BN17 5QA

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 5QB 68 m
BN17 5QD 75 m
BN17 5ET 81 m
BN17 5PZ 103 m
BN17 5PT 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN17 5QA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN17
Postcode sector
BN17 5
Latitude
50.810568
Longitude
-0.536092
British National Grid easting
503,235
British National Grid northing
102,246

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
E00160395
Lower layer super output area
Arun 009D · E01031455
Middle layer super output area
Arun 009 · E02006550

Postcode source versions

Explore BN17

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, St Marys Gardens, Littlehampton, BN17 5QA 21 October 2024 £310,000
8, St Marys Gardens, Littlehampton, BN17 5QA 6 September 2024 £287,500
4, St Marys Gardens, Littlehampton, BN17 5QA 28 August 2024 £303,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
12
Secondary
2
  1. The Littlehampton Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    479 m
  2. River Beach Primary School

    Academy converter

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

    Academy converter

    794 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,011
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,119
  • Anti social behaviour 422
  • Shoplifting 347
  • Criminal damage and arson 221
  • Public order 214

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

21 female, 21 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
3.2
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 0.6% 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+
57.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
57.1%
Gigabit-capable
57.1%
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

  • PARK SURGERY

    ST. FLORAS ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN17 6BF

    ODS code H82039

    373 m

  • ACF MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code H82066

    462 m

  • WESTCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE STREET, RUSTINGTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3NX

    ODS code H82007

    1.6 km

  • WILLOW GREEN SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, EAST PRESTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3AH

    ODS code H82059

    3.2 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

  • Church Street

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.1 miles
  • Rosemead

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.1 miles
  • Rosemead

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.1 miles
  • Church Street

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.1 miles
  • Library

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Arun 009D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,011 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
6 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

Property market

The five-year median is £299,500 from 6 recorded sales in BN17 5QA. 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

15 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Littlehampton Academy is the nearest published school at 479 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,011 published events cover 12 months, averaging 250.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,119 events.

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