BN18
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Arundel, Yapton and Walberton, in Arun.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BN18 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BN18, 70.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BN18 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BN18 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BN18 at a rate of 88.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 101.8 per 1,000 people across BN.
In August 2026 alone, 112 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BN18.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (417), anti-social behaviour (349) and other crime (210).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BN18 was 93.7 per 1,000 people.
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.
Deprivation in BN18, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BN18 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BN18
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arun 001A | 1,348 | 66.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 39.0% |
| Arun 001B | 1,488 | 35.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 69.5% |
| Arun 001C | 1,539 | 155.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 65.2% |
| Arun 001D | 1,362 | 112.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 28.1% |
| Arun 003F | 1,552 | 35.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 58.4% |
| Arun 006A | 1,817 | 77.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 68.1% |
| Arun 006B | 2,260 | 72.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.4% |
| Arun 006C | 1,594 | 98.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 90.9% |
| Arun 006D | 1,241 | 196.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.3% |
MPs for BN18
- Andrew GriffithConservativeMP for Arundel and South Downs67% of BN18’s postcodes
- Alison GriffithsConservativeMP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton32% of BN18’s postcodes
- Dr Beccy CooperLabourMP for Worthing West1.4% of BN18’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in BN182
Postcode sectors in BN183
Council1
Postcode districts next to BN186
Nearest rail stations4
More in the BN postcode area2
BN18 in brief
BN18 is a postcode district covering Arundel, Yapton and Walberton, in Arun.
About 15,243 people lived in BN18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £397,000 in 2025 across 357 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 88.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BN18 was £397,000 in 2025.
BN18 had 14,051 usual residents at the census.
In BN18, 70.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BN18, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.