4,673
Households
White Brit. · 83%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£249,500
Median property price
292
Postcodes
Overview of River
Coordinates50.8105, -0.5412
Postcodes
292
Population (Census)
9,999
Households (Census)
4,673
Recorded crime · May '26
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for River
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.96 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.96 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in River
Property sales · River
HM Land Registry · River
Average price
£258,081
YoY: +3.4%
Median price: £251,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 5 sales · avg £301,800
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£319k£258k£196k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
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 River
Crime trends · River
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
ASB
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Demographics in River
Ethnicity
White Brit.82.8%
Other White9.0%
Other Asian1.4%
Indian1.2%
+ other · 5.7%
Religion
Christian46.6%
No religion44.5%
Not answered6.4%
+ other · 2.6%
Age groups
50–6421.2%
35–4917.6%
25–3413.7%
65–7411.5%
75–848.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.0%
Households
Other23.4%
Any member 66+17.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.9%
All members 66+8.1%
+ 7 other households · 32.6%
Schools in River
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Lyminster Primary School
West Sussex · BN17 7JZ
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
River Beach Primary School
West Sussex · BN17 6EW
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton
West Sussex · BN17 6HL
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in River
Postcodes in River
BN16 9NABN16 9NBBN16 9NDBN16 9NEBN16 9NFBN16 9NGBN16 9NHBN16 9NJBN16 9NLBN16 9NNBN16 9NPBN16 9SABN16 9SBBN16 9SDBN16 9SEBN16 9SFBN16 9SGBN16 9SHBN16 9SJBN16 9SLBN16 9SNBN16 9SPBN16 9SQBN16 9SRBN16 9SSBN16 9STBN16 9SUBN16 9SWBN16 9SXBN16 9SYBN16 9SZBN16 9TABN16 9TBBN16 9TDBN16 9TEBN16 9TFBN16 9TGBN16 9ZYBN16 9ZZBN17 5ABBN17 5ADBN17 5AFBN17 5AGBN17 5AHBN17 5AJBN17 5ALBN17 5APBN17 5ARBN17 5ASBN17 5ATBN17 5AUBN17 5AWBN17 5AXBN17 5AZBN17 5BABN17 5BBBN17 5BDBN17 5BEBN17 5BFBN17 5BGBN17 5BHBN17 5BJBN17 5BLBN17 5BNBN17 5BPBN17 5BQBN17 5BSBN17 5BUBN17 5BXBN17 5BYBN17 5BZBN17 5DABN17 5DBBN17 5DDBN17 5DEBN17 5DFBN17 5DGBN17 5DHBN17 5DJBN17 5DLBN17 5DNBN17 5DPBN17 5DQBN17 5DSBN17 5DTBN17 5DUBN17 5DXBN17 5DZBN17 5EABN17 5EDBN17 5EEBN17 5EGBN17 5EHBN17 5EJBN17 5ELBN17 5ENBN17 5ERBN17 5ESBN17 5ETBN17 5EWBN17 5EXBN17 5EYBN17 5EZBN17 5FBBN17 5FEBN17 5FFBN17 5HGBN17 5HJBN17 5HLBN17 5HNBN17 5HPBN17 5HRBN17 5HSBN17 5HTBN17 5HWBN17 5HZBN17 5JABN17 5JBBN17 5JDBN17 5JF