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BN12 6QY area guide

Who lives in BN12 6QY, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Ferring & Kingston Gorse
Council: Arun
Region: South East
Neighbourhood population: 1,831 (2024)

BN12 6QYWorthing

At a glance

What BN12 6QY is like

BN12 6QY is a postcode in the Ferring & Kingston Gorse area of Arun. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,831 people. 83.7% of households own their home, 10.8% rent privately and 4.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 44.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in BN12 6 sold for a median of £330,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How BN12 6QY compares

Headline figures for BN12 6QY, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 18.5 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£330,000

Median over 102 sales in BN12 6, −12% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 21 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

89%

Rated good or better across 18 inspected schools within 2.0 miles.

Household incomeMore

£51,447

Average annual income before tax, higher than 46% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where BN12 6QY differs most from the national average.

01
Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in BN12 6 is down 12% on the year before.
02
An older population
37.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
03
Few private renters
Only 10.8% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.
04
Mostly owner-occupied
83.7% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

BN12 6QY FAQs

Is BN12 6QY a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 18.5 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 89% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in BN12 6QY?

The median sale price over the last year was £330,000.

Homes in BN12 6 sold for a median of £330,000 across 102 sales in the year to August 2026, −12% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is BN12 6QY safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year around BN12 6QY, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in BN12 6QY?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 9.8% of residents. 83.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (51.9%).

Which council covers BN12 6QY?

The local authority for BN12 6QY is Arun.

BN12 6QY comes under Arun in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is BN12 6QY?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 21 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Goring-by-Sea Rail Station, 0.6 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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