4,011
Households
White Brit. · 85%
Ethnicity
No religion · 46%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
70 · 7.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£333,666
Median property price
263
Postcodes
Overview of Castle
Coordinates50.8204, -0.4171
Postcodes
263
Population (Census)
9,425
Households (Census)
4,011
Recorded crime · May '26
70 · 7.4 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Castle
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.51 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.51 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Castle
Property sales · Castle
HM Land Registry · Castle
Average price
£318,580
YoY: -4.6%
Median price: £346,625
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £295,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£365k£302k£240k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Police Recorded Crime in Castle
Crime trends · Castle
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
37190
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
22
YoY +38%
ASB
40200
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
17
YoY +112%
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +200%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1370
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +75%
Demographics in Castle
Ethnicity
White Brit.84.6%
Other White4.6%
Bangladeshi1.6%
Indian1.4%
Other Asian1.3%
+ 1 other groups · 6.6%
Religion
No religion46.1%
Christian43.0%
Not answered5.5%
Muslim2.8%
+ other · 2.6%
Age groups
35–4920.0%
50–6418.3%
25–3413.4%
65–7410.3%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.7%
Other14.5%
Any member 66+14.4%
All members 66+9.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.7%
+ 7 other households · 37.0%
Schools in Castle
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Durrington High School
West Sussex · BN13 1JX
Good
0.6 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing
West Sussex · BN12 6LA
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Oak Grove College
West Sussex · BN13 1JX
Good
0.6 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
Orchards Junior School
West Sussex · BN12 6EN
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Palatine Primary School
West Sussex · BN12 6JP
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Orchards Infant School
West Sussex · BN12 6EN
Requires improvement
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
Field Place Infant School
West Sussex · BN12 6EN
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Castle
Postcodes in Castle
BN12 5SEBN12 5SFBN12 5SGBN12 6AABN12 6ABBN12 6ADBN12 6AEBN12 6AFBN12 6AGBN12 6AHBN12 6AJBN12 6ALBN12 6ANBN12 6APBN12 6AQBN12 6ARBN12 6ASBN12 6ATBN12 6AUBN12 6AWBN12 6AXBN12 6AYBN12 6AZBN12 6BABN12 6BBBN12 6BDBN12 6BEBN12 6BFBN12 6BGBN12 6BHBN12 6BJBN12 6BLBN12 6BQBN12 6BRBN12 6BSBN12 6BTBN12 6BUBN12 6BXBN12 6BYBN12 6BZBN12 6DBBN12 6DDBN12 6DEBN12 6DFBN12 6DGBN12 6DHBN12 6DJBN12 6DLBN12 6DNBN12 6DPBN12 6DRBN12 6DSBN12 6DTBN12 6DUBN12 6DWBN12 6DYBN12 6DZBN12 6EEBN12 6EFBN12 6EGBN12 6EHBN12 6EJBN12 6ELBN12 6ENBN12 6EPBN12 6EQBN12 6ERBN12 6ESBN12 6ETBN12 6EUBN12 6EWBN12 6EXBN12 6EYBN12 6EZBN12 6FABN12 6FPBN12 6FQBN12 6GABN12 6HBBN12 6HDBN12 6HEBN12 6HFBN12 6HGBN12 6HHBN12 6HJBN12 6HLBN12 6HNBN12 6HPBN12 6HQBN12 6HRBN12 6HSBN12 6HTBN12 6HUBN12 6HWBN12 6HXBN12 6HYBN12 6HZBN12 6JABN12 6JBBN12 6JDBN12 6JEBN12 6JFBN12 6JGBN12 6JHBN12 6JJBN12 6JLBN12 6JNBN12 6JPBN12 6JRBN12 6JSBN12 6JTBN12 6JUBN12 6JWBN12 6JXBN12 6JYBN12 6JZBN12 6LABN12 6LBBN12 6LDBN12 6LF