Around average
IMD England
Around average · 5.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Coordinates & Location for BN14 7DB
Postcode
BN14 7DB
Coordinates
50.8192, -0.3756
Grid reference
TQ145034
Easting
514,522
Northing
103,442
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XRJ9F+MQ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Worthing
Travel to Work
Worthing
ITL Region
Worthing
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
16485
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16485 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near BN14 7DB
England & WalesCrime trends · near BN14 7DB
Counts are for Gaisford electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14
YoY -50%
28140
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
12
YoY —
1890
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.80.7%
Other White8.1%
Other Asian1.7%
White & Asian1.3%
White & Black Caribbean1.1%
+ 1 other groups · 7.0%
Religion
No religion53.6%
Christian37.5%
Not answered5.5%
Buddhist1.1%
+ other · 2.4%
Age groups
35–4923.8%
50–6419.3%
25–3413.4%
65–748.3%
10–158.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.9%
Households
Other26.5%
Any member 66+15.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.8%
+ 7 other households · 28.6%
Administrative Information
Worthing
Local Authority
Council AreaEast Worthing and Shoreham E14001218
Constituency
E14001218Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Gaisford
Constituency code
E14001218
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Worthing, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Worthing
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving West Sussex
NHS EnglandSurrey and Sussex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
West Sussex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB - 70F
Cancer Alliance
Surrey and Sussex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Worthing 008D E01031801
E01031801MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Worthing 008 E02006628
E02006628LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Worthing 008D E01031801
E01031801MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Worthing 008 E02006628
E02006628Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:41 AM
Sunrise
6:10 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:41 AM
Sunset (today)
6:10 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BN14 7DB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 16485
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01031801 and MSOA E02006628 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN14 7DB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BN14 7DB
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 18%
Attainment 8
46.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
43%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
54%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 0–8
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 16%
Attainment 8
48.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 16%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 25%
Attainment 8
41.7
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
34.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
53%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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