Postcode BN17 7RF (Arun)

Map showing BN17 7RF and nearby postcodes

The postcode BN17 7RF is located in Arun, in the county of West Sussex. It was introduced in July 1986 and is an active postcode. BN17 7RF is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BN17 7RF 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 7RF as Hard-pressed living > Challenged terraced workers > Deprived blue-collar terraces.

The closest road name to BN17 7RF is Eagles Chase which is centered 12 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Seaton Road and is 254 m away. The closest railway station is Littlehampton Rail Station, 1.65 km away.

The closest primary school to BN17 7RF (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 7RF is The Locomotive and is 278 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on April 1, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from Sun Wah and is 572 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 28, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 36.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 6.8 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 1.3 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for BN17 7RF 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 7RF and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Eagles Chase 12 m
Falcon Gardens 62 m
Redwing Close 97 m
Seaton Park 135 m
Kestrel Way 136 m
Goldcrest Avenue 147 m
Seaton Road 183 m
Edwards Way 193 m
Seaton Close 196 m
Sandfield Avenue 207 m
Swift Way 219 m
Finches Close 227 m
Seaton Lane 229 m
Robin Close 254 m
Courtwick Lane 292 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode BN17 7RF

Introduction July 1986
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 7RF - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Lyminster Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
486 m
White Meadows Primary Academy Good
(January 24, 2017)
886 m
Cornfield School, Littlehampton Good
(June 30, 2021)
1 km
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton Requires improvement
(December 12, 2018)
1.02 km
The Littlehampton Academy Good
(February 2, 2022)
1.36 km
River Beach Primary School Good
(October 16, 2019)
1.46 km
Summerlea Community Primary School Requires improvement
(February 27, 2019)
2.33 km
Rustington Community Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
2.45 km
St Mary's CofE Primary School Good
(October 3, 2018)
2.69 km
My Choice School Arundel Requires improvement
(November 21, 2019)
3.56 km
St Philip's Catholic Primary School, Arundel Good
(December 8, 2021)
3.64 km
Arundel CofE Primary School Good
(January 15, 2019)
3.68 km
Georgian Gardens Community Primary School Requires improvement
(May 2, 2018)
3.86 km
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School Good
(October 4, 2018)
4.3 km
The Angmering School Requires improvement
(June 5, 2019)
4.42 km
St Margaret's CofE Primary School Good
(June 7, 2017)
4.52 km
Yapton CE Primary School Good
(December 2, 2016)
4.77 km
East Preston Infant School Good
(October 17, 2019)
4.82 km
East Preston Junior School Good
(November 20, 2019)
4.82 km
Walberton and Binsted CofE Primary School Good
(May 18, 2017)
5.77 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
T&s Food And Wine Retailers - other 4
Good
January 20, 2022
240 m
Sandfield House Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
March 24, 2022
260 m
The Locomotive Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
April 1, 2022
278 m
Morrisons Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
August 18, 2021
290 m
Six Bells Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
June 9, 2021
381 m
Littlehampton Caravan & Motorhome Club Site Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 6, 2019
408 m
Co-operative Childcare School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 6, 2022
471 m
Wick Football Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 7, 2020
471 m
Chartwells School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 6, 2022
486 m
Fresh mongers Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
507 m
Wick Newsagents & Post Office Retailers - other 4
Good
February 26, 2020
547 m
Sun Wah Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 28, 2022
572 m
Courtwick Park Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 3, 2022
583 m
Strawberry Fields & Stepping Stones Activity Cntr Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 24, 2022
583 m
Curry Villa Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 30, 2022
628 m
Domino's Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 22, 2022
628 m
Glyn Norris Pharmacy Retailers - other Exempt
July 21, 2017
628 m
Local Offie Retailers - other Exempt
March 25, 2019
628 m
Rooster Village Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
August 16, 2021
628 m
Rosie Lee's Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
December 17, 2020
628 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Seaton Road Bus Stop/Station 254 m
Seaton Road Bus Stop/Station 268 m
The Six Bells Bus Stop/Station 439 m
The Six Bells Bus Stop/Station 449 m
Courtwick Road Bus Stop/Station 530 m
Littlehampton Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.61 km
Surrey Street Taxi Rank 1.72 km
East Street Taxi Rank 1.74 km
Littlehampton Rail Station Rail 1.65 km
Ford Rail Station Rail 2.28 km
Ford Rail Station Rail 2.3 km
Shoreham Brighton City Airport Air 18.04 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 45.45 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 45.57 km

Nearby Nature

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

Knucker Hole Inland Water 1.16 km
Lobs Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.21 km
Stubbs Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.4 km
Westlands Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.48 km
The Withy Beds Woodland Or Forest 2.76 km
Batworthpark Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.78 km
West Beach Beach 2.88 km
Poling Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.89 km
Park Rough Woodland Or Forest 2.97 km
South Fields Woodland Or Forest 3.11 km
Reed's Copse Woodland Or Forest 3.26 km
Polingdown Copse Woodland Or Forest 3.27 km
Sailor's Copse Woodland Or Forest 3.38 km
Decoy Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.43 km
Charloe Copse Woodland Or Forest 3.58 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 38 Mbps 36.7 Mbps 58.31 Mbps
Upload 7.3 Mbps 6.8 Mbps 10.66 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 27.3 5.3
30-300 Mbps 100% 41.6 7.7
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

27 meters consuming 236,757 kWh - mean 8,769 kWh : median 8,676 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

29 meters consuming 102,062 kWh - mean 3,519 kWh : median 2,600 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BN17 7RF - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County West Sussex
Latitude 50.82489500
Longitude -0.54627400
OS Easting 502488
OS Northing 0103824
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: Hard-pressed living
Group: Challenged terraced workers
Subgroup: Deprived blue-collar terraces
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 E33044862
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Arun 004
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Arun 004D
Output Area / Small Area 8B1