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BN16 postcode area · Arun

The BN16 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Arun. Area Scores range from 50 to 87 across them. Every full BN16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the BN16 district's neighbourhoods is Ferring & Kingston Gorse (88 out of 100, #828 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Littlehampton East (50). 2 of the 6 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £323,750 in Rustington North to £525,000 in Ferring & Kingston Gorse.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,862a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime45per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)53
Owner-occupied79%

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 the BN16 district

£410,000median home sold over the past year · +17.6% over 5 years · +7.9% over the year · 617 sales
Detached£585,000
Semi-detached£385,000
Terraced£325,000
Flat£240,000
Arun£350,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Ferring & Kingston GorseArun 82888 £525,000
East Preston & Rustington EastArun 1,33580 £440,000
Angmering SouthArun 2,58962 £399,975
Rustington NorthArun 2,72660 £323,750
Angmering North, Patching & FindonArun 3,24053 £474,500
Littlehampton EastArun 3,41250 £337,500

People living in BN16 Census 2021

Residents50,133
Median age (est.)53
Density771per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above27%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 8%25–44 18%45–64 27%65+ 34%

Tenure

Own outright: 52%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 52%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 7%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 8%Other: 23%
One person 31%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 8%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 39% · 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.

Towns & places in BN16

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BN16 district.

Angmering Littlehampton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BN16.

BN17 BN14 BN12 BN13 BN11 BN99 BN18 PO22

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.