BN16 3US

Rustington West · 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 3SL 43 m
BN16 3SF 57 m
BN16 3TJ 80 m
BN16 3SJ 94 m
BN16 3ST 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN16 3US
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN16
Postcode sector
BN16 3
Latitude
50.819224
Longitude
-0.512950
British National Grid easting
504,846
British National Grid northing
103,241

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Arun · E07000224
Parish or community
E04009874
Output area
E00160450
Lower layer super output area
Arun 007E · E01031463
Middle layer super output area
Arun 007 · E02006548

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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29 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Buckingham Place, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3US 21 April 2022 £470,000
3, Buckingham Place, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3US 28 January 2022 £600,000
8, Buckingham Place, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3US 19 November 2020 £395,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. Summerlea Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    122 m
  2. Rustington Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    355 m
  3. Georgian Gardens Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,337
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 440
  • Anti social behaviour 229
  • Shoplifting 224
  • Public order 88
  • Criminal damage and arson 88

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

17 female, 13 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN16 3 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

  • WESTCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE STREET, RUSTINGTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3NX

    ODS code H82007

    863 m

  • WILLOW GREEN SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, EAST PRESTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3AH

    ODS code H82059

    1.6 km

  • PARK SURGERY

    ST. FLORAS ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN17 6BF

    ODS code H82039

    1.8 km

  • ACF MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code H82066

    2.2 km

  • BARN SURGERY

    22 FERRING STREET, FERRING, WORTHING, BN12 5HJ

    ODS code H82087

    4.7 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

  • Rustington House

    BCT · Rustington

    0.1 miles
  • Summerlea Primary School

    BCT · Rustington

    0.1 miles
  • Summerlea Primary School

    BCT · Rustington

    0.1 miles
  • Artex Avenue

    BCT · Rustington

    0.2 miles
  • Westlands

    BCT · Rustington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Arun 007E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,372 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
7 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 £535,000 from 2 recorded sales in BN16 3US. 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Summerlea Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 122 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,337 published events cover 12 months, averaging 111.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 440 events.

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