BN16 3AL

East Preston · Arun · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Littlehampton
Local authority
Arun
Constituency
Worthing West
Postcode district
BN16
Postcode sector
BN16 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN16 3FF 19 m
BN16 3FJ 29 m
BN16 3FG 61 m
BN16 3RU 110 m
BN16 3SP 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN16 3AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2015
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN16
Postcode sector
BN16 3
Latitude
50.813593
Longitude
-0.489764
British National Grid easting
506,492
British National Grid northing
102,648

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Arun · E07000224
Parish or community
E04012046
Westminster constituency
Worthing West · E14001599
Output area
E00160179
Lower layer super output area
Arun 005D · E01031415
Middle layer super output area
Arun 005 · E02006546

Postcode source versions

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Bradbury Hotel, Station Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 3AL 24 February 2017 £985,001
Bradbury Hotel, Station Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 3AL 15 April 2016 £985,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
15
Secondary
3
  1. Georgian Gardens Community Primary School

    Community school

    334 m
  2. East Preston Junior School

    Academy converter

    586 m
  3. East Preston Infant School

    Community school

    637 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,085
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 320
  • Shoplifting 237
  • Anti social behaviour 185
  • Public order 82
  • Criminal damage and arson 76

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BN16 3 residents
8,363

Age bands in BN16 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

1,203 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.8%

658 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.7%

1,667 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.6%

2,080 residents

Age 65 and over
33.7%

2,853 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

    142 m

  • WESTCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE STREET, RUSTINGTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3NX

    ODS code H82007

    1.7 km

  • BARN SURGERY

    22 FERRING STREET, FERRING, WORTHING, BN12 5HJ

    ODS code H82087

    3.0 km

  • PARK SURGERY

    ST. FLORAS ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN17 6BF

    ODS code H82039

    3.0 km

  • ACF MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code H82066

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Sheep Fold Avenue

    BCT · Rustington

    0.0 miles
  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · East Preston

    0.0 miles
  • Sheep Fold Avenue

    BCT · Rustington

    0.1 miles
  • Vicarage Lane West

    BCT · East Preston

    0.1 miles
  • Vicarage Lane West

    BCT · East Preston

    0.1 miles

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

19 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. Georgian Gardens Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 334 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,085 published events cover 12 months, averaging 90.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 320 events.

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