PO21 5GQ

Bersted · Arun · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bersted
Local authority
Arun
Constituency
Chichester
Postcode district
PO21
Postcode sector
PO21 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO21 5GN 82 m
PO21 5GP 101 m
PO21 5GL 220 m
PO21 5GH 249 m
PO21 5GG 258 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO21 5GQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO21
Postcode sector
PO21 5
Latitude
50.798771
Longitude
-0.702704
British National Grid easting
491,520
British National Grid northing
100,715

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Arun · E07000224
Electoral ward
Bersted · E05009806
Parish or community
E04009854
Westminster constituency
Chichester · E14001166
Output area
E00160116
Lower layer super output area
Arun 012G · E01034823
Middle layer super output area
Arun 012 · E02006553

Postcode source versions

Explore PO21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
14
Secondary
2
  1. Southway Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    787 m
  2. Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis

    Community school

    981 m
  3. The Regis School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,308
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 427
  • Shoplifting 203
  • Anti social behaviour 184
  • Criminal damage and arson 94
  • Public order 88

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PO21 5 residents
11,121

Age bands in PO21 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

1,996 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

1,103 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.8%

2,884 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

2,706 residents

Age 65 and over
19.2%

2,065 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

5

within 5 km

  • WEST MEADS SURGERY

    2-6 THE PRECINCT, WEST MEADS, BOGNOR REGIS, PO21 5SB

    ODS code H82099

    1.2 km

  • BERSTED GREEN SURGERY

    32 DURLSTON DRIVE, BOGNOR REGIS, PO22 9TD

    ODS code H82016

    1.5 km

  • MAYWOOD HEALTH CARE CENTRE

    225 HAWTHORN ROAD, BOGNOR REGIS, PO21 2UW

    ODS code H82058

    1.5 km

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    80 PRYORS LANE, ROSE GREEN, BOGNOR REGIS, PO21 4JB

    ODS code H82043

    2.2 km

  • BOGNOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST STREET, BOGNOR REGIS, PO21 1UT

    ODS code H82020

    2.5 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

  • The Hollies

    BCT · Aldwick

    0.3 miles
  • Newbarn Lane

    BCT · North Bersted

    0.3 miles
  • Newbarn Lane

    BCT · North Bersted

    0.3 miles
  • Stroud Green Drive

    BCT · Aldwick

    0.3 miles
  • Brazwick Avenue

    BCT · North Bersted

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Arun 012G, 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

20,054 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. Southway Primary School is the nearest published school at 787 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,308 published events cover 12 months, averaging 109 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 427 events.

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