Laurel Drive Bognor Regis, Arun
15 addresses across 2 postcodes (PO21), about 130 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 1103153.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 4).
- Flood: 8 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Arun costs £2,487 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bognor Regis, about 4.6 km (2.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 3 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Grove House Surgery, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 750 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 95% of households owned their home and 12% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 76 m². Most common: Park home, detached (6). Built: 1996-2002 (4); 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6).
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 street: most are in band A (34% of about 1,200 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land to the west of Inglenook Hotel 255 Pagham Road: up to 6 homes, pending decision (300 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 15 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 60 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 60 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PO21 3ND | zone 3 | 1 / 1 / 4 | unlikely |
| PO21 3PT | zone 3 | 0 / 6 / 11 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 3 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO21 3ND | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PO21 3PT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bognor Regis 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Chichester 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Fishbourne (Sussex) 68,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km (5.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Bear Inn Nyetimber | 380 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Chichester | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | West Itchenor Ferry Landing | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Anson Road | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 47.2 km (29 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 56.5 km (35 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Grove House Surgery | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Jordans Pharmacy | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pagham Harbour Dental Practice | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital Cdc | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Police station | Bognor Police Station | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Pagham - The Parade, Pagham Cashzone | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,080 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pagham Cricket Ground 1.4 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,470 m² | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Beckett's Barn and adjoining earthworks, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Beckett's Barn and adjoining earthworks | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Sefter Bottom | Valley | 880 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Pagham Beach | Beach | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Pagham Lagoon | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Camic Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Aldwick Beach | Beach | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Keynor Copse | Wood | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 15 | 15 |
None of the street's 15 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Green Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Rose Green Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The inglenook PO21 3QB | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 380 m | 4 Good | 6 Aug 2026 |
| The Bear Inn PO21 3QB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 380 m | 4 Good | 18 Jun 2026 |
| Nyetimber Stores PO21 3QD | Retailers - other | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 1 Major improvement necessary | 1 Oct 2024 |
| Tesco Express PO21 3QB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 13 Feb 2026 |
| Little London Tea Shop PO21 3QB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 May 2026 |
| Qmin PO21 3QD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Jasmine house PO21 3QD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Jun 2026 |
| The Lamb Inn PO21 4NJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 1 Jul 2024 |
| The Lion Hotel PO21 3JX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2026 |
| Pagham Cricket Club PO21 3JY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 Jun 2024 |
| Pagham Football Social Club PO21 3JY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Honeysuckle Drive (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 63 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 48% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 92% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 48% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 36% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 29% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 12% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Conifer Way · Jennings Close · Oaktree Close · Honeysuckle Drive · Water Meadow Way · Platinum Gardens · Millfarm Drive · Summer Lane · Beech Close · Barley Close · Bramble Close · Old Barn Close
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.