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BN16 1DH

East Preston · Arun · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
East Preston
Local authority
Arun
Constituency
Worthing West
Postcode district
BN16
Postcode sector
BN16 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN16 1DJ 28 m
BN16 1DN 32 m
BN16 1EB 53 m
BN16 1DL 59 m
BN16 1DW 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN16 1DH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2025
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN16
Postcode sector
BN16 1
Latitude
50.817232
Longitude
-0.474982
British National Grid easting
507,525
British National Grid northing
103,074

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Arun · E07000224
Electoral ward
East Preston · E05009809
Parish or community
E04009851
Westminster constituency
Worthing West · E14001599
Output area
E00160042
Lower layer super output area
Arun 005G · E01034821
Middle layer super output area
Arun 005 · E02006546

Postcode source versions

Explore BN16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
19
Secondary
4

  1. East Preston Infant School

    Community school

    665 m

  2. East Preston Junior School

    Academy converter

    709 m

  3. The Angmering School

    Community school

    780 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
778
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 261
  • Anti social behaviour 136
  • Shoplifting 122
  • Public order 65
  • Criminal damage and arson 58

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BN16 1 residents
6,873

Age bands in BN16 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.8%

687 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.6%

485 residents

Age 25 to 44
14.6%

926 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

1,798 residents

Age 65 and over
38.7%

2,457 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • WILLOW GREEN SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, EAST PRESTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3AH

    ODS code H82059

    1.2 km

  • BARN SURGERY

    22 FERRING STREET, FERRING, WORTHING, BN12 5HJ

    ODS code H82087

    2.0 km

  • WESTCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE STREET, RUSTINGTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3NX

    ODS code H82007

    2.8 km

  • PARK SURGERY

    ST. FLORAS ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN17 6BF

    ODS code H82039

    4.1 km

  • STRAND MEDICAL GROUP

    1B THE CAUSEWAY, GORING-BY-SEA, WORTHING, BN12 6FA

    ODS code H82011

    4.5 km

  • ACF MEDICAL GROUP

    FITZALAN MEDICAL CENTRE, FITZALAN ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN17 5JR

    ODS code H82066

    4.6 km

  • CORNERWAYS SURGERY

    145 GEORGE V AVENUE, WORTHING, BN11 5RZ

    ODS code H82076

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Arlington Crescent

    BCT · East Preston

    0.0 miles

  • Arlington Crescent

    BCT · East Preston

    0.1 miles

  • Roundstone Drive

    BCT · East Preston

    0.1 miles

  • Roundstone Drive

    BCT · East Preston

    0.1 miles

  • Roundstone Garden Centre

    BCT · Angmering

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Arun 005G, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,844 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

27 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. East Preston Infant School is the nearest published school at 665 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

778 published events cover 12 months, averaging 64.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 261 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.