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BN16 1RL

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 1LY 40 m
BN16 1NP 56 m
BN16 1FE 58 m
BN16 1UA 58 m
BN16 1LT 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN16 1RL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN16
Postcode sector
BN16 1
Latitude
50.806757
Longitude
-0.481356
British National Grid easting
507,100
British National Grid northing
101,900

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
E00160163
Lower layer super output area
Arun 010A · E01031411
Middle layer super output area
Arun 010 · E02006551

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
19
Secondary
3

  1. East Preston Junior School

    Academy converter

    634 m

  2. East Preston Infant School

    Community school

    647 m

  3. Georgian Gardens Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
592
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 183
  • Shoplifting 106
  • Anti social behaviour 103
  • Criminal damage and arson 46
  • Public order 45

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • WILLOW GREEN SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, EAST PRESTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3AH

    ODS code H82059

    1.1 km

  • WESTCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE STREET, RUSTINGTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3NX

    ODS code H82007

    2.3 km

  • BARN SURGERY

    22 FERRING STREET, FERRING, WORTHING, BN12 5HJ

    ODS code H82087

    2.5 km

  • PARK SURGERY

    ST. FLORAS ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN17 6BF

    ODS code H82039

    3.6 km

  • ACF MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code H82066

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Manor Road

    BCT · East Preston

    0.0 miles

  • Manor Road

    BCT · East Preston

    0.0 miles

  • Willowhayne Crescent

    BCT · East Preston

    0.1 miles

  • Oakley Gardens

    BCT · East Preston

    0.1 miles

  • Oakley Gardens

    BCT · East Preston

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Arun 010A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,619 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

24 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. East Preston Junior School is the nearest published school at 634 m.

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

Recorded crime

592 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 183 events.

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