Housing in BN12 5DB
What the homes in BN12 5DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ferring & Kingston Gorse
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,472 (2024)
BN12 5DBWorthing
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (78.3%). Flats make up 10.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN12 5DB area is well above that, at 88.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.5% of households against 20.5%. 68.5% own outright and 19.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned88.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented10.5%20.5%
- Social rented0.7%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 2.0 people living in it. 32.9% 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 26.5%. 10.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Arun
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Arun, August 2026, +3.1% 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 5DB sits in (Ferring & Kingston Gorse): about 1,472 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.