BN17 5BF postcode in Littlehampton, West Sussex

BN17 5BF is a postcode in Littlehampton, in the River ward of Arun. It is in the Bognor Regis and Littlehampton parliamentary constituency and the Sussex police force area, and has been in use since August 1992.

Flooding Low flood risk 18 of 40 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Arun: 82% Typical price £192,500 Homes sold in BN17 5, last 12 months. ▼ 32.5% on the year before Nearest station Littlehampton 150 m in a straight line

Where BN17 5BF is, and what is near it

Map of BN17 5BF and what is near it Map of BN17 5BF: its centre point, with the 208 other postcodes in the BN17 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 7 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BN17 5AB: also in BN17 5BN17 5AD: also in BN17 5BN17 5AF: also in BN17 5BN17 5AG: also in BN17 5BN17 5AH: also in BN17 5BN17 5AJ: also in BN17 5BN17 5AL: also in BN17 5BN17 5AP: also in BN17 5BN17 5AR: also in BN17 5BN17 5AS: also in BN17 5BN17 5AT: also in BN17 5BN17 5AU: also in BN17 5BN17 5AW: also in BN17 5BN17 5AX: also in BN17 5BN17 5AZ: also in BN17 5BN17 5BA: also in BN17 5BN17 5BB: also in BN17 5BN17 5BD: also in BN17 5BN17 5BE: also in BN17 5BN17 5BG: also in BN17 5BN17 5BH: also in BN17 5BN17 5BJ: also in BN17 5BN17 5BL: also in BN17 5BN17 5BN: also in BN17 5BN17 5BP: also in BN17 5BN17 5BQ: also in BN17 5BN17 5BS: also in BN17 5BN17 5BU: also in BN17 5BN17 5BX: also in BN17 5BN17 5BY: also in BN17 5BN17 5BZ: also in BN17 5BN17 5DA: also in BN17 5BN17 5DB: also in BN17 5BN17 5DD: also in BN17 5BN17 5DE: also in BN17 5BN17 5DF: also in BN17 5BN17 5DG: also in BN17 5BN17 5DH: also in BN17 5BN17 5DJ: also in BN17 5BN17 5DL: also in BN17 5BN17 5DN: also in BN17 5BN17 5DP: also in BN17 5BN17 5DQ: also in BN17 5BN17 5DS: also in BN17 5BN17 5DT: also in BN17 5BN17 5DU: also in BN17 5BN17 5DX: also in BN17 5BN17 5DZ: also in BN17 5BN17 5EA: also in BN17 5BN17 5ED: also in BN17 5BN17 5EE: also in BN17 5BN17 5EG: also in BN17 5BN17 5EH: also in BN17 5BN17 5EJ: also in BN17 5BN17 5EL: also in BN17 5BN17 5EN: also in BN17 5BN17 5ER: also in BN17 5BN17 5ES: also in BN17 5BN17 5ET: also in BN17 5BN17 5EW: also in BN17 5BN17 5EX: also in BN17 5BN17 5EY: also in BN17 5BN17 5EZ: also in BN17 5BN17 5FB: also in BN17 5BN17 5FE: also in BN17 5BN17 5FF: also in BN17 5BN17 5HA: also in BN17 5BN17 5HG: also in BN17 5BN17 5HJ: also in BN17 5BN17 5HL: also in BN17 5BN17 5HN: also in BN17 5BN17 5HS: also in BN17 5BN17 5HT: also in BN17 5BN17 5HW: also in BN17 5BN17 5HZ: also in BN17 5BN17 5JA: also in BN17 5BN17 5JB: also in BN17 5BN17 5JG: also in BN17 5BN17 5JH: also in BN17 5BN17 5JP: also in BN17 5BN17 5JQ: also in BN17 5BN17 5JR: also in BN17 5BN17 5JS: also in BN17 5BN17 5JU: also in BN17 5BN17 5LF: also in BN17 5BN17 5LR: also in BN17 5BN17 5LS: also in BN17 5BN17 5LU: also in BN17 5BN17 5LW: also in BN17 5BN17 5LX: also in BN17 5BN17 5LZ: also in BN17 5BN17 5NA: also in BN17 5BN17 5NB: also in BN17 5BN17 5NF: also in BN17 5BN17 5NJ: also in BN17 5BN17 5NL: also in BN17 5BN17 5NY: also in BN17 5BN17 5PP: also in BN17 5BN17 5PT: also in BN17 5BN17 5PU: also in BN17 5BN17 5PX: also in BN17 5BN17 5PY: also in BN17 5BN17 5PZ: also in BN17 5BN17 5QA: also in BN17 5BN17 5QB: also in BN17 5BN17 5QD: also in BN17 5BN17 5QE: also in BN17 5BN17 5QF: also in BN17 5BN17 5QG: also in BN17 5BN17 5QH: also in BN17 5BN17 5QQ: also in BN17 5BN17 5QS: also in BN17 5BN17 5SF: also in BN17 5BN17 5TA: also in BN17 5BN17 5TE: also in BN17 5BN17 5TH: also in BN17 5 School 750 mSchool 1.1 kmPark Surgery 1.2 kmGP 2.4 kmFord station 3.0 kmRiver BN17 5BF Map of BN17 5BF and what is near it Map of BN17 5BF: its centre point, with the 208 other postcodes in the BN17 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 7 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. River BN17 5BF
  • BN17 5BF
  • Other postcodes in BN17 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.8102, longitude -0.5484)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BN17 5BF?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BN17 5BF?

Every home and business at BN17 5BF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Arun: 82%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Arun: 99%

The line marks the figure across Arun.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at BN17 5BF?

BinDayBuddy does not read Arun District Council's collection days yet.

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BN17 5BF at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 40 homes and businesses at BN17 5BF. 18 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

40 homes and businesses at BN17 5BF Low: 18Not in an area at risk: 22

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Arun

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BN17 5BF: 1,331 properties in Arun are at high risk (1.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Arun

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BN17 5BF is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BN17 5BF?

Homes in BN17 5 sold for a typical £192,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 89 sales, down 32.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£192,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£285,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 32.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £480,000 8 sales
  • Semi-detached £380,000 7 sales
  • Terraced £278,750 22 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £153,500 52 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BN17 district: a typical £285,000 from 402 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in BN17 5BF

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in BN17 5BF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 23 January 2026. The middle sale was £150,000, from £145,000 to £165,000. Across BN17 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £192,500. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BN17 5BF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,240 homes in the neighbourhood around BN17 5BF. The largest share of them, 42%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (39%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BN17 5BF

Band D in Arun for 2026‑27: £2,487. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,658 (band A) to £3,593 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,658.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 520 (42%)£1,658
Band Babout 340 (27%)£1,935
Band Cabout 160 (13%)£2,211
Band Dabout 140 (11%)£2,487
Band Eabout 60 (5%)£3,040
Band Fabout 20 (2%)£3,593
Band Gwithheld£4,145
Band Hwithheld£4,974

When the homes were built

  1. 39% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 12% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 17% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

Averages for Arun before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BN17 5BF is in (ONS area E01031454), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BN17 5BF?

The nearest open schools to BN17 5BF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BN17 5BF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to BN17 5BF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BN17 5BF is Littlehampton Rail Station, 150 metres away in a straight line.

  • Littlehampton Rail Station Railway station 150 mWalk
  • Ford Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Arun Footbridge, 27 m away.

More stations near BN17 5BF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BN17 5BF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BN17 5BF, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BN17 5BF?

2 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BN17 5BF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 400 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 400 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BN17 5BF?

The nearest to the centre of BN17 5BF, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BN17 5BF?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BN17 5BF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BN17 5BF, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BN17 5BF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BN17 5BF, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BN17 5BF?

The nearest vets to the centre of BN17 5BF on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BN17 5BF in a conservation area?

The centre of BN17 5BF is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BN17 5BF?

Police.uk records 303 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BN17 5BF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences105 reports
Anti-social behaviour75 reports
Criminal damage and arson26 reports
Public order23 reports
Shoplifting15 reports
Other theft15 reports

Also: drugs 9, burglary 8, vehicle crime 7, robbery 7, possession of weapons 5, other crime 4, bicycle theft 3, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BN17 5BF

Ward
River
Parish
Littlehampton
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Littlehampton
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
August 1992

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

BN17 5AL70 mBN17 5DB80 mBN17 5QS90 mBN17 5BX90 mBN17 7BT90 mBN17 5BZ90 m
All of BN17

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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