BN12 postcode area guide — Arun
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BN12 postcode district in Arun — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BN12
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
80.8%
Gigabit-capable
78.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BN12 postcode district (Arun) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 670 postcodes Ofcom measures in BN12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 78.8%.
Around 0% of premises in BN12 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in BN12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BN12 4AA | 100% | 100% |
| BN12 4AB | 100% | 100% |
| BN12 4AD | 100% | 97.7% |
| BN12 4AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BN12 4AL | 100% | 100% |
| BN12 4AP | 100% | 100% |
| BN12 4AR | 100% | 100% |
| BN12 4AS | 100% | 100% |
| BN12 4AT | 100% | 100% |
| BN12 4AU | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Arun
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Arun district (83,425 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
96.4%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
64.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
98.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in BN12
Police recorded 133 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BN12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 33 | 24.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 31 | 23.3% |
| Public order | 17 | 12.8% |
| Shoplifting | 16 | 12.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 10 | 7.5% |
| Other theft | 10 | 7.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 5 | 3.8% |
| Drugs | 3 | 2.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in BN12
Based on 258 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BN12 is £404,985, down 4.1% on the previous year (£422,080).
Detached
£565,000
98 sales
Semi-detached
£392,000
71 sales
Terraced
£325,000
23 sales
Flat / maisonette
£230,000
58 sales
Latest recorded sales in BN12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £230,000 | Flat | Goring Road | BN12 4PF |
| 22 May 2026 | £450,000 | Semi-detached | Elgin Road | BN12 4PJ |
| 20 May 2026 | £405,000 | Detached | Middle Onslow Close | BN12 5RT |
| 14 May 2026 | £727,500 | Detached | St Malo Close | BN12 5HF |
| 14 May 2026 | £487,500 | Detached | Westergate Close | BN12 5DB |
| 8 May 2026 | £710,000 | Detached | Sea Lane | BN12 4QB |
| 8 May 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | Langbury Lane | BN12 6PU |
| 7 May 2026 | £538,500 | Detached | Doone End | BN12 5PT |
| 6 May 2026 | £428,000 | Semi-detached | Nutley Crescent | BN12 4LB |
| 1 May 2026 | £267,500 | Flat | Chesham Close | BN12 4BJ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Arun demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Arun district (164,889 residents, 72,661 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.4% |
| 15–29 | 19% |
| 30–44 | 16.4% |
| 45–64 | 20.9% |
| 65+ | 28.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 71.3% |
| Private rented | 18.3% |
| Social rented | 4.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around BN12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Oscar Romero Catholic School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,144 | BN12 5AF |
| West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School | Primary | 4–11 | 760 | BN12 4HD |
| Orchards Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 496 | BN12 6EN |
| Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 421 | BN12 4RN |
| Orchards Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 281 | BN12 6EN |
| Palatine Primary School | Not applicable | 4–11 | 222 | BN12 6JP |
| English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing | Primary | 4–11 | 187 | BN12 6LA |
| Ferring C of E Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 169 | BN12 5DU |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in BN12
147 rated food businesses operate in BN12. 108 hold the top rating of 5, 18 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aramark at Northbrook College, Arundel Restaurant and Brookes Coffee Shop, Asda Cafe, Bay Leaf Cafe, Beehive Care Group.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BN12
From a sample of 187 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 BN12 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 63% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
40%
Band C
23%
Band D
28%
Band E
7%
Band F
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Arun
Landlines around BN12 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.