BN12 4LU
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Property report — BN12 4LU
Open-data due diligence for BN12 4LU and the area around it.
BN12 4LU in brief: 28 recorded sales (£82,000–£435,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BN12 4LU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BN12 4 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£505,500
Population
13,588
Crimes recorded
9
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
97%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BN12 4, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (30 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-21 | £340,000 | 15 RYECROFT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-09-20 | £350,000 | 6 RYECROFT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-01-17 | £435,000 | 8 RYECROFT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-08-30 | £400,000 | 9 RYECROFT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-06-11 | £343,000 | 14 RYECROFT CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2019-11-29 | £380,000 | 2 RYECROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2019-10-18 | £342,500 | 17 RYECROFT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-08-14 | £295,000 | 8 RYECROFT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-04-13 | £245,750 | 17 RYECROFT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-11-12 | £195,000 | 17 RYECROFT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-06-04 | £267,000 | 10 RYECROFT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-04-07 | £232,000 | 2 RYECROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2008-04-24 | £250,000 | 14 RYECROFT CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2008-02-08 | £265,000 | 8 RYECROFT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-03-23 | £239,500 | 9 RYECROFT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-04-13 | £199,500 | 9 RYECROFT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-01-11 | £237,000 | 5 RYECROFT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-09-24 | £280,000 | 11 RYECROFT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-03-04 | £138,000 | 10 RYECROFT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-06-08 | £128,500 | 8 RYECROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-03-31 | £115,000 | 10 RYECROFT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-11-25 | £93,000 | 5 RYECROFT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-07-06 | £85,000 | 10 RYECROFT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-09-21 | £94,000 | 11 RYECROFT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-08-21 | £84,500 | 8 RYECROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-07-15 | £87,500 | 16 RYECROFT CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1998-03-16 | £85,000 | 9 RYECROFT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-04-11 | £82,000 | 8 RYECROFT CLOSE | Detached |
28 recorded sales on BN12 4LU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Oscar Romero Catholic School | 0.8 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Orchards Infant School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2021) |
| Orchards Junior School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing | 0.9 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: STRAND MEDICAL GROUP (0.7 mi) · CORNERWAYS SURGERY (0.7 mi) · BARN SURGERY (1.3 mi)
Nearest hospitals: GORING HALL HOSPITAL (0.6 mi) · ACRE DAY HOSPITAL (1.6 mi) · WORTHING HOSPITAL (2.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: THE THATCHED COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · JEFFERIES HOUSE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · SEA COURT (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · ROWLANDS PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · STRAND PHARMACY (0.7 mi)
Nearest stations: Durrington-on-Sea (0.6 mi) · Goring-by-Sea (0.8 mi) · West Worthing (1.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.8 mi) · Budgens (0.9 mi) · TEBA International Foods (1.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 51
- One-person households
- 31%
- Households with children
- 23%
- Households
- 6,127
Owned 80% · Social rent 4% · Private rent 16%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BN12 4.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BN12 4 (May 24–Apr 26, average 14/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BN12 4LU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictBN12 | SectorBN12 4 | PostcodeBN12 4LU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £457,365 | £505,500 | £224,598 |
| Population | 35,384 | 13,588 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 9/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 101 | 9 | — |
| Schools | 9 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 85% | 97% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BN12 4); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.