Postcode sector · Shoreham-by-Sea

BN43 9 area guide

Who lives in BN43 9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Adur
Region: South East
Population: 1,916 (2024)

BN43 9Postcode sector · Shoreham-by-Sea

At a glance

What BN43 9 is like

The BN43 9 postcode sector in Adur covers 30 live postcodes and is home to about 1,916 people in 1,005 households. 48.2% of households own their home, 31% rent privately and 15.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 55.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is above the England and Wales average.

Scores

How BN43 9 compares

Headline figures for BN43 9, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

7/ 10

Around the middle: 37.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 39 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£58,010

Average annual income before tax, higher than 62% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where BN43 9 differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
31% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
21.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

BN43 9 FAQs

Is BN43 9 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 37.2 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is BN43 9 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.2 offences per 1,000 people a year around BN43 9, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.

Who lives in BN43 9?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 7.8% of residents. 48.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (46.6%).

Which council covers BN43 9?

The local authority for BN43 9 is Adur.

BN43 9 comes under Adur in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is BN43 9?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 39 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Shoreham-by-Sea (Sussex) Rail Station, 161 yards 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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