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BN16 1SS

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 1NG 20 m
BN16 1HR 60 m
BN16 1LJ 61 m
BN16 1HS 99 m
BN16 1NH 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN16 1SS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN16
Postcode sector
BN16 1
Latitude
50.809491
Longitude
-0.484106
British National Grid easting
506,900
British National Grid northing
102,200

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
E00160181
Lower layer super output area
Arun 005D · E01031415
Middle layer super output area
Arun 005 · E02006546

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
18
Secondary
3

  1. East Preston Junior School

    Academy converter

    373 m

  2. East Preston Infant School

    Community school

    411 m

  3. Georgian Gardens Community Primary School

    Community school

    854 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
805
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 233
  • Shoplifting 176
  • Anti social behaviour 142
  • Public order 58
  • 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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • WILLOW GREEN SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, EAST PRESTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3AH

    ODS code H82059

    748 m

  • WESTCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE STREET, RUSTINGTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3NX

    ODS code H82007

    2.1 km

  • BARN SURGERY

    22 FERRING STREET, FERRING, WORTHING, BN12 5HJ

    ODS code H82087

    2.6 km

  • PARK SURGERY

    ST. FLORAS ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN17 6BF

    ODS code H82039

    3.4 km

  • ACF MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code H82066

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • The Street

    BCT · East Preston

    132 m

  • Arun Court

    BCT · East Preston

    147 m

  • Arun Court

    BCT · East Preston

    170 m

  • Vicarage Lane

    BCT · East Preston

    243 m

  • Oakley Gardens

    BCT · East Preston

    282 m

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.

Evidence in context

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. East Preston Junior School is the nearest published school at 373 m.

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

Recorded crime

805 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 233 events.

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