BN17 7BX

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN17 7AE 22 m
BN17 7AB 42 m
BN17 7EL 51 m
BN17 7AF 61 m
BN17 7AA 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN17 7BX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN17
Postcode sector
BN17 7
Latitude
50.810577
Longitude
-0.546142
British National Grid easting
502,527
British National Grid northing
102,233

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
E00160266
Lower layer super output area
Arun 011B · E01031428
Middle layer super output area
Arun 011 · E02006552

Postcode source versions

Explore BN17

45 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Madehurst Court, 5, Gloucester Road, Littlehampton, BN17 7BX 20 June 2024 £153,000
Madehurst Court, 8, Gloucester Road, Littlehampton, BN17 7BX 27 February 2024 £148,000
Madehurst Court, 13, Gloucester Road, Littlehampton, BN17 7BX 19 May 2022 £162,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. River Beach Primary School

    Academy converter

    276 m
  2. White Meadows Primary Academy

    Academy converter

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

    Academy converter

    863 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,935
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,085
  • Anti social behaviour 405
  • Shoplifting 357
  • Criminal damage and arson 226
  • Public order 222

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

16 female, 19 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
1.9
BN17 7 residents
12,099

Age bands in BN17 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.7%

2,554 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,186 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.2%

3,439 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.1%

2,840 residents

Age 65 and over
14.9%

1,752 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN17 7 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • ACF MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code H82066

    750 m

  • PARK SURGERY

    ST. FLORAS ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN17 6BF

    ODS code H82039

    1.0 km

  • WESTCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE STREET, RUSTINGTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3NX

    ODS code H82007

    2.3 km

  • WILLOW GREEN SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, EAST PRESTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 3AH

    ODS code H82059

    3.9 km

  • ARUNDEL SURGERY

    GREEN LANE CLOSE, ARUNDEL, BN18 9HG

    ODS code H82021

    4.9 km

  • AVISFORD MEDICAL GROUP

    NORTH END ROAD, YAPTON, ARUNDEL, BN18 0DU

    ODS code H82048

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Littlehampton Rail Station

    RLY · Littlehampton

    0.0 miles
  • Littlehampton Rail Station

    RSE · Littlehampton

    0.0 miles
  • Littlehampton Railway Station

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.1 miles
  • Littlehampton Railway Station

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.1 miles
  • Franciscan Way

    BCT · Littlehampton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Arun 011B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,474 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

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 £157,500 from 4 recorded sales in BN17 7BX. 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 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. River Beach Primary School is the nearest published school at 276 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,935 published events cover 12 months, averaging 244.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,085 events.

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