Around average
IMD England
Around average · 10.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Coordinates & Location for BN43 6FA
Postcode
BN43 6FA
Coordinates
50.8322, -0.2649
Grid reference
TQ222050
Easting
522,286
Northing
105,065
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XRPJP+V3
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Shoreham-by-Sea
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.
15162
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15162 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 6FA
England & WalesCrime trends · near BN43 6FA
Counts are for St Mary's 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 stable
1890
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
22
YoY —
22110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.85.1%
Other White4.7%
White & Asian1.2%
White & Black Caribbean1.2%
White Irish1.1%
+ 1 other groups · 6.6%
Religion
No religion53.7%
Christian35.6%
Not answered6.3%
Muslim1.7%
Other religion1.2%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
35–4920.6%
50–6420.3%
25–3415.2%
65–7411.7%
75–847.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.2%
Households
Other29.1%
Any member 66+16.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.2%
+ 7 other households · 29.0%
Administrative Information
Adur
Local Authority
Council AreaEast Worthing and Shoreham E14001218
Constituency
E14001218Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
St Mary's
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 005C E01031364
E01031364MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Adur 005 E02006538
E02006538LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Adur 005C E01031364
E01031364MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Adur 005 E02006538
E02006538Urban: 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
December 2025
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~1 year
Active Duration
2025 -> PresentDecember 2025 — Introduced
Postcode BN43 6FA introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode BN43 6FA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 2025
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~1 year
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BN43 6FA
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
43%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 2–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
56.1
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 18%
Attainment 8
54.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
40%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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