# BN16 1BX: area report for a postcode in Arun

BN16 1BX is a postcode in Arun.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Arun. Open the map at BN16 1BX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun) › [BN16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn16) › [BN16 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn16-1)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. Arun 008A: 15 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4731,50.8141,BN161BX
- **Angmering, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4731,50.8141,BN161BX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4731,50.8141,BN161BX
- **No property in BN16 1BX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.4731,50.8141,BN161BX
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Arun 008A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4731,50.8141,BN161BX
- **£321,460 average price**: For the whole of Arun, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4731,50.8141,BN161BX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4731,50.8141,BN161BX
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4731,50.8141,BN161BX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN16 1BX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4731,50.8141,BN161BX
- **Low road and rail noise at BN16 1BX**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4731,50.8141,BN161BX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.4731,50.8141,BN161BX
- **6.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4731,50.8141,BN161BX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [East Preston Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-preston-infant-school-e125919) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [East Preston Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-preston-junior-school-e144244) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Angmering School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-angmering-school-e126081) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 41.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Georgian Gardens Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/georgian-gardens-community-primary-school-e125959) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £370,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| December 2024 | £390,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £330,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2026 | £407,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2024 | £522,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| April 2026 | £401,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2026 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £321,460** (July 2026). Arun’s average house price was £321,460 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,546** (2025). Full-time workers living in Arun earned a median of £34,546 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 44th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.3×** (2025). A home in Arun costs 9.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 73rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.4** (2025). Arun has a deprivation score of 19.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 141st most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Arun 008A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.6** (2025). Arun 008A has a deprivation score of 4.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,377th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £615,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Arun 008A was £615,000 in 2025. Joint 2,452nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,395** (2021). Arun 008A had 1,395 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,992nd least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.9%** (January 2026). In Arun 008A, 88.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BN16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £415,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BN16 was £415,000 in 2025. Joint 544th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 30,359** (2021). BN16 had 30,359 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 906th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in BN16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 81.0%** (January 2026). In BN16, 81.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun)
- Centre: 50.8141, -0.4731

Council: [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Worthing West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/worthing-west): Dr Beccy Cooper (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.4731,50.8141,BN161BX

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