Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 0.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BN43 5FA
Postcode
BN43 5FA
Coordinates
50.8606, -0.2755
Grid reference
TQ214082
Easting
521,464
Northing
108,208
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XVP6F+7R
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Worthing
ITL Region
Adur
National Park
South Downs
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.
32915
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 32915 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 BN43 5FA
England & WalesCrime trends · near BN43 5FA
Counts are for Buckingham 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
1
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.1%
Other White2.4%
+ other · 3.5%
Religion
Christian49.4%
No religion44.1%
Not answered5.0%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6420.9%
35–4918.3%
65–7416.2%
75–8411.3%
5–96.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.4%
Households
All members 66+19.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.3%
Any member 66+18.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent6.9%
+ 7 other households · 21.4%
Administrative Information
Adur
Local Authority
Council AreaEast Worthing and Shoreham E14001218
Constituency
E14001218Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Buckingham
Constituency code
E14001218
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Adur, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Adur
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
Adur 002C E01031340
E01031340MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Adur 002 E02006535
E02006535LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Adur 002C E01031340
E01031340MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Adur 002 E02006535
E02006535Urban: 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
5:40 AM
Sunrise
6:10 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:40 AM
Sunset (today)
6:10 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 1990
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~36 years
Active Duration
1990 -> PresentJuly 1990 — Introduced
Postcode BN43 5FA 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: 32915
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01031340 and MSOA E02006535 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN43 5FA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1990
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~36 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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