BN13 2ET Worthing
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Salvington. Region: South East.
Streets
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 C (33% of about 810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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: 2 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- BARN TO WEST OF SALVINGTON LETTS, WITH OUTBUILDING AS CROSS RANGE, grade II
- FRONT GARDEN WALL OF SALVINGTON LETTS, TO EAST, SOUTH AND WEST WITH PIERS, grade II
- HALF MOON HOUSE, grade II
- OUTBUILDING ALONG ROAD IMMEDIATELY TO WEST OF SALVINGTON LETTS, ADJACENT TO BARN, grade II
- OUTBUILDING TO NORTH WEST OF SALVINGTON LETTS, grade II
- SALVINGTON LETTS (OLD SUSSEX COTTAGE), grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Jubilee Hall and 10 Greenland Road, Worthing: up to 14 homes, pending decision (650 m)
- Carlton House Littlehampton Road: up to 8 homes (710 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 26 addresses are between 19 m and 21 m above sea level (20 m on average).
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 | West Worthing 672,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km |
| Durrington-On-Sea 507,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Worthing 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Roxburgh Close Salvington | 60 m |
| Car parks | South Farm Rd. Car Park, Worthing | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 570 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 37.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lime Tree Surgery | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kamsons Pharmacy | 820 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pearl Dental Studios Limited | 790 m |
| Hospital | Worthing Hospital | 3.3 km |
| Police station | Worthing Durrington Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Arundel Road Cashzone | 560 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Gallops 15 ha | 760 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Durrington Recreation Ground 2.5 ha | 400 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,820 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
20 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| Cote Bottom | Valley | 1.7 km north-west |
| Salvington Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north |
| Munery's Copse | Wood | 1.8 km north-west |
| Northbrook Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km south-west |
| Worthing Beach | Beach | 3.8 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 26 |
5 of the postcode's 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 63 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 46% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 38% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.