PO21 1RW Arun
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Marine. Region: South East.
Streets
- High Street, Bognor Regis: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Arun in 2026-27: Band D £2,487 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,658 | £1,935 | £2,211 | £2,487 | £3,040 | £3,593 | £4,145 | £4,974 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (39% of about 1,250 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- The William Hardwicke, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Staffuth & Bray 6 York Road Bognor Regis, permissioned (20 m)
- The Arcade, Bognor Regis: up to 36 homes, pending decision (40 m)
- Belmont Lodge and land west of Belmont Street Bognor Regis, permissioned (90 m)
- Regis Centre Site, The Esplanade, Bognor Regis: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
- 2-10 The Hatters Inn, Queensway, Bognor Regis: up to 43 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- 57 Queensway Bognor Regis: up to 18 homes, pending decision (290 m)
- Covers, Richmond Road, Bognor Regis: up to 34 homes, not permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- 19 High Street Bognor Regis, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 5 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bognor Regis 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Barnham 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Ford 117,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 40 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest High Street Bognor Regis | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Chichester | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | West Itchenor Ferry Landing | 13.9 km (8.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Car Park - Bognor Regis | 150 m |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lyon Street | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 51.6 km (32 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 53.1 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bognor Medical Centre | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest White House Dental Surgery | 120 m |
| Hospital | Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital Cdc | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Bognor Police Station | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 33-37 High Street Lloyds Bank | 50 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hothamton Gardens 3,250 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Hotham Park 9.0 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 450 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,270 m² | 360 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,760 m² | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 9.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hotham Park House, a listed building (Grade II*), 560 m (0.3 miles) north-east. 63 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hotham Park House | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| The Dome | Listed building, Grade I | 800 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bognor Regis Beach | Beach | 220 m south-east |
| Felpham Beach | Beach | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Aldwick Beach | Beach | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Middleton Point | Wetland | 4 km (2.5 miles) east |
| Sefter Bottom | Valley | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) west |
| Pagham Beach | Beach | 4.9 km (3 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the postcode's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Arun: see them on the Arun page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 54% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 73% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on High Street.