BN42 postcode area guide — Adur
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BN42 postcode district in Adur — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BN42
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
93.6%
Gigabit-capable
93.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BN42 postcode district (Adur) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 215 postcodes Ofcom measures in BN42, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 93.6%.
Around 0% of premises in BN42 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 BN42
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BN42 4AA | 100% | 100% |
| BN42 4AB | 100% | 92.3% |
| BN42 4AD | 94.7% | 89.5% |
| BN42 4AE | 100% | 50% |
| BN42 4AF | 100% | 100% |
| BN42 4AG | 100% | 100% |
| BN42 4AJ | 0% | 0% |
| BN42 4AL | 100% | 100% |
| BN42 4AN | 100% | 100% |
| BN42 4AP | 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 BN42
Police recorded 223 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BN42 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 79 | 35.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 55 | 24.7% |
| Public order | 26 | 11.7% |
| Shoplifting | 20 | 9.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 17 | 7.6% |
| Other theft | 10 | 4.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 5 | 2.2% |
| Robbery | 3 | 1.3% |
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 BN42
Based on 98 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BN42 is £439,500, up 3.4% on the previous year (£425,000).
Detached
£494,950
24 sales
Semi-detached
£440,000
44 sales
Terraced
£375,000
21 sales
Flat / maisonette
£234,000
8 sales
Latest recorded sales in BN42
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2026 | £600,000 | Semi-detached | The Crescent | BN42 4LG |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £595,000 | Semi-detached | Southview Road | BN42 4TW |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £494,950 | Detached | Old Shoreham Road | BN42 4LS |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £475,000 | Semi-detached | Manor Close | BN42 4NW |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £366,000 | Terraced | Old Shoreham Road | BN42 4RD |
| 6 Mar 2026 | £470,000 | Semi-detached | Mile Oak Road | BN42 4QE |
| 5 Mar 2026 | £683,000 | Detached | Sandown Road | BN42 4HB |
| 4 Mar 2026 | £400,000 | Flat | The Green | BN42 4FY |
| 26 Feb 2026 | £420,000 | Detached | Overhill | BN42 4WL |
| 23 Feb 2026 | £380,000 | Detached | Downsway | BN42 4WA |
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 BN42
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glebe Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 453 | BN42 4GB |
| Eastbrook Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 364 | BN42 4NF |
| Hove Micro-School | Not applicable | 5–14 | 13 | BN42 4NR |
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 BN42
58 rated food businesses operate in BN42. 43 hold the top rating of 5, 2 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Adur Indoor Bowling Club (bar), Ali Baba, Bake Out Southwick Ltd, Caterlink, Champion House Social Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BN42
From a sample of 236 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 BN42 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 33% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
33%
Band D
50%
Band E
14%
Band F
2%
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.