BN17 5DF

River · Arun · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Littlehampton
Ward
River
Local authority
Arun
Postcode district
BN17
Postcode sector
BN17 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN17 5SF 195 m
BN17 7QU 231 m
BN17 5DN 250 m
BN17 5DS 288 m
BN17 7GA 302 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN17 5DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN17
Postcode sector
BN17 5
Latitude
50.812778
Longitude
-0.556166
British National Grid easting
501,816
British National Grid northing
102,464

Statistical and administrative geographies

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

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Unit P4, Riverside Industrial Estate, Littlehampton, BN17 5DF 22 January 2026 £342,000
Unit P4, Riverside Industrial Estate, Littlehampton, BN17 5DF 8 July 2024 £260,000
Unit U3-U4, Riverside Industrial Estate, Littlehampton, BN17 5DF 30 June 2023 £390,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
11
Secondary
1
  1. White Meadows Primary Academy

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    792 m
  2. River Beach Primary School

    Academy converter

    942 m
  3. St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,467
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 886
  • Shoplifting 348
  • Anti social behaviour 313
  • Public order 197
  • Criminal damage and arson 188

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

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+
98.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
96.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
96.7%
Gigabit-capable
96.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
98.3%
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

6

within 5 km

  • ACF MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code H82066

    1.5 km

  • PARK SURGERY

    ST. FLORAS ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN17 6BF

    ODS code H82039

    1.8 km

  • WESTCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE STREET, RUSTINGTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3NX

    ODS code H82007

    3.0 km

  • AVISFORD MEDICAL GROUP

    NORTH END ROAD, YAPTON, ARUNDEL, BN18 0DU

    ODS code H82048

    4.2 km

  • ARUNDEL SURGERY

    GREEN LANE CLOSE, ARUNDEL, BN18 9HG

    ODS code H82021

    4.5 km

  • WILLOW GREEN SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, EAST PRESTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3AH

    ODS code H82059

    4.6 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

  • Riverside Industrial Estate

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.1 miles
  • Riverside Industrial Estate

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.1 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.3 miles
  • Wickbourne Stores

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.3 miles
  • Fort Road

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.3 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.

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
4
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
40
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 £382,500 from 6 recorded sales in BN17 5DF. 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. White Meadows Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 792 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,467 published events cover 12 months, averaging 205.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 886 events.

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