Housing in BN12 4BL
What the homes in BN12 4BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Goring-by-Sea
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,754 (2024)
BN12 4BLWorthing
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (63.6%). Flats make up 14.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN12 4BL area is well above that, at 91.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.7% of households against 20.5%. 63% own outright and 28.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned91.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented7.7%20.5%
- Social rented0.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 21.2%. 19.5% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Worthing
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Worthing, August 2026, −0.8% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BN12 4BL sits in (Goring-by-Sea): about 1,754 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.