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BN17 5BW

River · Arun · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
River
Local authority
Arun
Constituency
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
Postcode district
BN17
Postcode sector
BN17 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN17 5DG 36 m
BN17 5DE 93 m
BN17 5DH 97 m
BN18 0LW 116 m
BN17 5DD 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN17 5BW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 February 2003
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN17
Postcode sector
BN17 5
Latitude
50.809605
Longitude
-0.550458
British National Grid easting
502,225
British National Grid northing
102,119

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Arun · E07000224
Electoral ward
River · E05009819
Parish or community
E04009867
Westminster constituency
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton · E14001108
Output area
E00160403
Lower layer super output area
Arun 011C · E01031454
Middle layer super output area
Arun 011 · E02006552

Postcode source versions

Explore BN17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
12
Secondary
2

  1. River Beach Primary School

    Academy converter

    595 m

  2. White Meadows Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    834 m

  3. St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,715
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,007
  • Anti social behaviour 353
  • Shoplifting 348
  • Public order 211
  • Criminal damage and arson 211

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BN17 5 residents
6,792

Age bands in BN17 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.9%

904 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

606 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.3%

1,706 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.4%

1,854 residents

Age 65 and over
27.7%

1,946 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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • ACF MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code H82066

    967 m

  • PARK SURGERY

    ST. FLORAS ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN17 6BF

    ODS code H82039

    1.3 km

  • WESTCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE STREET, RUSTINGTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3NX

    ODS code H82007

    2.6 km

  • WILLOW GREEN SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, EAST PRESTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3AH

    ODS code H82059

    4.2 km

  • AVISFORD MEDICAL GROUP

    NORTH END ROAD, YAPTON, ARUNDEL, BN18 0DU

    ODS code H82048

    4.7 km

  • ARUNDEL SURGERY

    GREEN LANE CLOSE, ARUNDEL, BN18 9HG

    ODS code H82021

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Arun Footbridge

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.1 miles

  • Arun Footbridge

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.1 miles

  • Littlehampton Rail Station

    TXR · Littlehampton

    0.1 miles

  • Littlehampton Rail Station

    RSE · Littlehampton

    0.2 miles

  • Littlehampton Railway Station

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Arun 011C, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,096 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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. River Beach Primary School is the nearest published school at 595 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,715 published events cover 12 months, averaging 226.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,007 events.

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