BN16 3BB

Rustington East · Arun · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Littlehampton
Local authority
Arun
Postcode district
BN16
Postcode sector
BN16 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN16 3BA 75 m
BN16 2AH 78 m
BN16 2AN 91 m
BN16 3TS 108 m
BN16 2DH 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN16 3BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN16
Postcode sector
BN16 3
Latitude
50.812373
Longitude
-0.497625
British National Grid easting
505,941
British National Grid northing
102,501

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Arun · E07000224
Parish or community
E04009874
Output area
E00160431
Lower layer super output area
Arun 010C · E01031457
Middle layer super output area
Arun 010 · E02006551

Postcode source versions

Explore BN16

22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Willows, 8, Station Road, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3BB 28 April 2023 £380,000
The Willows, 10, Station Road, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3BB 5 December 2022 £375,000
The Willows, 2, Station Road, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3BB 23 July 2021 £325,000

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

    250 m
  2. East Preston Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. East Preston Infant School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,088
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 320
  • Shoplifting 236
  • Anti social behaviour 189
  • Criminal damage and arson 82
  • Public order 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

14 female, 15 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
1.8
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN16 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
31.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
25%
Gigabit-capable
25%
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

  • WILLOW GREEN SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, EAST PRESTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3AH

    ODS code H82059

    532 m

  • WESTCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE STREET, RUSTINGTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3NX

    ODS code H82007

    1.1 km

  • PARK SURGERY

    ST. FLORAS ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN17 6BF

    ODS code H82039

    2.4 km

  • ACF MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code H82066

    2.9 km

  • BARN SURGERY

    22 FERRING STREET, FERRING, WORTHING, BN12 5HJ

    ODS code H82087

    3.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

    0.0 miles
  • Sea Avenue

    BCT · Rustington

    0.1 miles
  • Rustington Hall

    BCT · Rustington

    0.1 miles
  • Rustington Hall

    BCT · Rustington

    0.1 miles
  • St Joseph's Church

    BCT · Rustington

    0.1 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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £377,500 from 2 recorded sales in BN16 3BB. 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

16 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Georgian Gardens Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 250 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,088 published events cover 12 months, averaging 90.667 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.