# BN17 5LH: area report for a postcode in Arun

BN17 5LH 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 BN17 5LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun) › [BN17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn17) › [BN17 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn17-5)

## Around this postcode

- **33 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 3% on July. Arun 011C: 384 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.5411,50.8024,BN175LH
- **Littlehampton, 920 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.5411,50.8024,BN175LH
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.5411,50.8024,BN175LH
- **1 of 20 properties in BN17 5LH at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 16 at low risk, 3 at very low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.5411,50.8024,BN175LH
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Arun 011C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.5411,50.8024,BN175LH
- **£321,460 average price**: For the whole of Arun, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.5411,50.8024,BN175LH
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.5411,50.8024,BN175LH
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.5411,50.8024,BN175LH
- **No gigabit broadband at BN17 5LH**: Superfast for 80%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.5411,50.8024,BN175LH
- **Low road and rail noise at BN17 5LH**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.5411,50.8024,BN175LH
- **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=-0.5411,50.8024,BN175LH
- **7.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.5411,50.8024,BN175LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [River Beach Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/river-beach-primary-school-e140089) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Littlehampton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-littlehampton-academy-e135745) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 36.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [White Meadows Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/white-meadows-primary-academy-e140794) | Primary | 1.6 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherines-catholic-primary-school-littlehampton-e151256) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2023 | £147,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 270 m |
| September 2024 | £163,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 270 m |
| February 2026 | £162,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 290 m |
| November 2025 | £131,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 300 m |
| November 2023 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 320 m |
| March 2025 | £165,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 330 m |
| July 2025 | £65,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 340 m |
| February 2025 | £335,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 350 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Littlehampton (920 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ACF MEDICAL GROUP (520 m); PARK SURGERY (970 m)
- Pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (760 m)
- Dental practices: FITZALAN DENTAL SURGERY (520 m); ONE SMILE DENTAL - LITTLEHAMPTON (690 m); DENTAL SURGERY (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Central Littlehampton Littlehampton (630 m, Lidl); Iceland Littlehampton (740 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Littlehampton (850 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 011C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 46.3** (2025). Arun 011C has a deprivation score of 46.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,083rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Arun 011C was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 14,314th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,507** (2021). Arun 011C had 2,507 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 982nd 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: 68.9%** (January 2026). In Arun 011C, 68.9% 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.

## BN17 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BN17 was £300,000 in 2025. Joint 1,069th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,999** (2021). BN17 had 32,999 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 751st 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: 89%** (2022). About 89% of people in BN17 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: 83.1%** (January 2026). In BN17, 83.1% 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: 50.8024, -0.5411

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

## Your MP

- [Bognor Regis and Littlehampton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bognor-regis-and-littlehampton): Alison Griffiths (Conservative), 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=-0.5411,50.8024,BN175LH

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