BN11 9ZZ Worthing
Live postcode, introduced March 2016. Ward: Central. Region: South East.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 A (48% of about 1,250 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Chapel Road (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 3 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST PAUL, grade II*
- Former Worthing Library, Museum and Art Gallery, grade II
- St Paul's War Memorial, Worthing, grade II
- THE WORTHING TABERNACLE, grade II
- WORTHING TOWN HALL INCLUDING ASSEMBLY HALL AND WORTHING ROOM, grade II
- Worthing War Memorial, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 30 - 32 Chapel Road: up to 6 homes (200 m)
- Union Place, Worthing: up to 216 homes, not permissioned (220 m)
- The Montague Centre Liverpool Road: up to 42 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- Teville Gate, Worthing: up to 378 homes, not permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- 40 - 42 South Street: up to 9 homes, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Bus Depot, Library Place, Worthing: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- 34 - 36 Montague Street: up to 9 homes, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Land at former Gas works site,Park Road, Worthing: up to 228 homes, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Worthing 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| East Worthing 471,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| West Worthing 672,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 44 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Library Worthing | 60 m |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest NCP | 220 m |
| EV charging points | 39 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stoke Abbott Road | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 39.4 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Victoria Road Surgery | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Paydens Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 60 - 62 Chapel Road | 100 m |
| Hospital | Worthing Hospital | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Sussex Police | 270 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 41-43 South Street Lloyds Bank | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Amelia Park 8,710 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Homefield Park 4.4 ha | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Victoria Recreation Ground 3.1 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,690 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Paul, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m south-east. 108 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m south-east |
| Christ Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south-west |
| Lodges and Gateway to Park Crescent | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m (0.3 miles) west |
| That Part of the Montague Shopping Centre Which Is the Desert Quartet Sculptures With Supporting Loggia, Alexander Terrace | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Worthing Beach | Beach | 760 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Mill Plantation | Wood | 3 km (1.9 miles) north |
| The Mountain | Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north |
| Lancing Beach | Beach | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) east |
| Northbrook Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) west |
| Deep Bottom | Valley | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 48% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.