Housing in BN12 4RT
What the homes in BN12 4RT 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
- 1,768 (2024)
BN12 4RTWorthing
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (37%). Flats make up 28.8%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN12 4RT area is broadly in line with that, at 58.2%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22.1% of households against 20.5%. 26.4% own outright and 31.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned58.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented22.1%20.5%
- Social rented18.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 19.9%. 30.7% 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 4RT sits in (Goring-by-Sea): about 1,768 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.