BN12 5LP Arun
Live postcode, introduced February 2005. Ward: Ferring. Region: South East.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
Council tax
What each band costs in Arun in 2026-27: Band D £2,487 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,658 | £1,935 | £2,211 | £2,487 | £3,040 | £3,593 | £4,145 | £4,974 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (39% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- HOME FARM COTTAGE, grade II
- HOME FARM HOUSE HOME FARM LODGE, grade II
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 | Goring-By-Sea 549,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Durrington-On-Sea 507,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Angmering 843,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church Lane South Ferring | 100 m |
| Car parks | Asda Ferring Car Park | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 41.8 km (26 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Barn Surgery | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Goring Hall Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Worthing Durrington Police Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Southern Co-operative Ferring Ferring Street, Ferring | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 670 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Glebelands Recreation Ground 2.5 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,180 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Parish Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade I), 170 m north-east. 22 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Parish Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 170 m north-east |
| Highdown | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Highdown Hill Camp: A Ram's Hill type enclosure, an Anglo-Saxon cemetery and associated remains | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Highdown Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Northbrook Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Highdown Copse | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Ham Spinney | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Cote Bottom | Valley | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 Arun: see them on the Arun page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 70 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 58% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 68% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 32% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 60% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 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 | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.