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Thinking of living at BN11 2AA? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homefield Primary School and SSC | Primary | 0 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| Springfield Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 250 m | – |
| Whytemead Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| St Andrew's CofE High School | Secondary | 350 m | Attainment 8: 41.7 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing | Secondary | 550 m | Attainment 8: 52.1 · 16.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bohunt School Worthing | Secondary | 750 m | Attainment 8: 46.7 · 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Seadown School | Independent | 700 m | – |
| Educate U | Independent | 700 m | – |
| Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre | Independent | 750 m | Attainment 8: 24.9 · 3.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near BN11 2AA, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Football | Worthing FC | 1.4 km | 11 |
| Tennis | Homefield Park | 170 m | 7 |
| Bowls | Worthing Pavilion Bowling Club | 1.4 km | 5 |
| Sailing | Yacht Club | 3.3 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Splashpoint Leisure Centre | 870 m | 3 |
| Fitness | Brooklands Gym | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Golf | Hillbarn Golf Course | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Darts | The Broadwater | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Sompting Abbotts | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Sir Robert Woodard Academy | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Squash | Worthing Leisure Centre | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Scuba diving | Barn Hill | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Rowing | Worthing Rowing Club | 960 m | 1 |
| Billiards | The Tarring Club | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Rotary Recreation Ground | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Karting | TeamSport Brighton | 2.3 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 20. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is East Worthing, about a 10-minute walk (750 m), with 471k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Brighton.
The nearest bus stop is Hospital, 450 m away, with a bus about every 11 minutes on weekdays (routes 701, 9, 16, 106).
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 10 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 79 km away as the crow flies.
42% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Homefield Primary School and SSC, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 53% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Downsbrook Primary School (1.7 km).
The nearest secondary is St Andrew's CofE High School, 350 m away; Attainment 8: 41.7 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing (1.2 km).
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons, 550 m away, with WHSmith closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Selden Medical Centre (750 m), with Script Easy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Blush is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Worthing Hospital, 650 m away, rated outstanding by the CQC.
At its trust, 57% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 53% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 17 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 127 restaurants and cafés and 43 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Peabodys Coffee is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Selden Arms the nearest pub (500 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (24 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 334 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 67% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Chapel Road, South Street).
There are 95 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (74%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 60% were built before 1919.
It's growing: about 297 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
52 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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The nearest park is Homefield Park, 200 m away; for exercise, Anytime Fitness (550 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Worthing, 1.2 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Gatwick is 40 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 48% of households rent privately and 8% socially.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.