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East Preston & Rustington East

Middle area

South east Arun. 7,989 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in East Preston & Rustington East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£445,000
Joint 1,440th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,955
Joint 3,638th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
68.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in East Preston & Rustington East

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Preston & Rustington East at a rate of 44.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 87.8 per 1,000 people across Arun.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Shoplifting93
Violence and sexual offences88
Anti-social behaviour79
Other crime45
Criminal damage and arson28
Vehicle crime14
Burglary5
Robbery4
Drug offences2
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How East Preston & Rustington East compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

East Preston & Rustington EastMiddle
Median sale price19 middle areas, Arun · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Arun19 areas from £170,000 to £535,000. The middle area is £350,000. East Preston & Rustington East is £445,000.
£445,0004th most expensive
Population19 middle areas, Arun · 2021
Population: every middle area in Arun19 areas from 5,598 to 12,166. The middle area is 8,181. East Preston & Rustington East is 7,955.
7,9559th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares19 middle areas, Arun · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Arun19 areas from 19.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. East Preston & Rustington East is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage19 middle areas, Arun · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Arun19 areas from 52.0% to 98.1%. The middle area is 86.3%. East Preston & Rustington East is 68.6%.
68.6%3rd lowest

Is East Preston & Rustington East safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Preston & Rustington East at a rate of 44.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 87.8 per 1,000 people across Arun.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 68 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in East Preston & Rustington East.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (93), violence and sexual offences (88) and anti-social behaviour (79).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Arun

These figures are published for the whole of Arun, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Arun and not East Preston & Rustington East alone. See Arun

Average house price
£320,505
Down 1.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,546
44th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.3×
Joint 72nd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.4
141st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
East Preston & Rustington East in brief

The median price paid for a home in East Preston & Rustington East was £445,000 in 2025.

East Preston & Rustington East had 7,955 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in East Preston & Rustington East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In East Preston & Rustington East, 68.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.