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Thinking of living at BN43 5LF? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest primary school, station, supermarket are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss Gardens Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 43% met the expected standard |
| Shoreham Beach Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 59% met the expected standard |
| Seaside Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| Buckingham Park Primary School | Primary | 1.9 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2.1 km | 79% met the expected standard |
| Shoreham Academy | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 54.8 · 20.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Sir Robert Woodard Academy | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 42.1 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing | Secondary | 4.9 km | Attainment 8: 52.1 · 16.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Portslade Aldridge Community Academy | Secondary | 5.2 km | Attainment 8: 42.7 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Springboard Education | Independent | 2.4 km | – |
| Lancing College | Independent | 2.5 km | 39.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Shoreham College | Independent | 3.0 km | 15.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Football | Goal Keeping (Senior) | 1.4 km | 10 |
| Tennis | Buckingham Park | 2.3 km | 6 |
| Bowls | Shoreham-by-Sea Bowls Club | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Lancing Manor Park | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Swimming | Lancing College | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Fitness | Beach Green Outdoor Gym | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Sailing | Sussex Yacht Club | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Yoga | Fifth & Found | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Squash | Lancing Manor Leisure Centre | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Motor | RC Car Racing | 740 m | 1 |
| Bmx | BMX track | 780 m | 1 |
| Pilates | Studio Three19 | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Running | Running Hill | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Futsal | Pitch 10 | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | The Ham Skatepark | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Rowing | Shoreham Rowing Club | 2.8 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 22. 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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Shoreham-by-Sea (Sussex), a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 1.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Brighton.
The nearest bus stop is The Longshore, 200 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes 700, 19A); 21 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 76 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Swiss Gardens Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.2 km); 43% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Shoreham Academy, 3.1 km away; Attainment 8: 54.8 · 20.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op, 1.5 km away, with Beach Green Stores closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is First Foot Clinic (1.0 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Happy Nails is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Worthing Hospital, 6.6 km 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: 29 restaurants and cafés and 27 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Adur Outdoor Activities Centre is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Longshore the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (13 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 100 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 46 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 40% flats and 19% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 213 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Adur Recreation Ground, 600 m away; for exercise, RC Car Racing (750 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Shoreham Beach, 700 m away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Gatwick is 36 km away.
11 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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Every primary near BN43 5LF, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Most households own their home, 21% rent privately.
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.