Least deprived 40–50%
IMD England
Around average · 11.7 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£330,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,532 sales
-4.3%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
South East
Region
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.
19238
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19238 out of 33,755 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 & WalesProperty sales · BN16 2AH
HM Land Registry · Arun
Average price
£382,246
Median price: £330,000
Median -4.3% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,532 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '23 – Jul '25Jul '25: 1 sales · avg £212,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£213k£206k£200k
Dec '23Jul '24May '25Jul '25
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Police Recorded Crime near BN16 2AH
England & WalesCrime trends · near BN16 2AH
Counts are for Rustington East electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
13
YoY —
1370
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
13
YoY —
1370
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
7
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
20
YoY —
20100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.5%
Other White3.0%
White Irish1.5%
+ other · 3.0%
Religion
Christian60.0%
No religion32.7%
Not answered4.8%
Other religion1.0%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
75–8421.1%
65–7420.9%
50–6417.7%
35–4910.7%
85 years and over9.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 20.3%
Households
One person: aged 66+33.6%
Single family household, all members 66+22.1%
One person: other12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children5.0%
+ 9 other households · 18.4%
Coordinates & Location for BN16 2AH
Chichester and Bognor Regis
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BN16 2AH
Coordinates
50.8125, -0.4987
Grid reference
TQ058025
Easting
505,864
Northing
102,516
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XRG72+2G
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
Administrative Information
Arun
Local Authority
Council AreaBognor Regis and Littlehampton E14001108
Constituency
E14001108Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Rustington East
Constituency code
E14001108
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Rustington
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 010C E01031457
E01031457MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Arun 010 E02006551
E02006551LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Arun 010C E01031457
E01031457MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Arun 010 E02006551
E02006551Urban: 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
7:19 AM
Sunrise
6:17 PM
Sunset
10 hours 58 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:19 AM
Sunset (today)
6:17 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 58 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 2AH 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01031457 and MSOA E02006551 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 19238
Present — Active
Postcode BN16 2AH 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
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Schools near BN16 2AH
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 6%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 12%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 21%
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