Rustington North

Arun · South East · population 9,789 · 6 LSOAs

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

60Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,726 of 6,856 in England
  • #651 of 1,119 in South East
  • #7 of 19 in Arun
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,756
Median age (est.)46
Density4,673per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above24%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 27%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 6%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 29%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Caring & leisure 13% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Caring & leisure13%
Skilled trades13%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional12%
Elementary10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 44% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Rustington North is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,726 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 19 in Arun. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (81) and lowest on Housing & access (28). Typical homes here sold for about £323,750 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 168 sales), 8% below the wider Arun median of £350,000. Typical household take-home income is around £40,371 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 39 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 58 · #2,863
Employment 59 · #2,809
Education 39 · #4,200
Health 54 · #3,138
Crime 70 · #2,055
Housing & access 28 · #4,913
Living environment 81 · #1,314

House prices ?

£323,750median (12m) · +1.5% yr · n=168
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£323,750168+1.5%+21.3%
Detached£445,00043+1.1%+14.8%
Semi-detached£335,00029+3.4%+26.4%
Terraced£296,25080-1.2%+14.8%
Flat£184,00016-6.6%+4.8%
This area£323,750
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)£40,371±£5,715 · #3,314 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,926
Price-to-income ?8.0×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

69Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

39 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 385 offences
Arun72
South East71
England83

Rank #1,204 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences167
Theft85
Burglary13
Vehicle crime24
Criminal damage & arson34
Public order & weapons38
Drugs11
Robbery4
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 100 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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