BN17 5FB

River · Arun · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
River
Local authority
Arun
Postcode district
BN17
Postcode sector
BN17 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN17 5FF 39 m
BN17 5EE 49 m
BN17 7BA 54 m
BN17 5BN 56 m
BN17 5BS 57 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN17 5FB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN17
Postcode sector
BN17 5
Latitude
50.809284
Longitude
-0.544848
British National Grid easting
502,621
British National Grid northing
102,091

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
E00184757
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
14
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. River Beach Primary School

    Academy converter

    327 m
  2. White Meadows Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    842 m
  3. The Littlehampton Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    908 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,863
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,045
  • Anti social behaviour 398
  • Shoplifting 357
  • Criminal damage and arson 220
  • Public order 211

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
63

30 female, 33 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN17 5 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+
13.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
13.8%
Gigabit-capable
13.8%
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

4

within 5 km

  • ACF MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code H82066

    594 m

  • PARK SURGERY

    ST. FLORAS ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN17 6BF

    ODS code H82039

    932 m

  • WESTCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE STREET, RUSTINGTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3NX

    ODS code H82007

    2.2 km

  • WILLOW GREEN SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, EAST PRESTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3AH

    ODS code H82059

    3.8 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

  • Surrey Street

    TXR · Littlehampton

    0.0 miles
  • Littlehampton Railway Station

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.1 miles
  • Franciscan Way

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.1 miles
  • Littlehampton Railway Station

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.1 miles
  • Littlehampton Rail Station

    RLY · Littlehampton

    0.1 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
12
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

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. River Beach Primary School is the nearest published school at 327 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,863 published events cover 12 months, averaging 238.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,045 events.

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