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Arun

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
164,868
Households
72,573
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 5.2 per 1k
72,573
Households
White Brit. · 89%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.2 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£346,988
Median property price
£1,134
Median rent
5,194
Postcodes
72,573
Households
White Brit. · 89%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.2 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£346,988
Median property price
£1,134
Median rent
5,194
Postcodes

Sold prices in Arun

England & Wales
Property sales · Arun
HM Land Registry · Arun
Average price
£373,844
YoY: -5.0%
Median price: £353,116
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 75 sales · avg £316,677
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£410k£363k£317k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Arun

England & Wales
Crime trends · Arun

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
271
YoY -16%
3221621
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
200
YoY +27%
2111060
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
41
YoY -16%
67340
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
20
YoY -44%
42210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
67
YoY -11%
80400
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
67
YoY +18%
67340
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Shoplifting
82
YoY +82%
115580
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

4 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · asb rising

856
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Arun

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial / Tidal Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to West Sussex.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Arun is the district council. School applications go through West Sussex.

Apply for a primary place via West Sussex

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in Arun

Ford is a 33-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 2.6 km

  • Ford

    Rail

    2.6 km
  • Littlehampton

    Rail

    3.6 km
  • Barnham

    Rail

    3.9 km
  • Arundel

    Rail

    5.6 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Arun

GPs make up most of the mapped places

21 GPs · 11 Libraries · 4 Hospitals · 41 in all

  • GPs21
  • Libraries11
  • Hospitals4
  • Museums4
  • Universities1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Arun

Median private rent

£1,134/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£845
1 bed
£1,134
2 bed
£1,387
3 bed
£1,974
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Arun

Coordinates50.8091, -0.5967
Postcodes
5,194
Population (Census)
164,868
Households (Census)
72,573
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 5.2 per 1k

Demographics in Arun

Ethnicity

Total residents: 164,895
White Brit.88.7%
Other White6.3%
+ other · 5.0%

Religion

Total residents: 164,862
Christian52.1%
No religion39.9%
Not answered6.0%
+ other · 2.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 164,868
50–6420.9%
35–4916.4%
65–7414.1%
25–3410.8%
75–8410.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.8%

Households

Total households: 72,573
Any member 66+18.2%
All members 66+14.8%
Other13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.1%
+ 7 other households · 31.4%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Arun

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.81 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.81 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).