AREA DECISION REPORT
Arun area decision report
Proceed with trade-off checks
Median affordability sits at 10.1x in 2025, which reads as high-cost. Gigabit availability is 48% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 99.8% and 5G reaches 35.7% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.
Live across price, affordability, connectivity, planning, and postcode follow-up | Sold prices through 26 Jun 2026 · Affordability year 2025 · Broadband source year 2024 · Mobile source year 2025
- Median sold price, last 5 years £340,000Based on 15,696 sales · Latest sale in data: 26 Jun 2026
- Affordability High-costMedian ratio 10.1x in 2025
- Gigabit availability 48%Ofcom source year 2024
- 4G strong coverage 99.8%Area-level mobile source year 2025
- Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius
Area summary
Use this summary to decide whether this shortlist survives, then move into postcode-level due diligence where the evidence looks strongest.
Affordability and price
High-cost at 10.1xMedian house-price-to-earnings ratio is 10.1x in 2025, with a median house price of £350,000 and residence earnings of £34,546.
Broadband
Gigabit 48%Gigabit availability is 48%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0.1%.
Mobile
4G 99.8% · 5G 35.7%4G strong-coverage share is 99.8%, with 5G at 35.7% in the current area-level summary.
Planning watch
No nearby matchesNo nearby planning rows matched Arun in the current live coverage yet.
Schools
9 nearby school rows9 nearby school rows matched postcode area BN16 4QT for Arun. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.
Transport
1,050 mapped stopsArun currently links 1,050 mapped transport stops, including 1,024 local bus or tram access points and 18 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 773 stops are marked active and 277 inactive. Top localities include Littlehampton (113), Bognor Regis (90), Aldwick (88).
Local business
Score 100/100Arun currently links 883 mapped local businesses across 8 tracked categories. Top amenity groups include 346 food and drink, 140 grocery, 136 personal services. The current amenity availability signal scores 100/100.
Jobs
1,228 online job adverts observedArun local authority · Jun 2026. Same geography one year earlier: 1,293 online job adverts observed in Jun 2025.
Postcode follow-up
3 featured postcodes3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under Arun.
Crime
Latest month 1,408Arun recorded 1,408 crimes in Jun 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 14,896, with a 1.2% rise against the prior twelve months and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. Sussex Police contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.
Local business
This area-level OSM snapshot shows the amenity mix currently mapped around Arun, so you can judge everyday convenience before you spend more time on postcode-level checks.
Amenity availability
Convenience score 100/100
Basis: nearest matching geography. Area local-business counts use postcode tags first and nearest-postcode fallback when the OSM record has no usable postcode tag.
Amenity group
Food and drink
346 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by cafe (133), fast food (117), restaurant (96).
Amenity group
Grocery
140 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by convenience (95), supermarket (22), butcher (12).
Amenity group
Personal services
136 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by hairdresser (90), beauty (46).
Amenity group
Nightlife
102 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by pub (80), bar (22).
Compare against another area
Keep at least one alternative area in view while you weigh cost, connectivity, planning pressure, and postcode follow-up coverage.
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Birmingham
Birmingham has 63,331 recorded sales with a median sold price of £220,400.
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Leeds
Leeds has 60,832 recorded sales with a median sold price of £225,000.
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North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire has 59,996 recorded sales with a median sold price of £260,000.
Open area researchPostcodes worth checking next
These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.
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BN16 4QT
BN16 4QT has 56 recorded sales with a median sold price of £472,495.
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BN18 0XW
BN18 0XW has 55 recorded sales with a median sold price of £497,950.
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BN16 4QL
BN16 4QL has 48 recorded sales with a median sold price of £447,500.
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