BN17 6RX

Brookfield · Arun · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Littlehampton
Local authority
Arun
Postcode district
BN17
Postcode sector
BN17 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN17 6DU 76 m
BN17 6RU 78 m
BN17 6RJ 85 m
BN17 6RY 135 m
BN17 6RL 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN17 6RX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN17
Postcode sector
BN17 6
Latitude
50.814404
Longitude
-0.524346
British National Grid easting
504,054
British National Grid northing
102,689

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Arun · E07000224
Parish or community
E04009867
Output area
E00160145
Lower layer super output area
Arun 007C · E01031410
Middle layer super output area
Arun 007 · E02006548

Postcode source versions

Explore BN17

64 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
38, Nimbus Close, Littlehampton, BN17 6RX 18 July 2025 £290,000
3, Nimbus Close, Littlehampton, BN17 6RX 23 June 2025 £250,000
41, Nimbus Close, Littlehampton, BN17 6RX 11 February 2025 £203,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
12
Secondary
2
  1. Rustington Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    778 m
  2. The Littlehampton Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    782 m
  3. Summerlea Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    844 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,946
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,060
  • Anti social behaviour 433
  • Shoplifting 400
  • Public order 216
  • Criminal damage and arson 215

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
83

46 female, 37 male

Postcode households
38
Residents per household
2.2
BN17 6 residents
14,270

Age bands in BN17 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

2,390 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,450 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.9%

3,290 residents

Age 45 to 64
27%

3,881 residents

Age 65 and over
23.4%

3,373 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN17 6 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
97.5%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

    813 m

  • WESTCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE STREET, RUSTINGTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3NX

    ODS code H82007

    816 m

  • ACF MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code H82066

    1.3 km

  • WILLOW GREEN SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, EAST PRESTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3AH

    ODS code H82059

    2.4 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Fastnet Way

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.1 miles
  • Fastnet Way

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.1 miles
  • Armada Way

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.1 miles
  • Armada Way

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.1 miles
  • Bell Davies Road

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Arun 007C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

16,996 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
9 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
2
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 £238,500 from 4 recorded sales in BN17 6RX. 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

16 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Rustington Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 778 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,946 published events cover 12 months, averaging 245.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,060 events.

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