BN17 postcode area guide — Arun
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BN17 postcode district in Arun — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BN17
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
19.3%
Gigabit-capable
19.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BN17 postcode district (Arun) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 751 postcodes Ofcom measures in BN17, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 19.3%.
Around 0% of premises in BN17 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 BN17
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BN17 5AB | 83.3% | 0% |
| BN17 5AD | 100% | 0% |
| BN17 5AF | 100% | 0% |
| BN17 5AG | 100% | 0% |
| BN17 5AH | 100% | 0% |
| BN17 5AJ | 100% | 0% |
| BN17 5AL | 100% | 0% |
| BN17 5AP | 87.5% | 0% |
| BN17 5AQ | 100% | 0% |
| BN17 5AR | 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 BN17
Police recorded 405 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BN17 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 123 | 30.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 81 | 20.0% |
| Shoplifting | 44 | 10.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 41 | 10.1% |
| Public order | 41 | 10.1% |
| Other theft | 27 | 6.7% |
| Vehicle crime | 17 | 4.2% |
| Other crime | 7 | 1.7% |
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 BN17
Based on 389 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BN17 is £290,000, down 3.0% on the previous year (£299,000).
Detached
£432,000
59 sales
Semi-detached
£320,000
105 sales
Terraced
£275,000
138 sales
Flat / maisonette
£153,000
76 sales
Latest recorded sales in BN17
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £105,000 | Flat | Church Street | BN17 5PY |
| 26 May 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced | River Road | BN17 5BZ |
| 14 May 2026 | £432,000 | Detached | Norman Close | BN17 6BY |
| 12 May 2026 | £286,000 | Semi-detached | Horsham Road West | BN17 6DL |
| 6 May 2026 | £182,000 | Semi-detached | Swanbourne Road | BN17 6HS |
| 5 May 2026 | £290,000 | Terraced | Beacon Way | BN17 6QS |
| 1 May 2026 | £365,000 | Terraced | Southfields Road | BN17 6PA |
| 1 May 2026 | £505,000 | Semi-detached | Cornwall Road | BN17 6EQ |
| 1 May 2026 | £237,000 | Terraced | Grassmere Close | BN17 6TA |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £105,000 | Flat | Church Street | BN17 5PY |
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 BN17
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Littlehampton Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,324 | BN17 6FE |
| River Beach Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 665 | BN17 6EW |
| White Meadows Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 616 | BN17 7JL |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton | Primary | 4–11 | 216 | BN17 6HL |
| Lyminster Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 205 | BN17 7JZ |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 105 | BN17 5QU |
| Cornfield School, Littlehampton | Not applicable | 8–16 | 83 | BN17 6HY |
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 BN17
211 rated food businesses operate in BN17. 151 hold the top rating of 5, 24 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 47 Mussel Row, AA mini market, Amys Super Greens, Arcade Bookshop, Arun Yacht Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BN17
From a sample of 287 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 BN17 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 31% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
29%
Band D
37%
Band E
21%
Band F
10%
Band G
1%
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
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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.