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On Downside, in Buckingham
What it's like at BN43 6HB: every home that has sold on Downside since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
6 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Downside; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 99 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 100, DownsideDetached | Dec 2015 | £460,000 | 118 m² | £3,898/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102, DownsideDetached | Apr 2012 | £325,000 | 130 m² | £2,500/m² | 3 |
| 104, DownsideSemi-detached | Oct 2025 | £440,000 | 64 m² | £6,875/m² | 2 |
| 108, DownsideSemi-detached | Jul 2022 | £407,500 | 61 m² | £6,680/m² | 1 |
| 110, DownsideSemi-detached | Jul 2024 | £600,000 | 69 m² | £8,696/m² | 2 |
| 112, DownsideSemi-detached | Mar 2014 | £270,000 | 94 m² | £2,872/m² | 1 |
| 114, DownsideSemi-detached | Aug 2017 | £460,000 | 123 m² | £3,740/m² | 2 |
| 116, DownsideSemi-detached | Apr 2022 | £690,000 | 154 m² | £4,481/m² | 2 |
| 118, DownsideSemi-detached | Sept 2023 | £410,000 | 95 m² | £4,316/m² | 1 |
| 120, DownsideSemi-detached | Feb 2023 | £405,000 | 114 m² | £3,553/m² | 2 |
| 122, DownsideSemi-detached | Jul 2007 | £322,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 124, DownsideSemi-detached | May 2016 | £427,500 | 118 m² | £3,623/m² | 2 |
| 126, DownsideSemi-detached | Aug 2023 | £405,000 | 104 m² | £3,894/m² | 1 |
| 128, DownsideSemi-detached | Mar 2020 | £495,500 | 122 m² | £4,061/m² | 3 |
| 132, DownsideSemi-detached | Feb 2026 | £418,500 | 93 m² | £4,500/m² | 1 |
| 134, DownsideSemi-detached | Oct 2014 | £420,000 | 143 m² | £2,937/m² | 2 |
| 136, DownsideSemi-detached | Oct 1998 | £82,500 | 133 m² | £620/m² | 1 |
| 140, DownsideDetached | Oct 2011 | £339,000 | 103 m² | £3,291/m² | 2 |
| 144, DownsideSemi-detached | Jun 2019 | £490,000 | 111 m² | £4,414/m² | 2 |
| 146, DownsideSemi-detached | Nov 2018 | £352,500 | 66 m² | £5,341/m² | 3 |
The nearest station is Shoreham-by-Sea (Sussex), a short drive or bike ride (1.2 km), with 1.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Brighton.
The nearest bus stop is Truleigh Way, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 19); 4 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 75 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (750 m); 71% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Shoreham Academy, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 54.8 · 20.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: King's School (5.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 550 m away; Southland Stores (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Adur Health Partnership (1.3 km), with Park Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, The Barber Shop is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Worthing Hospital, 7.3 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 7 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Tides Pizzeria is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Shoreham Rugby Football Club (SRFC) the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 32 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 26% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Park Avenue Open Space, 550 m away; for exercise, Studio Three19 (1.2 km).
The beach is on your doorstep: Shoreham Beach, 1.7 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Gatwick is 35 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 49% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
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.
17 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.
East Worthing and Shoreham constituency: Tom Rutland MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 9,519 (19.4%), turnout 66%. Vote shares: Labour 45%, Conservative 26%, Reform UK 15%, Green Party 7%.
21 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near BN43 6HB →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Downside in the last 12 months.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 1 of 78 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 3 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.8% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.4% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 95.0% | 88.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.2% | 10.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.8% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.