in Shoreham-by-Sea, by flood risk
- A home or business at high risk: 26
- At medium risk at worst: 11
- At low risk at worst: 57
- At very low risk only: 17
- Not on the at-risk list: 399
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
Of the 510 postcodes in Shoreham-by-Sea that ONS places, 26 have a home or business at high risk, 11 are at medium risk at worst, 57 are at low risk at worst, 17 are at very low risk only and 399 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 50.8357, longitude -0.2668. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The postcodes at high risk
26 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.
Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.
Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
- 14 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. BN43 6RF, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
What is it like to live in Shoreham-by-Sea?
Homes sold for a typical £412,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 0.2% on the 12 months before. At 372 of the 473 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 425 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 111 of its 510 postcodes. It has 5 primary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Shoreham-by-Sea (Sussex), 400 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Shoreham-by-Sea?
Homes in Shoreham-by-Sea sold for a typical £412,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 257 sales, down 0.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £413,500
- 12 months to August 2026
- £412,500
▼ down 0.2% on the 12 months before
Across the whole BN43 district, Shoreham-by-Sea's main postcode district: a typical £418,750.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Shoreham-by-Sea: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Shoreham-by-Sea?
28 of the 510 postcodes now in use in Shoreham-by-Sea came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 1 of the 346 homes sold in Shoreham-by-Sea were newly built (Under 1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the BN43 district, Under 1%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Shoreham-by-Sea | Across the BN43 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 257 (0%) | 0 of 264 (0%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 1 of 346 (Under 1%) | 1 of 351 (Under 1%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Shoreham-by-Sea?
Ofcom reports on 473 of the 510 postcodes in Shoreham-by-Sea. At 372 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Shoreham-by-Sea at risk of flooding?
111 of the 510 postcodes in Shoreham-by-Sea have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 425 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Shoreham-by-Sea?
The open schools at the postcodes in Shoreham-by-Sea. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School250 m 201 pupils, 210 places
- St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School300 m 381 pupils, 420 places
- Buckingham Park Primary School400 m 442 pupils, 610 places
- Shoreham Beach Primary School700 m 209 pupils, 210 places
- Swiss Gardens Primary School850 m 343 pupils, 420 places
- Shoreham College1.4 km 331 pupils, 494 places
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Shoreham-by-Sea?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Shoreham-by-Sea is Shoreham-by-Sea (Sussex) Rail Station, 400 m away in a straight line.
- Shoreham-by-Sea (Sussex) Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
- Southwick Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
- Fishersgate Rail Station Railway station 3.3 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Shoreham-by-Sea?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Shoreham-by-Sea. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Adur Health Partnership550 m
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Shoreham-by-Sea safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 1,643 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Shoreham-by-Sea over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 137 September 2025
- 150 October 2025
- 138 November 2025
- 106 December 2025
- 125 January 2026
- 116 February 2026
- 139 March 2026
- 138 April 2026
- 131 May 2026
- 142 June 2026
- 186 July 2026
- 135 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: other crime 26, drugs 23, robbery 11, possession of weapons 9, bicycle theft 5, theft from the person 4.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Shoreham-by-Sea?
- District, borough or city council
- Adur
- County council
- West Sussex
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Worthing and Shoreham
- Police force area
- Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- MP
- Tom Rutland (Labour)
All 510 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Shoreham-by-Sea
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Adur about council tax Council tax, on adur-worthing.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Shoreham-by-Sea
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Shoreham-by-Sea postcodes
510 postcodes in use in Shoreham-by-Sea, by district:
Those districts are all in the BN postcode area.
Check a Shoreham-by-Sea postcode
Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Shoreham-by-Sea
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Shoreham-by-Sea's £412,500. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Shoreham-by-Sea
- What is it like to live in Shoreham-by-Sea?
- Homes sold for a typical £412,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 0.2% on the 12 months before. At 372 of the 473 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 425 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 111 of its 510 postcodes. It has 5 primary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Shoreham-by-Sea (Sussex), 400 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Shoreham-by-Sea?
- Shoreham-by-Sea is covered by postcode districts BN15 and BN43, across 510 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Shoreham-by-Sea in?
- Shoreham-by-Sea is in the Adur council area, and West Sussex is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Shoreham-by-Sea?
- Shoreham-by-Sea is in the East Worthing and Shoreham parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Tom Rutland (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Shoreham-by-Sea?
- Homes in Shoreham-by-Sea sold for a typical £412,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 257 sales, down 0.2% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Shoreham-by-Sea?
- In Shoreham-by-Sea, primary schools at its postcodes include St Peter's Catholic Primary School, St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School and Buckingham Park Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Shoreham Academy and Shoreham College. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Shoreham-by-Sea have a railway station?
- Yes: Shoreham-by-Sea (Sussex) is 400 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Shoreham-by-Sea, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Shoreham-by-Sea?
- Ofcom reports on 473 of the 510 postcodes in Shoreham-by-Sea. At 372 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Shoreham-by-Sea at risk of flooding?
- 111 of the 510 postcodes in Shoreham-by-Sea have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 425 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Shoreham-by-Sea?
- 28 of the 510 postcodes now in use in Shoreham-by-Sea came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 1 of the 346 homes sold in Shoreham-by-Sea were newly built (Under 1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the BN43 district, Under 1%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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