BN12 5AW postcode in Worthing, West Sussex

BN12 5AW is a postcode in Worthing, in the Goring 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 5AW can get it Across Worthing: 98% Typical price £475,000 Homes sold in BN12 5, last 12 months. ▼ 6.9% on the year before Nearest station Goring-by-Sea 450 m in a straight line

Where BN12 5AW is, and what is near it

Map of BN12 5AW and what is near it Map of BN12 5AW: its centre point, with the 214 other postcodes in the BN12 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BN12 5AA: also in BN12 5BN12 5AB: also in BN12 5BN12 5AE: also in BN12 5BN12 5AF: also in BN12 5BN12 5AG: also in BN12 5BN12 5AH: also in BN12 5BN12 5AJ: also in BN12 5BN12 5AL: also in BN12 5BN12 5AN: also in BN12 5BN12 5AP: also in BN12 5BN12 5AQ: also in BN12 5BN12 5AR: also in BN12 5BN12 5AS: also in BN12 5BN12 5AT: also in BN12 5BN12 5AU: also in BN12 5BN12 5AX: also in BN12 5BN12 5AY: also in BN12 5BN12 5AZ: also in BN12 5BN12 5BA: also in BN12 5BN12 5BB: also in BN12 5BN12 5BD: also in BN12 5BN12 5BE: also in BN12 5BN12 5BG: also in BN12 5BN12 5BH: also in BN12 5BN12 5BJ: also in BN12 5BN12 5BL: also in BN12 5BN12 5BN: also in BN12 5BN12 5BP: also in BN12 5BN12 5BQ: also in BN12 5BN12 5BS: also in BN12 5BN12 5BT: also in BN12 5BN12 5BU: also in BN12 5BN12 5BW: also in BN12 5BN12 5BX: also in BN12 5BN12 5BY: also in BN12 5BN12 5BZ: also in BN12 5BN12 5DA: also in BN12 5BN12 5DB: also in BN12 5BN12 5DD: also in BN12 5BN12 5DE: also in BN12 5BN12 5DF: also in BN12 5BN12 5DG: also in BN12 5BN12 5DH: also in BN12 5BN12 5DJ: also in BN12 5BN12 5DP: also in BN12 5BN12 5DQ: also in BN12 5BN12 5DS: also in BN12 5BN12 5DT: also in BN12 5BN12 5DU: also in BN12 5BN12 5DX: also in BN12 5BN12 5DY: also in BN12 5BN12 5DZ: also in BN12 5BN12 5EA: also in BN12 5BN12 5EB: also in BN12 5BN12 5ED: also in BN12 5BN12 5EE: also in BN12 5BN12 5EF: also in BN12 5BN12 5EG: also in BN12 5BN12 5EH: also in BN12 5BN12 5EJ: also in BN12 5BN12 5EL: also in BN12 5BN12 5EN: also in BN12 5BN12 5EQ: also in BN12 5BN12 5EW: also in BN12 5BN12 5FB: also in BN12 5BN12 5FD: also in BN12 5BN12 5GE: also in BN12 5BN12 5HG: also in BN12 5BN12 5HH: also in BN12 5BN12 5HJ: also in BN12 5BN12 5HL: also in BN12 5BN12 5HN: also in BN12 5BN12 5HP: also in BN12 5BN12 5HR: also in BN12 5BN12 5HS: also in BN12 5BN12 5HT: also in BN12 5BN12 5HU: also in BN12 5BN12 5JL: also in BN12 5BN12 5JN: also in BN12 5BN12 5JP: also in BN12 5BN12 5JS: also in BN12 5BN12 5JT: also in BN12 5BN12 5JU: also in BN12 5BN12 5JW: also in BN12 5BN12 5LF: also in BN12 5BN12 5LH: also in BN12 5BN12 5LJ: also in BN12 5BN12 5LL: also in BN12 5BN12 5LN: also in BN12 5BN12 5LR: also in BN12 5BN12 5LS: also in BN12 5BN12 5LX: also in BN12 5BN12 5NA: also in BN12 5BN12 5NJ: also in BN12 5BN12 5NP: also in BN12 5BN12 5NW: also in BN12 5BN12 5RN: also in BN12 5BN12 5RP: also in BN12 5BN12 5RR: also in BN12 5BN12 5RS: also in BN12 5BN12 5RT: also in BN12 5BN12 5RW: also in BN12 5BN12 5SF: also in BN12 5BN12 5SG: also in BN12 5 School 1.4 km2 places, 1.5–1.6 kmCornerways Surgery 1.9 kmFerring BN12 5AW Map of BN12 5AW and what is near it Map of BN12 5AW: its centre point, with the 214 other postcodes in the BN12 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Ferring BN12 5AW
  • BN12 5AW
  • Other postcodes in BN12 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 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 50.8137, longitude -0.4320)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BN12 5AW?

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 5AW?

Every home and business at BN12 5AW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BN12 5AW 100% Worthing 98%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BN12 5AW 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 5AW?

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 5AW 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 5AW.

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 5AW: 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 5AW 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 5AW?

Homes in BN12 5 sold for a typical £475,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 88 sales, down 6.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£475,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£510,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £610,000 47 sales
  • Semi-detached £441,250 22 sales
  • Terraced 4 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £250,000 15 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 5AW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BN12 5AW 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 5AW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 940 homes in the neighbourhood around BN12 5AW. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (65%). 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 5AW

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 £4,094 (band G); band E, the most common, is £3,002.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,637
Band Babout 90 (10%)£1,910
Band Cabout 200 (21%)£2,183
Band Dabout 260 (28%)£2,456
Band Eabout 330 (35%)£3,002
Band Fabout 40 (4%)£3,548
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,094
Band Hfewer than 5£4,912

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 23% 1919 to 1939
  4. 65% 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

2000 to 2009: 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 5AW is in (ONS area E01031802), 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 5AW?

The nearest open schools to BN12 5AW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BN12 5AW, 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 5AW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BN12 5AW is Goring-by-Sea Rail Station, 450 metres away in a straight line.

  • Goring-by-Sea Rail Station Railway station 450 mWalk
  • Durrington-on-Sea Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bulls Head, 86 m away.

More stations near BN12 5AW, 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 5AW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BN12 5AW, 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 5AW?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BN12 5AW on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 5AW?

The nearest to the centre of BN12 5AW, 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 5AW?

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 5AW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BN12 5AW, 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 5AW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BN12 5AW, 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 5AW?

The nearest vets to the centre of BN12 5AW 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 5AW in a conservation area?

The centre of BN12 5AW 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 5AW?

Police.uk records 139 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BN12 5AW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences41 reports
Anti-social behaviour29 reports
Shoplifting28 reports
Public order11 reports
Vehicle crime11 reports
Other theft7 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 6, drugs 3, burglary 1, bicycle theft 1, robbery 1.

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 5AW

Ward
Goring
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

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Nearby postcodes

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

BN12 5AN20 mBN12 5BN50 mBN12 5AL50 mBN12 4UT80 mBN12 5AQ100 mBN12 5AS110 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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