BN16 2LB

Rustington West · 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 2JB 14 m
BN16 2JD 58 m
BN16 2LA 58 m
BN16 2ND 58 m
BN16 2QX 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN16 2LB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN16
Postcode sector
BN16 2
Latitude
50.803599
Longitude
-0.515519
British National Grid easting
504,700
British National Grid northing
101,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Arun · E07000224
Parish or community
E04009874
Output area
E00160443
Lower layer super output area
Arun 010E · E01031460
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
15
Primary
12
Secondary
2
  1. Rustington Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  2. Summerlea Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km
  3. Georgian Gardens Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
986
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 340
  • Anti social behaviour 180
  • Shoplifting 101
  • Criminal damage and arson 90
  • Other theft 61

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.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • WESTCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE STREET, RUSTINGTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3NX

    ODS code H82007

    886 m

  • PARK SURGERY

    ST. FLORAS ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN17 6BF

    ODS code H82039

    1.3 km

  • ACF MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code H82066

    1.6 km

  • WILLOW GREEN SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, EAST PRESTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3AH

    ODS code H82059

    2.1 km

  • BARN SURGERY

    22 FERRING STREET, FERRING, WORTHING, BN12 5HJ

    ODS code H82087

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Strand Court

    BCT · Rustington

    0.1 miles
  • Cove Road

    BCT · Rustington

    0.1 miles
  • Cove Road

    BCT · Rustington

    0.1 miles
  • Strand Court

    BCT · Rustington

    0.1 miles
  • Harsfold Road

    BCT · Rustington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Arun 010E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,890 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

15 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Rustington Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

986 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 340 events.

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