Neighbourhoods in Arun

South East · 19 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

51

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#152 of 296 local authorities · 19 neighbourhoods · 166,381 residents

Income55
Employment51
Education38
Health46
Crime57
Housing & access26
Living env.74
Decile 1: 0% of residentsDecile 2: 11% of residentsDecile 3: 17% of residentsDecile 4: 0% of residentsDecile 5: 4% of residentsDecile 6: 28% of residentsDecile 7: 26% of residentsDecile 8: 0% of residentsDecile 9: 13% of residentsDecile 10: 0% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Littlehampton West and River (13) to Ferring & Kingston Gorse (88); 0% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

Arun contains both ends of the scale: Ferring & Kingston Gorse at 88 out of 100 (#828 of 6,856 in England) against Littlehampton West and River at 13, a 75-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £170,000 in Bognor Regis Central to £525,000 in Ferring & Kingston Gorse — a 3.1× gap within Arun.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,830a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime72per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)49
Owner-occupied72%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Arun

£350,000median home sold over the past year · +16.7% over 5 years · +1.4% over the year · 2,677 sales
Detached£510,000
Semi-detached£350,000
Terraced£294,000
Flat£180,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in Arun

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Ferring & Kingston Gorse 82888 £525,000
Aldwick 92386 £430,000
East Preston & Rustington East 1,33580 £440,000
Felpham 2,11669 £373,500
Angmering South 2,58962 £399,975

Neighbourhood rankings in Arun

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Felpham£42,558
Westergate, Eastergate & Walberton£42,244
Arundel£42,020
Angmering North, Patching & Findon£40,939
Yapton & Climping£40,915

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Arun

Postcode districts that overlap Arun — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

People living in Arun Census 2021

Residents164,882
Median age (est.)49
Density746per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above26%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 27%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 9%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 9%Other: 21%
One person 31%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 9%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Managers & directors 13% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional12%
Elementary11%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Arun.