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BN17 postcode area · Arun

The BN17 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Arun. Area Scores range from 12 to 80 across them. Every full BN17 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BN17 district contains both ends of the scale: East Preston & Rustington East at 80 out of 100 (#1,335 of 6,856 in England) against Littlehampton West and River at 13, a 68-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £240,000 in Littlehampton West and River to £445,000 in Arundel — a 1.9× gap within the BN17 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,061a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime74per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied71%

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 BN17 district

£300,000median home sold over the past year · +18.7% over 5 years · +5.3% over the year · 476 sales
Detached£445,000
Semi-detached£325,000
Terraced£280,000
Flat£162,750
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
East Preston & Rustington EastArun 1,33580 £440,000
Rustington NorthArun 2,72660 £323,750
ArundelArun 2,93257 £445,000
Littlehampton EastArun 3,41250 £337,500
Yapton & ClimpingArun 3,91943 £352,500
Wick & ToddingtonArun 5,09126 £300,000
Littlehampton West and RiverArun 5,97613 £240,000

People living in BN17 Census 2021

Residents59,513
Median age (est.)48
Density573per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above26%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 26%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 10%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 9%Other: 20%
One person 33%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 9%Other 20%

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 & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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 BN17

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BN17 district.

Littlehampton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BN17.

BN16 BN18 PO22 BN12 BN14 BN13 BN11 PO21

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.