The postcode PO21 2BU is located in Arun, in the county of West Sussex. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. PO21 2BU is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
PO21 2BU is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.8 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 PO21 2BU as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Families in terraces and flats.
The closest road name to PO21 2BU is Essex Road which is centered 34 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Somerset Gardens and is 205 m away. The closest railway station is Bognor Regis Rail Station, 616 m away.
The closest primary school to PO21 2BU (for ages 11 and under) is South Bersted CofE Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on May 18, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Felpham Community College. The last OFSTED inspection on March 26, 2019 rated this school as Good
The local pub for residents of PO21 2BU is The Wheatsheaf and is 394 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on March 19, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from Ibrahim's Tasty Bite and is 160 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on July 7, 2021.
Residents reported an average download speed of 62.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.7 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.7 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 PO21 2BU is covered by the Sussex police force association and West Sussex is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to PO21 2BU and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to PO21 2BU, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode PO21 2BU
| Introduction | January 1980 |
| Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
| User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from PO21 2BU - Data from 2020-2021
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Bersted CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (May 18, 2017) | 499 m |
| Bersted Green Primary School, Bognor Regis | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (March 5, 2019) | 645 m |
| Edward Bryant School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (September 14, 2017) | 705 m |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (March 28, 2017) | 909 m |
| The Regis School | Academy | 11-19 | Good (November 1, 2017) | 944 m |
| Southway Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | Requires improvement (May 16, 2018) | 1 km |
| Nyewood CofE Junior School | Maintained school | 7-11 | Good (July 17, 2018) | 1.07 km |
| Nyewood CofE Infant School, Bognor Regis | Maintained school | 5-7 | Good (March 7, 2018) | 1.07 km |
| Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis | Maintained school | 5-11 | Good (December 5, 2019) | 1.63 km |
| Felpham Community College | Maintained school | 11-18 | Good (March 26, 2019) | 1.66 km |
| Downview Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (February 7, 2019) | 1.9 km |
| Bishop Tufnell CofE Primary School, Felpham | Maintained school | 5-11 | Requires improvement (September 26, 2018) | 3.14 km |
| Rose Green Junior School | Academy | 7-11 | Good (September 27, 2017) | 3.3 km |
| Rose Green Infant School | Maintained school | 5-7 | Good (March 22, 2018) | 3.38 km |
| Aldingbourne Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (March 16, 2017) | 4.86 km |
| St Philip Howard Catholic School | Academy | 11-18 | Outstanding (October 6, 2021) | 5.24 km |
| Eastergate CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (September 20, 2017) | 5.45 km |
| Ormiston Six Villages Academy | Academy | 11-16 | Good (September 14, 2017) | 5.52 km |
| Barnham Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (May 17, 2018) | 5.58 km |
| Yapton CE Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (December 2, 2016) | 5.76 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from PO21 2BU - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim's Tasty Bite | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good July 7, 2021 | 160 m | |
| India Garden | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 30, 2019 | 160 m | |
| Ocean Fish Bar | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 29, 2022 | 160 m | |
| Spar Hawthorn Supermarket Ltd | Awaiting Inspection | 160 m | |
| Co-Op | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 25, 2022 | 178 m | |
| Pizza Rebellion | Awaiting Inspection | 178 m | |
| Tasca de Felgueiras | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory December 18, 2020 | 194 m | |
| Great Wall | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 14, 2019 | 228 m | |
| Saxby Care Limited | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 31, 2022 | 279 m | |
| Burlington Nursing Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 22, 2022 | 291 m | |
| Selwood Lodge | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good March 25, 2019 | 291 m | |
| Sibel's Mini Market | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 15, 2019 | 313 m | |
| Bognor War Memorial Hospital | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 2, 2022 | 337 m | |
| Walcott House | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 2, 2019 | 345 m | |
| Thai Pan | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 5, 2019 | 347 m | |
| Jade Chinese | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 9, 2022 | 394 m | |
| Pj South Coast Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 4, 2022 | 394 m | |
| The Wheatsheaf | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 19, 2022 | 394 m | |
| Turners Pies | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 12, 2021 | 394 m | |
| Bognor Makerspace | Exempt February 15, 2022 | 455 m |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to PO21 2BU - Data from Apr 2022
| Somerset Gardens | 205 m | |
| Ambulance Station | 253 m | |
| Orchard Court | 310 m | |
| Orchard Way | 310 m | |
| Linden Road | 314 m | |
| Bognor Regis Rail Station | 635 m | |
| Waterloo Square | 1.02 km | |
| High Street | 1.04 km | |
| Bognor Regis Rail Station | 616 m | |
| Bognor Regis Rail Station | 642 m | |
| Bognor Regis Rail Station | 660 m | |
| Shoreham Brighton City Airport | 27.8 km | |
| Southampton Airport | 51.01 km | |
| London Gatwick Airport North Terminal | 54.1 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to PO21 2BU - Data from Dec 2021
| Middleton Ledge | 2.97 km | |
| Sefter Bottom | Valley | 3.84 km |
| Middleton Point | 4.37 km | |
| Smith's Copse | 5.15 km | |
| Camic Pond | 5.25 km | |
| Pagham Lagoon | 5.68 km | |
| Nanny Copse | 6.02 km | |
| Peckham's Copse | 6.04 km | |
| South Downs | 19.36 km | |
| Sussex Bay | 26.96 km | |
| English Channel | 75.7 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for PO21 2BU - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 35.5 Mbps | 62.5 Mbps | 1000 Mbps |
| Upload | 8.9 Mbps | 11.7 Mbps | 115 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 6.5 | 1.2 |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 21.1 | 5.6 |
| 30-300 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 49.5 | 11.8 |
| 300+ Mbps | 100% | 100% | 1000 | 115 |
Energy usage data for PO21 2BU - Data from 2020
| Country | England |
| County | West Sussex |
| Latitude | 50.79199200 |
| Longitude | -0.67966400 |
| OS Easting | 493157 |
| OS Northing | 0099990 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Sussex |
| Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton |
| County Electorial Division | Bognor Regis East ED |
| Electoral Ward | Orchard |
| 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 |
| International Territorial Level Code | E07000224 |
| Travel To Work Area | Chichester and Bognor Regis |
| 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 |
| Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Urbanites Group: Urban professionals and families Subgroup: Families in terraces and flats |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban city and town |
| Built-Up Area | Bognor Regis BUA |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) England (not covered) |
| Workplace Zone | E33044908 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Arun 014 |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Arun 014E |
| Output Area / Small Area | 5A3 |