# BN16 4JQ: area report for a postcode in Arun

BN16 4JQ 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 4JQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun) › [BN16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn16) › [BN16 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn16-4)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 33% on July. Arun 005B: 54 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4931,50.8237,BN164JQ
- **Angmering, 830 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4931,50.8237,BN164JQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4931,50.8237,BN164JQ
- **No property in BN16 4JQ 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=-0.4931,50.8237,BN164JQ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Arun 005B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4931,50.8237,BN164JQ
- **£320,505 average price**: For the whole of Arun, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4931,50.8237,BN164JQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4931,50.8237,BN164JQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4931,50.8237,BN164JQ
- **No gigabit broadband at BN16 4JQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4931,50.8237,BN164JQ
- **Low road and rail noise at BN16 4JQ**: Road 41 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4931,50.8237,BN164JQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-0.4931,50.8237,BN164JQ
- **7.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4931,50.8237,BN164JQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Angmering School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-angmering-school-e126081) | Secondary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 41.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wilfrids-catholic-primary-school-e149292) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Georgian Gardens Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/georgian-gardens-community-primary-school-e125959) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Margaret's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-cofe-primary-school-e126018) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [East Preston Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-preston-junior-school-e144244) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [East Preston Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-preston-infant-school-e125919) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Summerlea Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/summerlea-community-primary-school-e150513) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), December 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Rustington Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rustington-community-primary-school-e139478) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £830,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £1,150,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2025 | £945,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| February 2026 | £1,105,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| April 2025 | £595,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| August 2026 | £1,125,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| June 2023 | £717,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 410 m |
| September 2024 | £980,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 410 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Angmering (830 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (750 m); KAMSONS PHARMACY (900 m)
- Dental practices: IMAGINE DENTAL (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Rustington (680 m, Sainsburys); Co-op The Square Angmering (860 m, The Southern Co-operative); Co-op Station Parade Littlehampton (890 m, The Southern Co-operative); Aldi Rustington Littlehampton (960 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £320,505** (August 2026). Arun’s average house price was £320,505 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 72nd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 005B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.0** (2025). Arun 005B has a deprivation score of 5.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,809th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £453,125** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Arun 005B was £453,125 in 2025. 6,244th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,157** (2021). Arun 005B had 2,157 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,277th most 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: 66.3%** (January 2026). In Arun 005B, 66.3% 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: 50.8237, -0.4931

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), August 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=-0.4931,50.8237,BN164JQ

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