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BN16 1FA

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 1FB 17 m
BN16 1FD 35 m
BN16 1AZ 55 m
BN16 1AT 70 m
BN16 1AY 70 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN16 1FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN16
Postcode sector
BN16 1
Latitude
50.814880
Longitude
-0.487707
British National Grid easting
506,634
British National Grid northing
102,794

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Arun · E07000224
Electoral ward
East Preston · E05009809
Parish or community
E04012046
Westminster constituency
Worthing West · E14001599
Output area
E00160179
Lower layer super output area
Arun 005D · E01031415
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
20
Primary
16
Secondary
3

  1. Georgian Gardens Community Primary School

    Community school

    505 m

  2. East Preston Junior School

    Academy converter

    506 m

  3. East Preston Infant School

    Community school

    547 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,054
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 306
  • Shoplifting 235
  • Anti social behaviour 185
  • Public order 80
  • Criminal damage and arson 74

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • WILLOW GREEN SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, EAST PRESTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3AH

    ODS code H82059

    232 m

  • WESTCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE STREET, RUSTINGTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3NX

    ODS code H82007

    1.9 km

  • BARN SURGERY

    22 FERRING STREET, FERRING, WORTHING, BN12 5HJ

    ODS code H82087

    2.8 km

  • PARK SURGERY

    ST. FLORAS ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN17 6BF

    ODS code H82039

    3.2 km

  • ACF MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code H82066

    3.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Station Road

    BCT · Rustington

    0.1 miles

  • Preston Place

    BCT · East Preston

    0.1 miles

  • Preston Place

    BCT · East Preston

    0.1 miles

  • Sheep Fold Avenue

    BCT · Rustington

    0.1 miles

  • Sheep Fold Avenue

    BCT · Rustington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Arun 005D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,060 of 33,755

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

20 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 3 secondary schools. Georgian Gardens Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 505 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,054 published events cover 12 months, averaging 87.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 306 events.

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