Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
8284
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8284 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.
Police Recorded Crime near PO21 2AN
Crime trends · near PO21 2AN
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
8
YoY -64%
ASB
11
YoY +175%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -50%
Burglary
1
YoY -83%
Criminal damage
3
YoY -50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
52
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,687
White Brit.72.4%
Other White18.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.9%
Bangladeshi1.2%
Other Asian1.0%
+ other · 5.4%
Religion
Total residents: 1,688
Christian44.7%
No religion41.7%
Not answered9.8%
Muslim2.1%
Other religion1.0%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,690
35–4921.8%
50–6420.5%
25–3415.1%
20–248.3%
65–747.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.9%
Households
Total households: 671
Other21.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over8.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
Any member 66+8.8%
+ 8 other households · 41.0%
Administrative Information
Arun
Local Authority
Council Area
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton E14001108
Constituency
E14001108
Sussex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Orchard
Constituency code
E14001108
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Bognor Regis
International Territorial Level
Arun
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving West Sussex
NHS Scotland
Surrey and Sussex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
West Sussex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Sussex ICB - 70F
Cancer Alliance
Surrey and Sussex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Arun 016B E01031444
E01031444
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Arun 016 E02006557
E02006557
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Arun 016B E01031444
E01031444
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Arun 016 E02006557
E02006557
Urban: 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
4:20 AM
Sunrise
7:38 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:20 AM
Sunset (today)
7:38 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode PO21 2AN 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: 8284
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01031444 and MSOA E02006557 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PO21 2AN is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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