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PO22 postcode area · Arun

The PO22 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Arun, Worthing. Area Scores range from 15 to 69 across them. Every full PO22 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The PO22 district contains both ends of the scale: Felpham at 69 out of 100 (#2,116 of 6,856 in England) against Bognor Regis Central at 16, a 53-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £170,000 in Bognor Regis Central to £380,000 in Westergate, Eastergate & Walberton — a 2.2× gap within the PO22 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Arun and Worthing — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,503a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime107per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied65%

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 PO22 district

£350,000median home sold over the past year · +21.5% over 5 years · +6.4% over the year · 448 sales
Detached£460,000
Semi-detached£340,000
Terraced£285,000
Flat£165,000
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
FelphamArun 2,11669 £373,500
Westergate, Eastergate & WalbertonArun 2,64461 £380,000
North BerstedArun 2,74760 £276,000
Middleton-on-SeaArun 2,76760 £374,500
Yapton & ClimpingArun 3,91943 £352,500
Worthing CentralWorthing 4,73531 £252,000
South BerstedArun 5,14625 £261,250
Hawthorn RoadArun 5,32422 £290,000
Bognor Regis CentralArun 5,76316 £170,000

People living in PO22 Census 2021

Residents81,777
Median age (est.)45
Density1,285per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above27%
No car or van22%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 10%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 34%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Elementary13%
Skilled trades12%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional11%
Administrative9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 41% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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 PO22.

BN18 PO21 BN17 BN16 PO20 PO19 PO18 BN12

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.