BN16 2EB

Rustington East · Arun · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Arun
Postcode district
BN16
Postcode sector
BN16 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN16 2BX 79 m
BN16 2DJ 91 m
BN16 2EQ 102 m
BN16 2BY 119 m
BN16 2DN 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN16 2EB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2025
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN16
Postcode sector
BN16 2
Latitude
50.807869
Longitude
-0.500623
British National Grid easting
505,740
British National Grid northing
101,996

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Arun · E07000224
Parish or community
E04009874
Output area
E00160414
Lower layer super output area
Arun 010D · E01031458
Middle layer super output area
Arun 010 · E02006551

Postcode source versions

Explore BN16

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

    755 m
  2. Rustington Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. East Preston Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,008
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 287
  • Shoplifting 235
  • Anti social behaviour 171
  • Criminal damage and arson 74
  • Public order 66

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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+
0%
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 straight-line

  • WESTCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE STREET, RUSTINGTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3NX

    ODS code H82007

    1.0 km

  • WILLOW GREEN SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, EAST PRESTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3AH

    ODS code H82059

    1.0 km

  • PARK SURGERY

    ST. FLORAS ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN17 6BF

    ODS code H82039

    2.2 km

  • ACF MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code H82066

    2.6 km

  • BARN SURGERY

    22 FERRING STREET, FERRING, WORTHING, BN12 5HJ

    ODS code H82087

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Waitrose Car Park

    BCT · Rustington

    0.2 miles
  • Ashwood Drive

    BCT · Rustington

    0.3 miles
  • Shops

    TXR · Rustington

    0.3 miles
  • Ashwood Drive

    BCT · Rustington

    0.3 miles
  • Sea Avenue

    BCT · Rustington

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Arun 010D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,707 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
10 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
1
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

16 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Georgian Gardens Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 755 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,008 published events cover 12 months, averaging 84 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 287 events.

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