BN16 postcode area guide — Arun
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BN16 postcode district in Arun — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BN16
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
44.4%
Gigabit-capable
39.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BN16 postcode district (Arun) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 925 postcodes Ofcom measures in BN16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 39.1%.
Around 0% of premises in BN16 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in BN16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BN16 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| BN16 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| BN16 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| BN16 1AE | 100% | 0% |
| BN16 1AF | 85% | 0% |
| BN16 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| BN16 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| BN16 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| BN16 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| BN16 1AQ | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Arun
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Arun district (83,425 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
96.4%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
64.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
98.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in BN16
Police recorded 135 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BN16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 36 | 26.7% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 35 | 25.9% |
| Shoplifting | 33 | 24.4% |
| Other theft | 6 | 4.4% |
| Public order | 6 | 4.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 5 | 3.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 4 | 3.0% |
| Burglary | 3 | 2.2% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in BN16
Based on 435 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BN16 is £382,500, down 1.9% on the previous year (£390,000).
Detached
£580,000
145 sales
Semi-detached
£400,000
92 sales
Terraced
£327,500
106 sales
Flat / maisonette
£218,000
88 sales
Latest recorded sales in BN16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £335,000 | Semi-detached | Old Worthing Road | BN16 1EA |
| 20 May 2026 | £392,000 | Semi-detached | Whitfield Close | BN16 4GN |
| 20 May 2026 | £315,000 | Detached | Greenacres Ring | BN16 4BS |
| 16 May 2026 | £475,000 | Detached | Parry Drive | BN16 2QY |
| 15 May 2026 | £485,000 | Detached | Milton Avenue | BN16 2PJ |
| 15 May 2026 | £480,000 | Terraced | Manor Road | BN16 1QA |
| 15 May 2026 | £990,000 | Detached | The Roundway | BN16 2BW |
| 15 May 2026 | £328,500 | Terraced | Herons Court Close | BN16 2HT |
| 14 May 2026 | £382,500 | Semi-detached | Russells Close | BN16 1BP |
| 12 May 2026 | £457,000 | Semi-detached | Chiltern Close | BN16 1RE |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Arun demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Arun district (164,889 residents, 72,661 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.4% |
| 15–29 | 19% |
| 30–44 | 16.4% |
| 45–64 | 20.9% |
| 65+ | 28.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 71.3% |
| Private rented | 18.3% |
| Social rented | 4.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around BN16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Angmering School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,360 | BN16 4HH |
| Rustington Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 554 | BN16 3PW |
| St Margaret's CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 408 | BN16 4LP |
| Georgian Gardens Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 405 | BN16 3JJ |
| Summerlea Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 377 | BN16 3SW |
| East Preston Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 351 | BN16 1EZ |
| East Preston Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 223 | BN16 1EZ |
| St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 160 | BN16 4JR |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in BN16
162 rated food businesses operate in BN16. 124 hold the top rating of 5, 19 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aaru Food and Wine, Activ8 For Kids Ltd, Aldi Stores Ltd, Angmering Community Centre, Angmering Day Nursery.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BN16
From a sample of 158 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 BN16 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 29% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
28%
Band D
49%
Band E
15%
Band F
4%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Arun
Landlines around BN16 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.