PO21 postcode area guide — Arun
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PO21 postcode district in Arun — every official dataset on one page.
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Where is PO21?
Broadband & internet speeds in PO21
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
55.5%
Gigabit-capable
55.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the PO21 postcode district (Arun) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,323 postcodes Ofcom measures in PO21, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 55.5%.
Around 0% of premises in PO21 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 PO21
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PO21 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| PO21 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| PO21 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| PO21 1AE | 97.4% | 97.4% |
| PO21 1AF | 100% | 57.1% |
| PO21 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| PO21 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| PO21 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| PO21 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| PO21 1AP | 100% | 100% |
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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 PO21
Police recorded 213 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PO21 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 86 | 40.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 54 | 25.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 14 | 6.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 12 | 5.6% |
| Shoplifting | 8 | 3.8% |
| Drugs | 7 | 3.3% |
| Other theft | 7 | 3.3% |
| Public order | 7 | 3.3% |
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 PO21
Based on 531 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PO21 is £295,000, down 4.8% on the previous year (£310,000).
Detached
£450,000
157 sales
Semi-detached
£325,000
112 sales
Terraced
£280,000
88 sales
Flat / maisonette
£141,000
160 sales
Latest recorded sales in PO21
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2026 | £150,000 | Semi-detached | Selsey Avenue | PO21 2QZ |
| 22 May 2026 | £310,000 | Flat | Cambridge Drive | PO21 5RP |
| 20 May 2026 | £550,000 | Detached | Furse Feld | PO21 2RE |
| 18 May 2026 | £244,500 | Terraced | Collyer Avenue | PO21 5JT |
| 15 May 2026 | £440,000 | Semi-detached | Hillsboro Road | PO21 2DX |
| 13 May 2026 | £237,000 | Flat | Kings Parade | PO21 2TS |
| 11 May 2026 | £260,000 | Detached | Rose Green Road | PO21 3EP |
| 8 May 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Stroud Green Drive | PO21 5SY |
| 8 May 2026 | £55,000 | Flat | West Street | PO21 1XJ |
| 8 May 2026 | £221,000 | Semi-detached | Steyne Street | PO21 1TJ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 PO21
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Regis School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,679 | PO21 5LH |
| Edward Bryant School | Primary | 4–11 | 626 | PO21 1BG |
| Southway Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 445 | PO21 5EZ |
| Rose Green Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 385 | PO21 3NA |
| Nyewood CofE Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 291 | PO21 5NW |
| Rose Green Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 269 | PO21 3LW |
| Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis | Primary | 4–11 | 207 | PO21 5EJ |
| Nyewood CofE Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 181 | PO21 5NW |
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 PO21
302 rated food businesses operate in PO21. 210 hold the top rating of 5, 40 are rated 4, and 13 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 16 Queensway, 381 Restaurant, Abbots Lawn, Admiral casino, Albany House.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PO21
From a sample of 191 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 PO21 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 49% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
18%
Band C
30%
Band D
36%
Band E
14%
Band F
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
Landlines around PO21 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.