Housing in BN12 4UP
What the homes in BN12 4UP 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
- 1,632 (2024)
BN12 4UPWorthing
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (57.8%). Flats make up 25%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN12 4UP area is above that, at 84.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.9% of households against 20.5%. 65.9% own outright and 18.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned84.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented12.9%20.5%
- Social rented2.6%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 1.9 people living in it. 34.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 27.6%. 13.1% 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 4UP sits in (Goring-by-Sea): about 1,632 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.