Around average
IMD England
Low · 2.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Coordinates & Location for BN16 1DF
Chichester and Bognor Regis
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BN16 1DF
Coordinates
50.8162, -0.4785
Grid reference
TQ072029
Easting
507,279
Northing
102,956
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XRG8C+FH
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Rustington
Travel to Work
Chichester and Bognor Regis
ITL Region
Arun
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
19707
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19707 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near BN16 1DF
England & WalesCrime trends · near BN16 1DF
Counts are for East Preston electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
8
YoY —
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
5
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.6%
Other White2.1%
+ other · 3.3%
Religion
No religion47.0%
Christian44.8%
Not answered5.6%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6421.7%
35–4915.8%
65–7415.2%
25–349.9%
75–849.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.8%
Households
Any member 66+18.6%
All members 66+15.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent7.7%
+ 7 other households · 33.1%
Administrative Information
Arun
Local Authority
Council AreaWorthing West E14001599
Constituency
E14001599Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
East Preston
Constituency code
E14001599
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
East Preston
International Territorial Level
Arun
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving West Sussex
NHS EnglandSurrey and Sussex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
West Sussex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB - 70F
Cancer Alliance
Surrey and Sussex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Arun 005C E01031414
E01031414MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Arun 005 E02006546
E02006546LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Arun 005C E01031414
E01031414MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Arun 005 E02006546
E02006546Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:41 AM
Sunrise
6:10 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:41 AM
Sunset (today)
6:10 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BN16 1DF introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 19707
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01031414 and MSOA E02006546 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN16 1DF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BN16 1DF
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 6%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
53%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 21%
Attainment 8
41.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
42%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
65%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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