Around average
IMD England
Low · 3.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£293,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BN43 5FE
Postcode
BN43 5FE
Coordinates
50.8296, -0.2921
Grid reference
TQ203047
Easting
520,376
Northing
104,732
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XRPH5+R5
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Lancing and Sompting
Travel to Work
Worthing
ITL Region
Adur
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.
19271
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19271 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 & WalesProperty sales · BN43 5FE
HM Land Registry · Adur
Average price
£293,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £293,000
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Police Recorded Crime near BN43 5FE
England & WalesCrime trends · near BN43 5FE
Counts are for Widewater 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
5
YoY —
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.2%
Other White2.7%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.0%
Other ethnic group: Arab1.0%
+ other · 4.1%
Religion
No religion50.3%
Christian41.3%
Not answered6.0%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6422.6%
35–4918.3%
65–7414.2%
25–3410.6%
75–849.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.8%
Households
Any member 66+18.4%
Other17.6%
All members 66+13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.8%
+ 7 other households · 32.3%
Administrative Information
Adur
Local Authority
Council AreaEast Worthing and Shoreham E14001218
Constituency
E14001218Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Widewater
Constituency code
E14001218
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Lancing
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 007D E01031378
E01031378MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Adur 007 E02006540
E02006540LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Adur 007D E01031378
E01031378MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Adur 007 E02006540
E02006540Urban: 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 5FE 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: 19271
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01031378 and MSOA E02006540 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN43 5FE 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
Schools near BN43 5FE
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
43%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
59%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 12–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
36.8
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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