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PO21 postcode area · Arun

The PO21 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Arun. Area Scores range from 15 to 86 across them. Every full PO21 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the PO21 district: Aldwick scores 86 out of 100 (#923 of 6,856 nationally) while Bognor Regis Central sits at 16 — neighbours on the map, 71 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £170,000 in Bognor Regis Central to £430,000 in Aldwick — a 2.5× gap within the PO21 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,826a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime87per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied69%

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 PO21 district

£315,000median home sold over the past year · +12.9% over 5 years · +1.6% over the year · 606 sales
Detached£471,000
Semi-detached£325,000
Terraced£290,000
Flat£160,000
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
AldwickArun 92386 £430,000
FelphamArun 2,11669 £373,500
North BerstedArun 2,74760 £276,000
Nyetimber & PaghamArun 2,90558 £344,998
South BerstedArun 5,14625 £261,250
Hawthorn RoadArun 5,32422 £290,000
Bognor Regis CentralArun 5,76316 £170,000

People living in PO21 Census 2021

Residents64,320
Median age (est.)47
Density2,221per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above24%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 26%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 10%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 9%Other: 22%
One person 32%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 9%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 14% · Skilled trades 13% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary14%
Skilled trades13%
Professional12%
Caring & leisure12%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional10%
Process & plant10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 39% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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

Postcode districts around PO21.

PO20 PO22 BN18 PO19 BN17 PO18 BN16 PO10

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.