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BN17 5FA

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 5NF 37 m
BN17 5JU 40 m
BN17 5JR 64 m
BN17 5EZ 91 m
BN17 5JP 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN17 5FA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN17
Postcode sector
BN17 5
Latitude
50.806565
Longitude
-0.536715
British National Grid easting
503,200
British National Grid northing
101,800

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
E00160409
Lower layer super output area
Arun 011D · E01031456
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

    738 m

  2. The Littlehampton Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    926 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
2,454
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 905
  • Anti social behaviour 358
  • Shoplifting 263
  • Criminal damage and arson 182
  • Public order 179

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • ACF MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code H82066

    64 m

  • PARK SURGERY

    ST. FLORAS ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN17 6BF

    ODS code H82039

    432 m

  • WESTCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE STREET, RUSTINGTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3NX

    ODS code H82007

    1.7 km

  • WILLOW GREEN SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, EAST PRESTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3AH

    ODS code H82059

    3.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Granville Road

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.0 miles

  • Granville Road

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.0 miles

  • Selborne Road

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.1 miles

  • Selborne Road

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.1 miles

  • Library

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Arun 011D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,911 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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 738 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,454 published events cover 12 months, averaging 204.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 905 events.

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