Is Arun a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Arun, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 5,204 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Arun, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 5,204 postcodes
The average home in Arun sold for £321,460 in the latest House Price Index, up 0.9% on a year earlier. Across Arun, police record 90 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Arun, the nearest primary school is St Mary's CofE Primary School, 0.9 mi away, about a 19 minute walk; the nearest secondary is The Littlehampton Academy, 2.7 mi away; the nearest GP surgery is Avisford Medical Group, 1.2 mi away, about a 24 minute walk.
Ford station is 1.6 mi away; the nearest park is 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk.
Across Arun, police record 90 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Arun sold for £321,460 in the latest House Price Index, up 0.9% on a year earlier. By type: detached £553,083, semi-detached £351,872, terraced £275,977, flats £167,469. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is St Mary's CofE Primary School, 0.9 mi away, about a 19 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is The Littlehampton Academy, 2.7 mi away. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Ford is 1.6 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £50,429 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).