Ash Close, Littlehampton, BN17 6FB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BN17 6FB, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.8% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	55.5%	54.8%	-0.7%	51.0%	3.8%
Male	44.5%	45.2%	0.7%	49.0%	-3.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around BN17 6FB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 51.5% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	50%	51.5%	1.5%	37.9%	13.6%
Married: Opposite sex	39.5%	26.9%	-12.6%	44.2%	-17.3%
Separated	2.6%	4.7%	2.1%	2.2%	2.5%
Divorced	6.6%	15.8%	9.2%	9.1%	6.7%
Widowed	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	6.1%	-4.9%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.4%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	52.1%	48.6%	-3.5%	48.4%	0.2%
Good health	34.5%	37.8%	3.3%	33.6%	4.2%
Fair health	10.1%	9.9%	-0.2%	12.7%	-2.8%
Bad health	3.4%	2.3%	-1.1%	4.0%	-1.7%
Very bad health	0%	1.4%	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	23.7%	12.8%	-10.9%	18.2%	-5.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.5%	20.3%	9.8%	9.6%	10.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.4%	15.7%	-2.7%	13.4%	2.3%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	4.7%	3.4%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	19.7%	20.3%	0.6%	16.9%	3.4%
Degree or Similar	25%	23.8%	-1.2%	33.8%	-10.0%
Other	1.3%	2.3%	1.0%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 94.1% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	0%	0.5%	0.5%	3.1%	-2.6%
Pakistani	0%	1.4%	1.4%	2.7%	-1.3%
Other Asian	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	0%	0.9%	0.9%	2.5%	-1.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	98.3%	94.1%	-4.2%	81.4%	12.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 95.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	95%	95.5%	0.5%	83.2%	12.3%
European Union	1.7%	1.4%	-0.3%	6.1%	-4.7%
Africa	2.5%	1.8%	-0.7%	2.7%	-0.9%
Middle East and Asia	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	5.6%	-4.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	94.1%	95.5%	1.4%	83.2%	12.3%
10+ Years	0%	3.6%	3.6%	9.8%	-6.2%
5-10 Years	0%	0.5%	0.5%	2.9%	-2.4%
2-5 Years	2.5%	0.5%	-2.0%	2.2%	-1.7%
Less than 2 years	3.4%	0%	-3.4%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	87.8%	76.7%	11.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
No passport held	10.9%	13.5%	-2.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	61.5%	37.2%	24.3%
Christian	34.8%	46.2%	-11.4%
Hindu	0.5%	1.7%	-1.2%
Muslim	1.4%	6.5%	-5.1%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	1.4%	6.0%	-4.6%

Safety

Is Ash Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ash Close was 60.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 6.0% higher than the Brookfield average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Ash Close has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Brookfield and the 242nd highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 47.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -7.3%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 50% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,000

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in BN17 6FB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Ash Close are based on 26 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Arun.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Ash Close, Littlehampton, BN17 6FB

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN17 6FB

Average Price
£315,400

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£315,400

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ash Close

Average Price
£312,829

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£321,683

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£91,497

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ash CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12 Ash Close, Littlehampton, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£245,000	2022-10-28	£237,405
9 Ash Close, Littlehampton, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£360,000	2022-07-07	£357,052
15 Ash Close, Littlehampton, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£340,000	2021-04-06	£380,879
14 Ash Close, Littlehampton, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£200,000	2020-12-10	£229,893
38 Ash Close, Littlehampton, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£235,000	2020-06-26	£282,525

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BN17 6FB

Employment

BN17 6FB area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in BN17 6FB area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	63
Part-Time Employee	27
Self-Employed	22
Retired	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Unemployed	8
Student (economically inactive)	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Looking after home or family	5
Other	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	8
Financial and insurance activities	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Manufacturing	5
Information and communication	3
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Administrative and support service activities	2
Education	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Construction	2
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Other	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Summerlea Community Primary School Windsor Drive , Rustington BN16 3SW	2out of 4	890 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rustington Community Primary School North Lane , Rustington BN16 3PW	3out of 4	1,125 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton Highdown Drive , BN17 6HL	2out of 4	1,300 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lyminster Primary School Wick Street , BN17 7JZ	2out of 4	1,408 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
White Meadows Primary Academy Whitelea Road , Wick BN17 7JL	3out of 4	1,810 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Littlehampton Academy Fitzalan Road , BN17 6FE	2out of 4	1,196 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Angmering School Station Road , Angmering BN16 4HH	2out of 4	3,150 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cornfield School, Littlehampton Cornfield Close , BN17 6HY	3out of 4	868 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
My Choice School Arundel 2 Yeomans Nursery , Warningcamp BN18 9QY	- not rated	4,295 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Subway	Subway At, Burger King Restaurant Worthing Road		256 yd
Burger King	Burger King Restaurant Worthing Road		256 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Rustington Community Academy NORTH LANE	grass pitches	987 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	44 Mbit/s
Average download speed	46.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	69.86 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	69.86 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	11.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of BN17 6FB