BN12 4EW postcode in Worthing, West Sussex

BN12 4EW is a postcode in Worthing, in the Marine ward. It is in the Worthing West parliamentary constituency and the Sussex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at BN12 4EW can get it Across Worthing: 98% Typical price £438,750 Homes sold in BN12 4, last 12 months. ▼ 8.8% on the year before Nearest station Durrington-on-Sea 500 m in a straight line

Where BN12 4EW is, and what is near it

Map of BN12 4EW and what is near it Map of BN12 4EW: its centre point, with the 259 other postcodes in the BN12 4 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BN12 4AA: also in BN12 4BN12 4AB: also in BN12 4BN12 4AD: also in BN12 4BN12 4AJ: also in BN12 4BN12 4AL: also in BN12 4BN12 4AP: also in BN12 4BN12 4AR: also in BN12 4BN12 4AS: also in BN12 4BN12 4AT: also in BN12 4BN12 4AU: also in BN12 4BN12 4AW: also in BN12 4BN12 4AX: also in BN12 4BN12 4AY: also in BN12 4BN12 4AZ: also in BN12 4BN12 4BA: also in BN12 4BN12 4BB: also in BN12 4BN12 4BD: also in BN12 4BN12 4BG: also in BN12 4BN12 4BH: also in BN12 4BN12 4BJ: also in BN12 4BN12 4BL: also in BN12 4BN12 4BN: also in BN12 4BN12 4BP: also in BN12 4BN12 4BQ: also in BN12 4BN12 4BS: also in BN12 4BN12 4BT: also in BN12 4BN12 4BU: also in BN12 4BN12 4BW: also in BN12 4BN12 4BX: also in BN12 4BN12 4BY: also in BN12 4BN12 4DN: also in BN12 4BN12 4DS: also in BN12 4BN12 4DT: also in BN12 4BN12 4DU: also in BN12 4BN12 4DW: also in BN12 4BN12 4DX: also in BN12 4BN12 4DY: also in BN12 4BN12 4EA: also in BN12 4BN12 4EB: also in BN12 4BN12 4ED: also in BN12 4BN12 4EE: also in BN12 4BN12 4EF: also in BN12 4BN12 4EG: also in BN12 4BN12 4EH: also in BN12 4BN12 4EJ: also in BN12 4BN12 4EL: also in BN12 4BN12 4EN: also in BN12 4BN12 4EP: also in BN12 4BN12 4EQ: also in BN12 4BN12 4ER: also in BN12 4BN12 4ES: also in BN12 4BN12 4ET: also in BN12 4BN12 4EU: also in BN12 4BN12 4EX: also in BN12 4BN12 4EY: also in BN12 4BN12 4EZ: also in BN12 4BN12 4FP: also in BN12 4BN12 4FQ: also in BN12 4BN12 4FR: also in BN12 4BN12 4FS: also in BN12 4BN12 4FT: also in BN12 4BN12 4FU: also in BN12 4BN12 4FW: also in BN12 4BN12 4HA: also in BN12 4BN12 4HB: also in BN12 4BN12 4HD: also in BN12 4BN12 4HG: also in BN12 4BN12 4HH: also in BN12 4BN12 4HY: also in BN12 4BN12 4JW: also in BN12 4BN12 4LD: also in BN12 4BN12 4LE: also in BN12 4BN12 4LG: also in BN12 4BN12 4LH: also in BN12 4BN12 4LJ: also in BN12 4BN12 4LL: also in BN12 4BN12 4LP: also in BN12 4BN12 4LQ: also in BN12 4BN12 4LR: also in BN12 4BN12 4LS: also in BN12 4BN12 4LT: also in BN12 4BN12 4LU: also in BN12 4BN12 4LX: also in BN12 4BN12 4LY: also in BN12 4BN12 4LZ: also in BN12 4BN12 4NA: also in BN12 4BN12 4NG: also in BN12 4BN12 4NH: also in BN12 4BN12 4PB: also in BN12 4BN12 4PG: also in BN12 4BN12 4PH: also in BN12 4BN12 4PJ: also in BN12 4BN12 4PL: also in BN12 4BN12 4PN: also in BN12 4BN12 4PQ: also in BN12 4BN12 4RS: also in BN12 4BN12 4RU: also in BN12 4BN12 4RX: also in BN12 4BN12 4RY: also in BN12 4BN12 4RZ: also in BN12 4BN12 4SB: also in BN12 4BN12 4SD: also in BN12 4BN12 4SG: also in BN12 4BN12 4SH: also in BN12 4BN12 4SQ: also in BN12 4BN12 4UB: also in BN12 4 Durrington High School 1.4 kmSt. Lawrence Surgery 1.4 kmGoring BN12 4EW Map of BN12 4EW and what is near it Map of BN12 4EW: its centre point, with the 259 other postcodes in the BN12 4 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Durrington High School 1.4 kmGoring BN12 4EW
  • BN12 4EW
  • Other postcodes in BN12 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.8158, longitude -0.4053)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BN12 4EW?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BN12 4EW?

Every home and business at BN12 4EW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BN12 4EW 100% Worthing 98%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BN12 4EW 100% Worthing Over 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at BN12 4EW?

BinDayBuddy does not read Worthing Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Worthing Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BN12 4EW at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BN12 4EW.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Worthing

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BN12 4EW: 1,896 properties in Worthing are at high risk (3.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Worthing

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BN12 4EW is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BN12 4EW?

Homes in BN12 4 sold for a typical £438,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 96 sales, down 8.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£438,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£481,250 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 8.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £585,000 39 sales
  • Semi-detached £440,000 23 sales
  • Terraced £420,000 5 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £235,000 29 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BN12 district: a typical £405,000 from 286 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in BN12 4EW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BN12 4EW from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near BN12 4EW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 680 homes in the neighbourhood around BN12 4EW. The largest share of them, 50%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (52%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BN12 4EW

Band D in Worthing for 2026‑27: £2,456. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,637 (band A) to £3,548 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,183.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (10%)£1,637
Band Babout 90 (13%)£1,910
Band Cabout 340 (50%)£2,183
Band Dabout 130 (19%)£2,456
Band Eabout 30 (4%)£3,002
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,548
Band Gfewer than 5£4,094
Band Hfewer than 5£4,912

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 31% 1900 to 1918
  3. 52% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. Withheld 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Worthing before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BN12 4EW is in (ONS area E01031816), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BN12 4EW?

The nearest open schools to BN12 4EW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BN12 4EW, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to BN12 4EW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BN12 4EW is Durrington-on-Sea Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.

  • Durrington-on-Sea Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
  • West Worthing Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Rose Walk, 287 m away.

More stations near BN12 4EW, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BN12 4EW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BN12 4EW, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BN12 4EW?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BN12 4EW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Osprey Charging point · No details mapped 1.8 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BN12 4EW?

The nearest to the centre of BN12 4EW, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BN12 4EW?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BN12 4EW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BN12 4EW, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BN12 4EW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BN12 4EW, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BN12 4EW?

The nearest vets to the centre of BN12 4EW on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BN12 4EW in a conservation area?

The centre of BN12 4EW is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BN12 4EW?

Police.uk records 287 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BN12 4EW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences85 reports
Shoplifting67 reports
Anti-social behaviour60 reports
Public order24 reports
Vehicle crime13 reports
Criminal damage and arson10 reports

Also: other theft 10, drugs 7, burglary 4, robbery 3, bicycle theft 2, other crime 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BN12 4EW

Ward
Marine
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Worthing
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

Around BN12 4EW

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Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

BN12 4 sector BN12 district BN postcode area Worthing postcodes

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

BN11 5RZ60 mBN12 4EN70 mBN11 5RY100 mBN11 5JX110 mBN12 4EH110 mBN11 5JU150 m
All of BN12

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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