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BN16 2DF

Rustington East · Arun · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Littlehampton
Ward
Rustington East
Local authority
Arun
Constituency
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
Postcode district
BN16
Postcode sector
BN16 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN16 3BD 33 m
BN16 2BS 46 m
BN16 2DH 53 m
BN16 2AH 71 m
BN16 3BQ 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN16 2DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN16
Postcode sector
BN16 2
Latitude
50.812363
Longitude
-0.499684
British National Grid easting
505,796
British National Grid northing
102,497

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Arun · E07000224
Electoral ward
Rustington East · E05009820
Parish or community
E04009874
Westminster constituency
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton · E14001108
Output area
E00160431
Lower layer super output area
Arun 010C · E01031457
Middle layer super output area
Arun 010 · E02006551

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, Preston Avenue, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 2DF 10 June 2024 £665,000
25, Preston Avenue, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 2DF 13 January 2022 £620,000
23, Preston Avenue, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 2DF 2 December 2021 £825,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
12
Secondary
3

  1. Georgian Gardens Community Primary School

    Community school

    385 m

  2. Rustington Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. Summerlea Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,105
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 331
  • Shoplifting 236
  • Anti social behaviour 190
  • Criminal damage and arson 79
  • Public order 73

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

6 female, 7 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.9
BN16 2 residents
6,853

Age bands in BN16 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
7.2%

478 residents

Age 15 to 24
5.9%

396 residents

Age 25 to 44
11.3%

756 residents

Age 45 to 64
25%

1,671 residents

Age 65 and over
50.6%

3,375 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN16 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • WILLOW GREEN SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, EAST PRESTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3AH

    ODS code H82059

    664 m

  • WESTCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE STREET, RUSTINGTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3NX

    ODS code H82007

    994 m

  • PARK SURGERY

    ST. FLORAS ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN17 6BF

    ODS code H82039

    2.3 km

  • ACF MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code H82066

    2.8 km

  • BARN SURGERY

    22 FERRING STREET, FERRING, WORTHING, BN12 5HJ

    ODS code H82087

    3.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sea Avenue

    BCT · Rustington

    0.1 miles

  • Sea Avenue

    BCT · Rustington

    0.1 miles

  • St Joseph's Church

    BCT · Rustington

    0.1 miles

  • St Joseph's Church

    BCT · Rustington

    0.1 miles

  • Ashwood Drive

    BCT · Rustington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Arun 010C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,238 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £665,000 from 3 recorded sales in BN16 2DF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Arun is £321,927 in June 2026, up 3.1% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

16 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Georgian Gardens Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 385 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,105 published events cover 12 months, averaging 92.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 331 events.

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