BN14 postcode area guide — Adur
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BN14 postcode district in Adur — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BN14
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
92.9%
Gigabit-capable
92.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.4%
Broadband availability in the BN14 postcode district (Adur) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 739 postcodes Ofcom measures in BN14, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 92.9%.
Around 0.4% of premises in BN14 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 BN14
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BN14 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| BN14 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| BN14 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| BN14 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| BN14 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| BN14 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| BN14 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BN14 0AL | 100% | 94.1% |
| BN14 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| BN14 0AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Adur
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Adur district (30,513 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
97.2%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
76.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
97.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in BN14
Police recorded 156 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BN14 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 42 | 26.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 30 | 19.2% |
| Shoplifting | 21 | 13.5% |
| Public order | 18 | 11.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 11 | 7.1% |
| Burglary | 9 | 5.8% |
| Other theft | 7 | 4.5% |
| Drugs | 5 | 3.2% |
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 BN14
Based on 300 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BN14 is £380,000, down 5.5% on the previous year (£402,000).
Detached
£610,000
73 sales
Semi-detached
£420,000
67 sales
Terraced
£358,000
85 sales
Flat / maisonette
£202,000
72 sales
Latest recorded sales in BN14
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £305,000 | Terraced | Queen Street | BN14 7BL |
| 22 May 2026 | £400,000 | Semi-detached | Morland Avenue | BN14 8PX |
| 14 May 2026 | £467,000 | Semi-detached | Hall Avenue | BN14 9BD |
| 13 May 2026 | £600,000 | Semi-detached | Findon Road | BN14 0RA |
| 12 May 2026 | £780,000 | Detached | Sompting Avenue | BN14 8HN |
| 6 May 2026 | £475,000 | Detached | Balcombe Avenue | BN14 7RU |
| 1 May 2026 | £376,000 | Terraced | Pavilion Road | BN14 7EP |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £400,000 | Terraced | Northview Terrace | BN14 0TZ |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £105,000 | Flat | Carnegie Road | BN14 7BF |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £600,000 | Detached | Hall Avenue | BN14 9BD |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Adur demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Adur district (64,547 residents, 27,678 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% |
| 15–29 | 18.6% |
| 30–44 | 19.5% |
| 45–64 | 20.4% |
| 65+ | 23.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 72% |
| Private rented | 14.9% |
| Social rented | 3.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around BN14
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worthing High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,050 | BN14 7AR |
| Bohunt School Worthing | Secondary | 11–16 | 900 | BN14 8AH |
| St Andrew's CofE High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 780 | BN14 8BG |
| Thomas A Becket Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 715 | BN14 7PR |
| Vale School, Worthing | Primary | 4–11 | 579 | BN14 0DB |
| Broadwater CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 431 | BN14 7TQ |
| Downsbrook Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 398 | BN14 8GD |
| Whytemead Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 221 | BN14 8LH |
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 BN14
205 rated food businesses operate in BN14. 161 hold the top rating of 5, 20 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A - Z Convenience Store, Accent Catering, Ace Burger & Best Kebab, ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Worthing College, Anaz.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BN14
From a sample of 169 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 BN14 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 27% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
25%
Band D
48%
Band E
20%
Band F
5%
Band G
1%
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 Adur
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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.