Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 7.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£300,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BN16 2RT
Chichester and Bognor Regis
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BN16 2RT
Coordinates
50.8068, -0.5123
Grid reference
TQ049018
Easting
504,921
Northing
101,860
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XRF4Q+P3
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.
26037
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 26037 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 & WalesProperty sales · BN16 2RT
HM Land Registry · Arun
Average price
£300,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £300,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jul '25 – Sep '25Sep '25: 1 sales · avg £270,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£330k£300k£270k
Jul '25Sep '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near BN16 2RT
England & WalesCrime trends · near BN16 2RT
Counts are for Rustington West 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
20
YoY +33%
20100
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
13
YoY —
1470
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.9%
Other White2.1%
+ other · 3.0%
Religion
Christian58.7%
No religion34.9%
Not answered5.9%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
50–6422.1%
65–7420.2%
75–8415.9%
35–4912.9%
85 years and over6.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 22.8%
Households
Any member 66+23.6%
All members 66+22.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.0%
Other9.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.0%
+ 6 other households · 23.7%
Administrative Information
Arun
Local Authority
Council AreaBognor Regis and Littlehampton E14001108
Constituency
E14001108Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Rustington West
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 009E E01031461
E01031461MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Arun 009 E02006550
E02006550LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Arun 009E E01031461
E01031461MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Arun 009 E02006550
E02006550Urban: 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 2RT 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: 26037
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01031461 and MSOA E02006550 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN16 2RT 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 2RT
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 12%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 26%
Attainment 8
37.2
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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