Housing in BN12 5RT
What the homes in BN12 5RT 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
- 1,831 (2024)
BN12 5RTWorthing
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (51.9%). Flats make up 7.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN12 5RT area is above that, at 83.7%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.8% of households against 20.5%. 56% own outright and 27.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned83.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented10.8%20.5%
- Social rented4.8%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 2.1 people living in it. 33.2% 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 23.2%. 16.4% 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 5RT sits in (Ferring & Kingston Gorse): about 1,831 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.