Postcode BN17 7QS (Arun)

Map showing BN17 7QS and nearby postcodes

The postcode BN17 7QS is located in Arun, in the county of West Sussex. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BN17 7QS is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BN17 7QS is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.9 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of BN17 7QS as Rural residents > Rural tenants > Rural life.

The closest road name to BN17 7QS is Kingsmead which is centered 29 m away.

The nearest bus stop is The Six Bells and is 310 m away. The closest railway station is Ford Rail Station, 2.03 km away.

The closest primary school to BN17 7QS (for ages 11 and under) is Lyminster Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on September 12, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is The Littlehampton Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on February 2, 2022 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of BN17 7QS is Six Bells and is 357 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Satisfactory on June 9, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Sun Wah and is 1.05 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 28, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 52.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12.8 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.5 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for BN17 7QS is covered by the Sussex police force association and West Sussex is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to BN17 7QS and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to BN17 7QS, and the approximate distance away.

Kingsmead 29 m
Walters Green 44 m
Old Mead Road 109 m
Arundel Drive 166 m
Penarth Gardens 212 m
Lyminster Road 673 m
A284 2.82 km
A27 8.65 km
A29 17.2 km
A3 38.41 km
A259 43.34 km
A30 183.39 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode BN17 7QS

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from BN17 7QS - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Lyminster Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
965 m
White Meadows Primary Academy Good
(January 24, 2017)
1.34 km
Cornfield School, Littlehampton Good
(June 30, 2021)
1.42 km
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton Requires improvement
(December 12, 2018)
1.5 km
The Littlehampton Academy Good
(February 2, 2022)
1.83 km
River Beach Primary School Good
(October 16, 2019)
1.94 km
Summerlea Community Primary School Requires improvement
(February 27, 2019)
2.66 km
Rustington Community Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
2.83 km
St Mary's CofE Primary School Good
(October 3, 2018)
2.91 km
St Philip's Catholic Primary School, Arundel Good
(December 8, 2021)
3.17 km
My Choice School Arundel Requires improvement
(November 21, 2019)
3.19 km
Arundel CofE Primary School Good
(January 15, 2019)
3.2 km
Georgian Gardens Community Primary School Requires improvement
(May 2, 2018)
4.21 km
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School Good
(October 4, 2018)
4.46 km
Yapton CE Primary School Good
(December 2, 2016)
4.61 km
St Margaret's CofE Primary School Good
(June 7, 2017)
4.62 km
The Angmering School Requires improvement
(June 5, 2019)
4.68 km
East Preston Infant School Good
(October 17, 2019)
5.16 km
East Preston Junior School Good
(November 20, 2019)
5.16 km
Walberton and Binsted CofE Primary School Good
(May 18, 2017)
5.42 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BN17 7QS - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Six Bells Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
June 9, 2021
357 m
Sandfield House Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
March 24, 2022
439 m
Courtwick Park Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 3, 2022
623 m
Strawberry Fields & Stepping Stones Activity Cntr Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 24, 2022
623 m
Littlehampton Caravan & Motorhome Club Site Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 6, 2019
634 m
The Locomotive Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
April 1, 2022
681 m
T&s Food And Wine Retailers - other 4
Good
January 20, 2022
694 m
Morrisons Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
August 18, 2021
764 m
Co-operative Childcare School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 6, 2022
809 m
Wick Football Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 7, 2020
809 m
Kingley Gate Food and Wine Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
February 14, 2022
872 m
Fresh mongers Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
956 m
Chartwells School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 6, 2022
965 m
Mace Express Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 31, 2016
1 km
Wick Newsagents & Post Office Retailers - other 4
Good
February 26, 2020
1.02 km
Sun Wah Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 28, 2022
1.05 km
Curry Villa Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 30, 2022
1.1 km
Domino's Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 22, 2022
1.1 km
Glyn Norris Pharmacy Retailers - other Exempt
July 21, 2017
1.1 km
Local Offie Retailers - other Exempt
March 25, 2019
1.1 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BN17 7QS - Data from Apr 2022

The Six Bells Bus Stop/Station 310 m
The Six Bells Bus Stop/Station 328 m
Church Road Bus Stop/Station 522 m
Church Road Bus Stop/Station 598 m
Seaton Road Bus Stop/Station 707 m
Littlehampton Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.04 km
Surrey Street Taxi Rank 2.17 km
The Spotted Cow Taxi Rank 2.21 km
Ford Rail Station Rail 2.03 km
Ford Rail Station Rail 2.04 km
Littlehampton Rail Station Rail 2.09 km
Shoreham Brighton City Airport Air 18.23 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 45.22 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 45.33 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BN17 7QS - Data from Dec 2021

Knucker Hole Inland Water 700 m
Stubbs Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.14 km
Westlands Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.32 km
The Withy Beds Woodland Or Forest 2.39 km
Batworthpark Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.43 km
Park Rough Woodland Or Forest 2.67 km
Lobs Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.69 km
Poling Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.73 km
South Fields Woodland Or Forest 2.89 km
Reed's Copse Woodland Or Forest 3.09 km
Stewards Copse Woodland Or Forest 3.11 km
South Lake Inland Water 3.14 km
Park Bottom Valley 3.17 km
Polingdown Copse Woodland Or Forest 3.2 km
East Lake Inland Water 3.23 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for BN17 7QS - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 54.8 Mbps 52.8 Mbps 79.66 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 12.8 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 4.7 0.7
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 11 3
30-300 Mbps 100% 60.2 14.6
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

41 meters consuming 406,228 kWh - mean 9,908 kWh : median 8,932 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

48 meters consuming 130,679 kWh - mean 2,722 kWh : median 2,362 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BN17 7QS - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County West Sussex
Latitude 50.82878100
Longitude -0.54922000
OS Easting 502272
OS Northing 0104252
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
14934
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Sussex

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
County Electorial Division Arundel & Courtwick ED
Electoral Ward Courtwick with Toddington
Local Authority District Arun
Region / Government Office Region South East
European Electoral Region South East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Coast to Capital
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Sussex

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000224
Travel To Work Area Chichester and Bognor Regis

NHS

NHS England Region South East
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
West Sussex
Cancer Alliance Surrey and Sussex
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South East Coast
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Sussex Health and Care Partnership
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS West Sussex CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Rural residents
Group: Rural tenants
Subgroup: Rural life
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Brighton and Hove BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Littlehampton BUASD
Workplace Zone E33044863
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Arun 004
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Arun 004D
Output Area / Small Area 1B1