# BN17 6EN: area report for a postcode in Arun

BN17 6EN 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 6EN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun) › [BN17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn17) › [BN17 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn17-6)

## Around this postcode

- **106 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Arun 011C: 384 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.5422,50.8126,BN176EN
- **Littlehampton, 390 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.5422,50.8126,BN176EN
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.5422,50.8126,BN176EN
- **No property in BN17 6EN 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=-0.5422,50.8126,BN176EN
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Arun 011C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.5422,50.8126,BN176EN
- **£321,460 average price**: For the whole of Arun, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.5422,50.8126,BN176EN
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.5422,50.8126,BN176EN
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.5422,50.8126,BN176EN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN17 6EN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.5422,50.8126,BN176EN
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BN17 6EN**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.5422,50.8126,BN176EN
- **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=-0.5422,50.8126,BN176EN
- **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=-0.5422,50.8126,BN176EN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [River Beach Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/river-beach-primary-school-e140089) | Primary | 90 m (1 minute 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 | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 36.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherines-catholic-primary-school-littlehampton-e151256) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [White Meadows Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/white-meadows-primary-academy-e140794) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lyminster Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lyminster-primary-school-e125927) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cornfield School, Littlehampton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cornfield-school-littlehampton-e126170) | Special | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £279,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £152,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| September 2023 | £140,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £322,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| April 2023 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| June 2025 | £455,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| November 2025 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Littlehampton (380 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ACF MEDICAL GROUP (750 m); PARK SURGERY (850 m)
- Pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (380 m); GLYN NORRIS PHARMACY (770 m)
- Dental practices: ONE SMILE DENTAL - LITTLEHAMPTON (480 m); DENTAL SURGERY (510 m); FITZALAN DENTAL SURGERY (750 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Littlehampton (310 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Littlehampton (420 m, Iceland); Lidl Central Littlehampton Littlehampton (530 m, Lidl); Farmfoods Littlehampton (730 m, Farmfoods)

## 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: 50.8126, -0.5422

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=-0.5422,50.8126,BN176EN

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