BN11 2EX Worthing
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Selden. Region: South East.
Streets
- Brighton Road, Worthing: 88 addresses
- The Esplanade, Worthing: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Worthing in 2026-27: Band D £2,456 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,637 | £1,910 | £2,183 | £2,456 | £3,002 | £3,548 | £4,094 | £4,912 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (34% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 205-211, BRIGHTON ROAD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at former Gas works site,Park Road, Worthing: up to 228 homes, permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 24 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 49 homes the Environment Agency counts, 49 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 6 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | East Worthing 471,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Worthing 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | |
| Lancing 980,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Windsor Road Worthing | 20 m |
| Car parks | Worthing Hospital - Staff Parking | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 18 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Church Walk | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 39.1 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Selden Medical Centre | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest East Worthing Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Guildbourne Centre (Dental Surgery) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Worthing Hospital | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Sussex Police | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Ham Road Cashzone | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,130 m² | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Beach House Park 4.0 ha | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5,550 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5.2 ha | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 4.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Beach House, a listed building (Grade II*), 650 m (0.4 miles) west. 23 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Beach House | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Worthing Beach | Beach | 910 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Lancing Beach | Beach | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) east |
| The Mountain | Hill | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north |
| Mill Plantation | Wood | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-west |
| Widewater | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) east |
| West Beach | Beach | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 50 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 17 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 89 |
67 of the postcode's 89 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Worthing: see them on the Worthing page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Brighton Road.