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BN13 3UG area guide

Who lives in BN13 3UG, 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)
At a glance

What BN13 3UG is like

BN13 3UG 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 BN13 3 sold for a median of £399,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How BN13 3UG compares

Headline figures for BN13 3UG, 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
£399,000

Median over 127 sales in BN13 3, +3.3% on the year before.

TransportMore
0.7/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 4 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
88%

Rated good or better across 17 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 BN13 3UG differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    37.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

  2. 02
    Few private renters

    Only 10.8% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

  3. 03
    Mostly owner-occupied

    83.7% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

BN13 3UG FAQs

01
Is BN13 3UG 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. 88% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.7 out of 10 (poor).
02
How much does a house cost in BN13 3UG?

The median sale price over the last year was £399,000.

Homes in BN13 3 sold for a median of £399,000 across 127 sales in the year to August 2026, +3.3% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is BN13 3UG 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 BN13 3UG, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.
04
Who lives in BN13 3UG?

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%).
05
Which council covers BN13 3UG?

The local authority for BN13 3UG is Arun.

BN13 3UG comes under Arun in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is BN13 3UG?

Connectivity scores 0.7 out of 10.

There are 4 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.7 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Goring-by-Sea Rail Station, 1.4 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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