Bognor Regis Central

Arun · South East · population 10,932 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

16Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,763 of 6,856 in England
  • #1,063 of 1,119 in South East
  • #18 of 19 in Arun
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,722
Median age (est.)44
Density5,927per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above24%
No car or van37%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 11%25–44 28%45–64 25%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 16%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 48%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 16%Social rent 8%Private rent 48%

Households

One person: 46%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 13%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 46%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 13%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 21% · Process & plant 14% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary21%
Process & plant14%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades12%
Professional9%
Managers & directors9%
Associate professional8%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 37% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 28%

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.

In summary

Bognor Regis Central is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,763 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #18 of 19 in Arun. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (27) and lowest on Crime (9). Typical homes here sold for about £170,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+1%) (from 120 sales), 51% below the wider Arun median of £350,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,875 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 192 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 26 · #5,091
Employment 25 · #5,146
Education 12 · #6,058
Health 14 · #5,921
Crime 9 · #6,250
Housing & access 25 · #5,119
Living environment 27 · #5,009

House prices ?

£170,000median (12m) · -15.0% yr · n=120
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£170,000120-15.0%+0.6%
Detached£430,00017-2.8%+22.9%
Semi-detached£315,0005-11.3%+24.3%
Terraced£262,0009-1.1%+29.4%
Flat£150,00089-6.4%+3.8%
This area£170,000
Arun£350,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£30,875±£4,441 · #6,228 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,362
Price-to-income ?5.5×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

41Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

192 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 2,104 offences
Arun72
South East71
England83

Rank #6,156 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences846
Theft460
Burglary102
Vehicle crime76
Criminal damage & arson274
Public order & weapons189
Drugs71
Robbery49
Other37

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 407 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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