Places · England

BN12

Postcode district688 postcodes covered

The public record for BN12, arranged by the questions people ask. Every figure names its source area, method, period and source.

Companies registered at this postcode1,163Town or built-up area

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Every tile answers three things

  1. 1What area? Postcode, neighbourhood, ward or council is always named.
  2. 2Who says so? The published source sits right beside the number.
  3. 3How fresh? The date it was published or last refreshed.

The full guide

All 6 sections

Each tile shows its headline figure, with the area, source and date beside it in the section.

688 active postcodes

England

Measures in this segment use sources cleared for England. Values are never borrowed across a national border.

02

Homes & housing costs

Sold prices, rents, council tax, housing types and whether homes are owned or rented.

4figures

Detached homes

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

31.6%

Highest — Arun 008B
81.4%
Median
31.6%
Lowest — Worthing 007G
1.6%
Source period
Census 2021
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
21 / 21

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Use England/Wales Census 2021, Scotland Census 2022 or NISRA Census 2021 according to country; these are area characteristics, not attributes of an individual postcode household.

Source and provenance

Census 2021 — Office for National Statistics

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-CENSUS-EW · Open Government Licence · imported 24 August 2026

Flats and maisonettes

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

12.8%

Highest — Worthing 007G
46.3%
Median
12.8%
Lowest — Worthing 003D
4.4%
Source period
Census 2021
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
21 / 21

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Use England/Wales Census 2021, Scotland Census 2022 or NISRA Census 2021 according to country; these are area characteristics, not attributes of an individual postcode household.

Source and provenance

Census 2021 — Office for National Statistics

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-CENSUS-EW · Open Government Licence · imported 24 August 2026

Semi-detached homes

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

28.6%

Highest — Arun 005G
51.6%
Median
28.6%
Lowest — Arun 008B
3.0%
Source period
Census 2021
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
21 / 21

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Use England/Wales Census 2021, Scotland Census 2022 or NISRA Census 2021 according to country; these are area characteristics, not attributes of an individual postcode household.

Source and provenance

Census 2021 — Office for National Statistics

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-CENSUS-EW · Open Government Licence · imported 24 August 2026

Terraced homes

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

7.0%

Highest — Worthing 012E
50.8%
Median
7.0%
Lowest — Arun 008B
1.4%
Source period
Census 2021
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
21 / 21

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Use England/Wales Census 2021, Scotland Census 2022 or NISRA Census 2021 according to country; these are area characteristics, not attributes of an individual postcode household.

Source and provenance

Census 2021 — Office for National Statistics

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-CENSUS-EW · Open Government Licence · imported 24 August 2026

06

People & households

Facts about people living in the local areas around this place. These describe groups, not individuals.

11figures

Families with children

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

38.7%

Highest — Worthing 006G
65.9%
Median
38.7%
Lowest — Arun 008B
12.9%
Source period
Census 2021
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
21 / 21

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Use England/Wales Census 2021, Scotland Census 2022 or NISRA Census 2021 according to country; these are area characteristics, not attributes of an individual postcode household.

Source and provenance

Census 2021 — Office for National Statistics

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-CENSUS-EW · Open Government Licence · imported 24 August 2026

Female residents

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

51.9%

Highest — Worthing 013D
55.0%
Median
51.9%
Lowest — Worthing 007G
48.7%
Source period
Census 2021
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
21 / 21

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Use England/Wales Census 2021, Scotland Census 2022 or NISRA Census 2021 according to country; these are area characteristics, not attributes of an individual postcode household.

Source and provenance

Census 2021 — Office for National Statistics

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-CENSUS-EW · Open Government Licence · imported 24 August 2026

Male residents

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

48.1%

Highest — Worthing 007G
51.3%
Median
48.1%
Lowest — Worthing 013D
45.0%
Source period
Census 2021
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
21 / 21

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Use England/Wales Census 2021, Scotland Census 2022 or NISRA Census 2021 according to country; these are area characteristics, not attributes of an individual postcode household.

Source and provenance

Census 2021 — Office for National Statistics

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-CENSUS-EW · Open Government Licence · imported 24 August 2026

Students

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

5.0%

Highest — Worthing 003D
7.4%
Median
5.0%
Lowest — Arun 008B
2.1%
Source period
Census 2021
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
21 / 21

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Use England/Wales Census 2021, Scotland Census 2022 or NISRA Census 2021 according to country; these are area characteristics, not attributes of an individual postcode household.

Source and provenance

Census 2021 — Office for National Statistics

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-CENSUS-EW · Open Government Licence · imported 24 August 2026

Estimated resident population

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

1,694

Latest annual mid-year population estimate

Highest — Worthing 006G
2,282
Median
1,694
Lowest — Worthing 007G
1,392
Source period
mid-2024
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
21 / 21

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Unrounded estimates are published to support aggregation; that does not make them exact observations. This is an ONS mid-year estimate for the surrounding LSOA, not a count at this postcode and not a Census-day observation. Students are estimated at their term-time address. England and Wales only.

Source and provenance

Small-area population estimates (2021 based) — Office for National Statistics via Nomis

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-ONS-SAPE · Open Government Licence v3.0 · imported 24 August 2026

Source: Office for National Statistics via Nomis. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Usual residents

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

1,668

People counted in this neighbourhood on census day

Highest — Worthing 003D
1,972
Median
1,668
Lowest — Worthing 007G
1,352
Source period
Census 2021
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
21 / 21

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

The number of people usually resident in this neighbourhood. Census day was 21 March 2021, during coronavirus restrictions: students were largely counted at a parental address rather than a term-time one, and workplace populations were displaced. The census is taken once a decade, so this is now several years old. It describes the LSOA around this postcode — a neighbourhood of roughly 1,500 people — and not this address. Small counts are deliberately adjusted to protect confidentiality, so categories need not sum exactly to their totals and a difference of a person or two is noise. England and Wales only: Scotland ran its own census in 2022, published separately by National Records of Scotland.

Source and provenance

Census 2021 — Office for National Statistics

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-CENSUS-EW · Open Government Licence · imported 24 August 2026

Population density

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

3,069.9 per km²

Residents per square kilometre

Highest — Worthing 007G
10,400 per km²
Median
3,069.9 per km²
Lowest — Arun 008C
816.4 per km²
Source period
Census 2021
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
21 / 21

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Residents per square kilometre across the whole neighbourhood, including any parks, water or farmland inside it, so it is not the density of the built-up part. Census day was 21 March 2021, during coronavirus restrictions: students were largely counted at a parental address rather than a term-time one, and workplace populations were displaced. The census is taken once a decade, so this is now several years old. It describes the LSOA around this postcode — a neighbourhood of roughly 1,500 people — and not this address. Small counts are deliberately adjusted to protect confidentiality, so categories need not sum exactly to their totals and a difference of a person or two is noise. England and Wales only: Scotland ran its own census in 2022, published separately by National Records of Scotland.

Source and provenance

Census 2021 — Office for National Statistics

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-CENSUS-EW · Open Government Licence · imported 24 August 2026

Registered live births

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

15

Live births registered for the surrounding LSOA in the latest calendar year

Highest — Worthing 006G
33
Median
15
Lowest — Arun 008B
0
Source period
2025
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
21 / 21

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

This is an annual count for the whole LSOA, not births at this postcode. It includes a very small number of late registrations from the previous year and is not a fertility rate.

Source and provenance

Live births in England and Wales for small geographic areas — Office for National Statistics via Nomis

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-ONS-BIRTHS · Open Government Licence v3.0 · imported 24 August 2026

Source: Office for National Statistics via Nomis. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Registered deaths

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

19

Deaths registered for residents of the surrounding LSOA in the latest calendar year

Highest — Worthing 013C
47
Median
19
Lowest — Worthing 007G
0
Source period
2024
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
21 / 21

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

This is an annual count for the whole LSOA, not deaths at this postcode. ONS rounds small sub-regional counts for disclosure control, so it must not be treated as an exact event count or summed to reproduce a national total.

Source and provenance

Mortality statistics: registered deaths, all causes and ages — Office for National Statistics via Nomis

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-ONS-DEATHS · Open Government Licence v3.0 · imported 24 August 2026

Source: Office for National Statistics via Nomis. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Number of households

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

737

Households counted in the surrounding LSOA

Highest — Arun 008C
884
Median
737
Lowest — Worthing 007G
572
Source period
Census 2021
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
21 / 21

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

A household is one person living alone or a group sharing accommodation and facilities. It is not the number of dwellings. Census day was 21 March 2021, during coronavirus restrictions. This describes the LSOA around the postcode, not a household or address. ONS applies statistical disclosure control, so small category counts are perturbed and components may differ slightly from the published total. England and Wales only; Scotland's Census was held separately in 2022.

Source and provenance

Census 2021 — Office for National Statistics

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-CENSUS-EW · Open Government Licence · imported 24 August 2026

Schoolchildren and full-time students

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

16.8%

Share of residents aged 5 and over who are schoolchildren or full-time students

Highest — Worthing 006G
25.2%
Median
16.8%
Lowest — Arun 008B
6.2%
Source period
Census 2021
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
21 / 21

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

The denominator is all usual residents aged 5 and over. It is not the same definition as economic-activity student status. Census day was 21 March 2021, during coronavirus restrictions. This describes the LSOA around the postcode, not a household or address. ONS applies statistical disclosure control, so small category counts are perturbed and components may differ slightly from the published total. England and Wales only; Scotland's Census was held separately in 2022.

Source and provenance

Census 2021 — Office for National Statistics

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-CENSUS-EW · Open Government Licence · imported 24 August 2026

07

Income, work & local economy

Local figures about work, income, businesses and relative disadvantage. They describe the area, not any household or person.

15figures

Equivalised household income before housing costs

Range across the areaWider neighbourhood

£39,172

Mean disposable income, adjusted for household size

Highest — Worthing 013
£40,848
Median
£39,172
Lowest — Worthing 003
£34,828
Source period
FYE 2023
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
7 / 7

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Equivalised means adjusted for household size and composition on the modified-OECD scale, so a couple and a family of five can be compared. Do not read it as the cash a household receives. A modelled estimate for the financial year ending March 2023, not a measurement: ONS combine the Family Resources Survey with census and administrative data, and the method tends to pull estimates towards the average. Every figure carries a wide confidence interval — the true value could plausibly sit anywhere in it, so a difference between neighbouring areas may not be real. It is a mean, and income is skewed, so it sits above the typical household. The area is an MSOA of 2,000 to 6,000 households, several neighbourhoods rather than one street. England and Wales only: ONS publish no Scottish equivalent.

Source and provenance

Small area model-based income estimates — Office for National Statistics

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-INCOME · Open Government Licence · imported 24 August 2026

Gross household income

Range across the areaWider neighbourhood

£55,376

Mean total annual income before tax

Highest — Worthing 006
£57,822
Median
£55,376
Lowest — Arun 008
£51,447
Source period
FYE 2023
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
7 / 7

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Total income of every household member before tax, including benefits and tax credits, and not adjusted for household size. A modelled estimate for the financial year ending March 2023, not a measurement: ONS combine the Family Resources Survey with census and administrative data, and the method tends to pull estimates towards the average. Every figure carries a wide confidence interval — the true value could plausibly sit anywhere in it, so a difference between neighbouring areas may not be real. It is a mean, and income is skewed, so it sits above the typical household. The area is an MSOA of 2,000 to 6,000 households, several neighbourhoods rather than one street. England and Wales only: ONS publish no Scottish equivalent.

Source and provenance

Small area model-based income estimates — Office for National Statistics

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-INCOME · Open Government Licence · imported 24 August 2026

Net household income

Range across the areaWider neighbourhood

£41,351

Mean disposable annual income after tax

Highest — Worthing 012
£43,531
Median
£41,351
Lowest — Worthing 003
£38,006
Source period
FYE 2023
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
7 / 7

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

After income tax, national insurance, council tax and pension contributions, and not adjusted for household size. A modelled estimate for the financial year ending March 2023, not a measurement: ONS combine the Family Resources Survey with census and administrative data, and the method tends to pull estimates towards the average. Every figure carries a wide confidence interval — the true value could plausibly sit anywhere in it, so a difference between neighbouring areas may not be real. It is a mean, and income is skewed, so it sits above the typical household. The area is an MSOA of 2,000 to 6,000 households, several neighbourhoods rather than one street. England and Wales only: ONS publish no Scottish equivalent.

Source and provenance

Small area model-based income estimates — Office for National Statistics

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-INCOME · Open Government Licence · imported 24 August 2026

Equivalised household income after housing costs

Range across the areaWider neighbourhood

£37,920

Mean disposable income after rent or mortgage, adjusted for household size

Highest — Worthing 013
£43,539
Median
£37,920
Lowest — Worthing 006
£32,763
Source period
FYE 2023
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
7 / 7

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

What is left after housing costs, adjusted for household size. In expensive areas this can be far below the before-housing-costs figure, which is the point of showing both. A modelled estimate for the financial year ending March 2023, not a measurement: ONS combine the Family Resources Survey with census and administrative data, and the method tends to pull estimates towards the average. Every figure carries a wide confidence interval — the true value could plausibly sit anywhere in it, so a difference between neighbouring areas may not be real. It is a mean, and income is skewed, so it sits above the typical household. The area is an MSOA of 2,000 to 6,000 households, several neighbourhoods rather than one street. England and Wales only: ONS publish no Scottish equivalent.

Source and provenance

Small area model-based income estimates — Office for National Statistics

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-INCOME · Open Government Licence · imported 24 August 2026

Companies registered at this postcode

Exact area totalPostcode

1,163

Active companies whose registered office is this postcode

Source period
2026-10
How calculated
Sum of complete unique source areas
Source areas
688 / 688

Counts companies whose REGISTERED OFFICE is this postcode. A registered office is not a place of business: accountants and company-formation agents register thousands of companies at a single address, so a large number here usually means one agent rather than a business district. Sole traders and ordinary partnerships are not on the register at all, so this undercounts businesses as most people use the word. Only companies with an active status on the monthly snapshot are counted; dissolved and liquidating companies are excluded. No address, company name or officer detail is stored or shown.

Source and provenance

Companies House company register — Companies House

Method: Sum of complete unique source areas.

BUS-CH · Companies House data terms; public register data · imported 2 October 2026

Companies incorporated here in the last 12 months

Exact area totalPostcode

121

Registered at this postcode and incorporated within the year

Source period
2026-10
How calculated
Sum of complete unique source areas
Source areas
688 / 688

Of the active companies registered at this postcode, how many were incorporated in the twelve months before the snapshot. Company formation is cheap and common, and a new company is not a new business or a new job -- many never trade. Where a formation agent uses this postcode, this number counts the agent's throughput rather than local activity. No company or address detail is stored or shown.

Source and provenance

Companies House company register — Companies House

Method: Sum of complete unique source areas.

BUS-CH · Companies House data terms; public register data · imported 2 October 2026

Companies registered in this postcode district

Published area figurePostcode district

1,166

Active companies across the whole postcode district

Source period
2026-10

Active companies registered anywhere in this postcode district, which covers a much wider area than the postcode itself. Registered offices are not trading premises, and a single formation agent in the district can dominate the total. Sole traders are not on the register.

Source and provenance

Companies House company register — Companies House

Method: Published directly at this geography.

BUS-CH · Companies House data terms; public register data · imported 2 October 2026

Largest business category on the register here

Published area figurePostcode district

Real estate

The largest SIC section among companies registered in this district

Source period
2026-10

The largest single category among companies registered in this postcode district, from the SIC code each company declares for itself. Declared codes are self-reported, frequently generic and rarely updated. Companies that declare themselves dormant or non-trading, and those that declare nothing at all, are shown as such rather than folded into a real industry -- in some districts they are the largest category, which is itself the clearest evidence that these are registered offices rather than workplaces. Published only for districts with enough companies that no individual one can be inferred.

Source and provenance

Companies House company register — Companies House

Method: Published directly at this geography.

BUS-CH · Companies House data terms; public register data · imported 2 October 2026

Company types registered in this district

Published area figurePostcode district
Private Limited Company
96.8%
Private company limited by guarantee
1.8%
Community Interest Company
0.6%

The most common legal forms on the register here

Source period
2026-10

The most common legal forms among companies registered in this postcode district -- private limited companies, limited liability partnerships and so on. Almost everywhere is dominated by private limited companies, so the interest is in what sits behind them. Published only for districts with enough companies that no individual one can be inferred, and never at postcode level.

Source and provenance

Companies House company register — Companies House

Method: Published directly at this geography.

BUS-CH · Companies House data terms; public register data · imported 2 October 2026

Economically active

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

60.8%

Highest — Worthing 007G
80.2%
Median
60.8%
Lowest — Arun 008B
35.6%
Source period
Census 2021
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
21 / 21

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Use England/Wales Census 2021, Scotland Census 2022 or NISRA Census 2021 according to country; these are area characteristics, not attributes of an individual postcode household.

Source and provenance

Census 2021 — Office for National Statistics

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-CENSUS-EW · Open Government Licence · imported 24 August 2026

Employed

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

58.7%

Highest — Worthing 007G
76.8%
Median
58.7%
Lowest — Arun 008B
33.8%
Source period
Census 2021
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
21 / 21

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Use England/Wales Census 2021, Scotland Census 2022 or NISRA Census 2021 according to country; these are area characteristics, not attributes of an individual postcode household.

Source and provenance

Census 2021 — Office for National Statistics

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-CENSUS-EW · Open Government Licence · imported 24 August 2026

Retired

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

25.7%

Highest — Arun 008B
55.8%
Median
25.7%
Lowest — Worthing 007G
6.9%
Source period
Census 2021
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
21 / 21

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Use England/Wales Census 2021, Scotland Census 2022 or NISRA Census 2021 according to country; these are area characteristics, not attributes of an individual postcode household.

Source and provenance

Census 2021 — Office for National Statistics

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-CENSUS-EW · Open Government Licence · imported 24 August 2026

Self-employed

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

9.6%

Highest — Worthing 007G
12.9%
Median
9.6%
Lowest — Worthing 013A
7.0%
Source period
Census 2021
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
21 / 21

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Use England/Wales Census 2021, Scotland Census 2022 or NISRA Census 2021 according to country; these are area characteristics, not attributes of an individual postcode household.

Source and provenance

Census 2021 — Office for National Statistics

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-CENSUS-EW · Open Government Licence · imported 24 August 2026

Unemployed

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

2.3%

Highest — Worthing 006A
4.0%
Median
2.3%
Lowest — Worthing 013D
1.0%
Source period
Census 2021
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
21 / 21

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Use England/Wales Census 2021, Scotland Census 2022 or NISRA Census 2021 according to country; these are area characteristics, not attributes of an individual postcode household.

Source and provenance

Census 2021 — Office for National Statistics

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-CENSUS-EW · Open Government Licence · imported 24 August 2026

Work from home

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

33.5%

Highest — Worthing 013B
45.2%
Median
33.5%
Lowest — Worthing 006A
19.9%
Source period
Census 2021
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
21 / 21

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Use England/Wales Census 2021, Scotland Census 2022 or NISRA Census 2021 according to country; these are area characteristics, not attributes of an individual postcode household.

Source and provenance

Census 2021 — Office for National Statistics

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-CENSUS-EW · Open Government Licence · imported 24 August 2026

08

Local energy

Domestic gas and electricity consumption, and the local generation picture.

6figures

Estimated households in fuel poverty

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

58

Modelled number of fuel-poor households in this neighbourhood, 2024

Highest — Worthing 012B
87
Median
58
Lowest — Worthing 006G
27
Source period
2024
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
21 / 21

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

A modelled count, not a list of households. A neighbourhood with more homes will show a bigger number without being worse off, which is why the proportion beside it is the figure to read. A MODELLED estimate for the neighbourhood (LSOA) around this postcode for 2024, not a measurement and not a statement about any household here. England measures fuel poverty with the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) definition: a home rated D or worse for energy efficiency whose residual income after modelled energy costs falls below the poverty line. It is not a count of households unable to afford heating, and it is not a bill. The publisher states that small-area estimates "should only be used to look at general trends and identify areas of particularly high or low fuel poverty. They should not be used to identify trends over time within an LSOA, or to compare LSOAs with similar fuel poverty levels due to very small sample sizes and consequent instability". Scotland and Wales define fuel poverty differently and their figures are not on this scale.

Source and provenance

Sub-regional fuel poverty — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-FUELPOV · Open Government Licence v3.0 · imported 24 August 2026

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Estimated proportion of households in fuel poverty

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

7.2%

Modelled share of homes in this neighbourhood that are fuel poor, 2024

Highest — Worthing 006A
10.5%
Median
7.2%
Lowest — Worthing 006D
3.7%
Source period
2024
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
21 / 21

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

The headline figure, and the one the publisher intends to be read. A MODELLED estimate for the neighbourhood (LSOA) around this postcode for 2024, not a measurement and not a statement about any household here. England measures fuel poverty with the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) definition: a home rated D or worse for energy efficiency whose residual income after modelled energy costs falls below the poverty line. It is not a count of households unable to afford heating, and it is not a bill. The publisher states that small-area estimates "should only be used to look at general trends and identify areas of particularly high or low fuel poverty. They should not be used to identify trends over time within an LSOA, or to compare LSOAs with similar fuel poverty levels due to very small sample sizes and consequent instability". Scotland and Wales define fuel poverty differently and their figures are not on this scale.

Source and provenance

Sub-regional fuel poverty — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-FUELPOV · Open Government Licence v3.0 · imported 24 August 2026

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Households in this neighbourhood

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

788

Modelled number of homes in the LSOA, 2024

Highest — Arun 008C
938
Median
788
Lowest — Worthing 007G
610
Source period
2024
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
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Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

The denominator the proportion is worked out from, published as modelled rather than counted. It is close to but not the same as a census household count. A MODELLED estimate for the neighbourhood (LSOA) around this postcode for 2024, not a measurement and not a statement about any household here. England measures fuel poverty with the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) definition: a home rated D or worse for energy efficiency whose residual income after modelled energy costs falls below the poverty line. It is not a count of households unable to afford heating, and it is not a bill. The publisher states that small-area estimates "should only be used to look at general trends and identify areas of particularly high or low fuel poverty. They should not be used to identify trends over time within an LSOA, or to compare LSOAs with similar fuel poverty levels due to very small sample sizes and consequent instability". Scotland and Wales define fuel poverty differently and their figures are not on this scale.

Source and provenance

Sub-regional fuel poverty — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-FUELPOV · Open Government Licence v3.0 · imported 24 August 2026

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Annual solar irradiation

Range across the areaPostcode sector

1,414 kWh/m²

Energy falling on a square metre of optimally angled panel

Highest — BN12 6
1,415 kWh/m²
Median
1,414 kWh/m²
Lowest — BN12 4
1,414 kWh/m²
Source period
2005-2023
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
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Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Modelled from satellite observations averaged over 2005-2023 for an unshaded surface at the best angle, at a point in this postcode sector. It is a property of the location and the weather, not of any building: roof pitch, direction, and shading from trees and neighbouring buildings all change what reaches an actual panel, and none of them is known here. Source: PVGIS © European Communities, 2001-2026.

Source and provenance

PVGIS 5.3 — European Commission Joint Research Centre

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

ENER-PVGIS · European Commission reuse policy (CC BY 4.0). Confirmed 2026-08-09 as covering figures derived from the API, which publishes no separate terms. Attribution is required and is carried in every metric caveat. · imported 25 August 2026

PVGIS © European Communities, 2001-2026

Typical output of a 4 kWp solar system

Range across the areaPostcode sector

4,505 kWh

A standard domestic array at the best angle, over a year

Highest — BN12 6
4,506 kWh
Median
4,505 kWh
Lowest — BN12 4
4,505 kWh
Source period
2005-2023
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
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A modelled figure for a 4 kWp roof-mounted array facing the best direction at the best angle with nothing shading it, assuming 14% system losses. It is what this LOCATION could support, not a prediction for any particular house. A north-facing roof yields around 40% of a south-facing one at the same address, and shading from a single tree can cost more than moving hundreds of miles north. Source: PVGIS © European Communities, 2001-2026.

Source and provenance

PVGIS 5.3 — European Commission Joint Research Centre

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

ENER-PVGIS · European Commission reuse policy (CC BY 4.0). Confirmed 2026-08-09 as covering figures derived from the API, which publishes no separate terms. Attribution is required and is carried in every metric caveat. · imported 25 August 2026

PVGIS © European Communities, 2001-2026

Best panel tilt angle

Range across the areaPostcode sector

40°

The slope that captures most energy over a year here

Highest — BN12 9
40°
Median
40°
Lowest — BN12 4
40°
Source period
2005-2023
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
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Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

The tilt that would collect the most energy over a year at this latitude. A real installation follows the roof it is fixed to, and a fixed angle a few degrees away from optimum costs very little. Source: PVGIS © European Communities, 2001-2026.

Source and provenance

PVGIS 5.3 — European Commission Joint Research Centre

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

ENER-PVGIS · European Commission reuse policy (CC BY 4.0). Confirmed 2026-08-09 as covering figures derived from the API, which publishes no separate terms. Attribution is required and is carried in every metric caveat. · imported 25 August 2026

PVGIS © European Communities, 2001-2026

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Air, land & environment

Air quality, noise, ground conditions and nearby industrial or waste sites.

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Modelled PM2.5

Range across the area1 km area

6.25 µg/m³

Annual average fine particulate matter

Highest — TQ1104
6.46 µg/m³
Median
6.25 µg/m³
Lowest — TQ1201
5.97 µg/m³
Source period
2024
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
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Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Modelled annual average for the 1 km grid square containing this postcode — an estimate from Defra's national air-quality model, not a measurement taken here. It is a BACKGROUND concentration: the roadside increment is deliberately excluded, so streets beside busy roads inside this square are worse than this figure. Model methodology changes between years, so year-on-year comparisons are indicative.

Source and provenance

UK background air-pollution maps — Defra / UK-AIR

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

ENV-AIRMODEL · Open Government Licence v3.0 · imported 25 August 2026

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Defra, UK-AIR).

Modelled PM10

Range across the area1 km area

9.5 µg/m³

Annual average coarse particulate matter

Highest — TQ0803
10.53 µg/m³
Median
9.5 µg/m³
Lowest — TQ1201
8.72 µg/m³
Source period
2024
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
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Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Modelled annual average for the 1 km grid square containing this postcode — an estimate from Defra's national air-quality model, not a measurement taken here. It is a BACKGROUND concentration: the roadside increment is deliberately excluded, so streets beside busy roads inside this square are worse than this figure. Model methodology changes between years, so year-on-year comparisons are indicative.

Source and provenance

UK background air-pollution maps — Defra / UK-AIR

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

ENV-AIRMODEL · Open Government Licence v3.0 · imported 25 August 2026

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Defra, UK-AIR).

Modelled nitrogen dioxide

Range across the area1 km area

6.19 µg/m³

Annual average NO₂

Highest — TQ1104
7.14 µg/m³
Median
6.19 µg/m³
Lowest — TQ1001
5.01 µg/m³
Source period
2024
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
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Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Modelled annual average for the 1 km grid square containing this postcode — an estimate from Defra's national air-quality model, not a measurement taken here. It is a BACKGROUND concentration: the roadside increment is deliberately excluded, so streets beside busy roads inside this square are worse than this figure. Model methodology changes between years, so year-on-year comparisons are indicative.

Source and provenance

UK background air-pollution maps — Defra / UK-AIR

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

ENV-AIRMODEL · Open Government Licence v3.0 · imported 25 August 2026

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Defra, UK-AIR).

Modelled nitrogen oxides

Range across the area1 km area

7.79 µg/m³ as NO₂

Annual average NOx, expressed as NO₂

Highest — TQ1104
9.06 µg/m³ as NO₂
Median
7.79 µg/m³ as NO₂
Lowest — TQ1001
6.25 µg/m³ as NO₂
Source period
2024
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
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Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Modelled annual average for the 1 km grid square containing this postcode — an estimate from Defra's national air-quality model, not a measurement taken here. It is a BACKGROUND concentration: the roadside increment is deliberately excluded, so streets beside busy roads inside this square are worse than this figure. Model methodology changes between years, so year-on-year comparisons are indicative.

Source and provenance

UK background air-pollution maps — Defra / UK-AIR

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

ENV-AIRMODEL · Open Government Licence v3.0 · imported 25 August 2026

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Defra, UK-AIR).

Modelled sulphur dioxide

Range across the area1 km area

0.86 µg/m³

Annual average SO₂

Highest — TQ1104
1.19 µg/m³
Median
0.86 µg/m³
Lowest — TQ1001
0.6 µg/m³
Source period
2024
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
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Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Modelled annual average for the 1 km grid square containing this postcode — an estimate from Defra's national air-quality model, not a measurement taken here. It is a BACKGROUND concentration: the roadside increment is deliberately excluded, so streets beside busy roads inside this square are worse than this figure. Model methodology changes between years, so year-on-year comparisons are indicative.

Source and provenance

UK background air-pollution maps — Defra / UK-AIR

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

ENV-AIRMODEL · Open Government Licence v3.0 · imported 25 August 2026

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Defra, UK-AIR).

Modelled benzene

Range across the area1 km area

0.31 µg/m³

Annual average benzene

Highest — TQ1203
0.36 µg/m³
Median
0.31 µg/m³
Lowest — TQ1001
0.28 µg/m³
Source period
2024
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
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Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Modelled annual average for the 1 km grid square containing this postcode — an estimate from Defra's national air-quality model, not a measurement taken here. It is a BACKGROUND concentration: the roadside increment is deliberately excluded, so streets beside busy roads inside this square are worse than this figure. Model methodology changes between years, so year-on-year comparisons are indicative.

Source and provenance

UK background air-pollution maps — Defra / UK-AIR

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

ENV-AIRMODEL · Open Government Licence v3.0 · imported 25 August 2026

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Defra, UK-AIR).

Modelled ozone exceedance days

Range across the area1 km area

4.23 days

Days a year the 8-hour ozone target is exceeded

Highest — TQ1001
4.39 days
Median
4.23 days
Lowest — TQ1104
4.12 days
Source period
2024
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
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Defra's published ozone metric: the modelled number of days on which the daily maximum running 8-hour concentration exceeds 120 µg/m³. It is not an annual average concentration, and Defra publish no such figure for ozone. Modelled for the 1 km square containing this postcode, not measured here, and a background estimate that excludes the roadside increment.

Source and provenance

UK background air-pollution maps — Defra / UK-AIR

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

ENV-AIRMODEL · Open Government Licence v3.0 · imported 25 August 2026

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Defra, UK-AIR).

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Health & care

Nearby health services and health figures for the wider area. These are shown separately because they describe different things.

2figures

Disability

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

18.9%

Highest — Worthing 006A
26.6%
Median
18.9%
Lowest — Worthing 006G
12.0%
Source period
Census 2021
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
21 / 21

Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Use England/Wales Census 2021, Scotland Census 2022 or NISRA Census 2021 according to country; these are area characteristics, not attributes of an individual postcode household.

Source and provenance

Census 2021 — Office for National Statistics

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-CENSUS-EW · Open Government Licence · imported 24 August 2026

Unpaid carers

Range across the areaLocal neighbourhood

10.4%

Highest — Arun 008B
12.7%
Median
10.4%
Lowest — Worthing 006G
6.1%
Source period
Census 2021
How calculated
Range across complete intersecting source areas
Source areas
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Variation across complete unique intersecting source areas; this is not a recomputed page-level statistic.

Use England/Wales Census 2021, Scotland Census 2022 or NISRA Census 2021 according to country; these are area characteristics, not attributes of an individual postcode household.

Source and provenance

Census 2021 — Office for National Statistics

Method: Range across complete intersecting source areas.

DEMO-CENSUS-EW · Open Government Licence · imported 24 August 2026