# PO21 3SS: area report for a postcode in Arun

PO21 3SS 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 PO21 3SS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun) › [PO21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po21) › [PO21 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po21-3)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. Arun 018A: 50 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.7057,50.7826,PO213SS
- **Bognor Regis, 2.1 km**: About 27 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.7057,50.7826,PO213SS
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.7057,50.7826,PO213SS
- **No property in PO21 3SS 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=-0.7057,50.7826,PO213SS
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Arun 018A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.7057,50.7826,PO213SS
- **£321,460 average price**: For the whole of Arun, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.7057,50.7826,PO213SS
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.7057,50.7826,PO213SS
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.7057,50.7826,PO213SS
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PO21 3SS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.7057,50.7826,PO213SS
- **Low road and rail noise at PO21 3SS**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.7057,50.7826,PO213SS
- **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=-0.7057,50.7826,PO213SS
- **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=-0.7057,50.7826,PO213SS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Nyewood CofE Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nyewood-cofe-junior-school-e126021) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Nyewood CofE Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nyewood-cofe-infant-school-e151588) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | – |
| [Rose Green Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rose-green-infant-school-e125928) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | – |
| [Rose Green Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rose-green-junior-school-e141600) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Southway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southway-primary-school-e138413) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Regis School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-regis-school-e137782) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 48.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bognor Regis Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bognor-regis-nursery-school-e125807) | Nursery | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £730,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £355,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2025 | £380,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £560,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2025 | £405,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2025 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2025 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WEST MEADS SURGERY (700 m); GROVE HOUSE SURGERY (880 m); MAYWOOD HEALTH CARE CENTRE (980 m)
- Pharmacies: WEST MEADS PHARMACY (700 m); ROSE GREEN PHARMACY (800 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (980 m)
- Dental practices: WEST MEADS DENTAL SURGERY (700 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Bognor (820 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 018A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.4** (2025). Arun 018A has a deprivation score of 5.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,244th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £450,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Arun 018A was £450,000 in 2025. Joint 6,309th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,558** (2021). Arun 018A had 1,558 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,332nd 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: 71.2%** (January 2026). In Arun 018A, 71.2% 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.

## PO21 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £315,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PO21 was £315,000 in 2025. Joint 994th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 43,953** (2021). PO21 had 43,953 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 334th 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 PO21 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: 83.7%** (January 2026). In PO21, 83.7% 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: 50.7826, -0.7057

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=-0.7057,50.7826,PO213SS

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