Arunford Close, Ford, Arundel, BN18 0TR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BN18 0TR is primarily male, with 69.8% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	18%	30.2%	12.2%	51.0%	-20.8%
Male	82%	69.8%	-12.2%	49.0%	20.8%

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 BN18 0TR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50.5% 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	54.9%	50.5%	-4.4%	37.9%	12.6%
Married: Opposite sex	23.3%	31%	7.7%	44.2%	-13.2%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	5.7%	2.8%	-2.9%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	14.8%	10.8%	-4.0%	9.1%	1.7%
Widowed	0.8%	3.3%	2.5%	6.1%	-2.8%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	41.4%	43.6%	2.2%	48.4%	-4.8%
Good health	40.6%	36.8%	-3.8%	33.6%	3.2%
Fair health	14.5%	13.7%	-0.8%	12.7%	1.0%
Bad health	2.4%	4.8%	2.4%	4.0%	0.8%
Very bad health	1%	1.2%	0.2%	1.2%	0.0%

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	15.2%	17.9%	2.7%	18.2%	-0.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	22.7%	14%	-8.7%	9.6%	4.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	23.7%	18.1%	-5.6%	13.4%	4.7%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	6.5%	4.3%	5.3%	1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.4%	17.7%	3.3%	16.9%	0.8%
Degree or Similar	16.6%	24.2%	7.6%	33.8%	-9.6%
Other	5.3%	1.6%	-3.7%	2.8%	-1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 79.3% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.6%	1.4%	-0.2%	1.1%	0.3%
Chinese	0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.7%	-0.6%
Indian	1.4%	2.2%	0.8%	3.1%	-0.9%
Pakistani	1.6%	1.4%	-0.2%	2.7%	-1.3%
Other Asian	0.7%	1.2%	0.5%	1.6%	-0.4%
Black African	5.1%	1.8%	-3.3%	2.5%	-0.7%
Black Caribbean	6.3%	4.1%	-2.2%	1.0%	3.1%
Other Black	1.4%	2.9%	1.5%	0.5%	2.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	1.2%	0.2%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	1.5%	0.1%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	0.5%	1%	0.5%	0.8%	0.2%
White	75.5%	79.3%	3.8%	81.4%	-2.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.6%	2%	0.4%	0.1%	1.9%
Arab	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 90.7% 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	84.3%	90.7%	6.4%	83.2%	7.5%
European Union	3%	3.5%	0.5%	6.1%	-2.6%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	1.4%	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	4.7%	1.3%	-3.4%	2.7%	-1.4%
Middle East and Asia	4.5%	2.8%	-1.7%	5.6%	-2.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.3%	0.3%	-2.0%	1.3%	-1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	83.9%	90.5%	6.6%	83.2%	7.3%
10+ Years	1%	8.5%	7.5%	9.8%	-1.3%
5-10 Years	3.1%	0.7%	-2.4%	2.9%	-2.2%
2-5 Years	2.3%	0.2%	-2.1%	2.2%	-2.0%
Less than 2 years	9.6%	0%	-9.6%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.5%	76.7%	1.8%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	0.6%	1.5%	-0.9%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
No passport held	17.7%	13.5%	4.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41.5%	37.2%	4.3%
Christian	41.6%	46.2%	-4.6%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	0.9%	1.7%	-0.8%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	6.7%	6.5%	0.2%
Sikh	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	5.2%	6.0%	-0.8%

Safety

Is Arunford Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Arunford Close was 80.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 23.5% lower than the Yapton average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Arunford Close has the 7th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Yapton and the 158th highest crime rate of 531 local areas in Arun .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 25.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -52.2%.

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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. 52% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,400

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in BN18 0TR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 10/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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) - 5/10 (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) - 3/10 (low )
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 Arunford Close are based on 3 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 Arunford Close, Ford, Arundel, BN18 0TR

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN18 0TR

Average Price
£447,458

Semi-Detached
£388,777

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£506,139

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Arunford Close

Average Price
£426,641

Semi-Detached
£393,753

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£492,417

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Arunford CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Arunford Close, Arundel, West Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£236,000	2007-04-11	£376,716
3 Arunford Close, Arundel, West Sussex Detached, an established residential building	£95,000	1996-12-04	£486,611
2 Arunford Close, Arundel, West Sussex Semi-Detached, a newly built property	£70,300	1996-03-22	£401,653

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BN18 0TR

Employment

Economic Activity

Other	303
Full-Time Employee	202
Retired	102
Self-Employed	69
Part-Time Employee	60
Unemployed	41
Long-Term Sick or disabled	27
Student (economically inactive)	24
Looking after home or family	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	38
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Human health and social work activities	24
Accommodation and food service activities	24
Construction	15
Administrative and support service activities	12
Transport and storage	12
Other	11
Manufacturing	6
Education	3
Real estate activities	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Information and communication	1
Financial and insurance activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary's CofE Primary School Brookpit Lane , Clymping BN17 5QU	3out of 4	1,417 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wickbourne Infant School Whitelea Road , BN17 7JL	- not rated	2,503 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Flora McDonald Junior School Whitelea Road , Wick BN17 7JL	- not rated	2,533 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
White Meadows Primary School Whitelea Road , Wick BN17 7JL	- not rated	2,533 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
White Meadows Primary Academy Whitelea Road , Wick BN17 7JL	3out of 4	2,533 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	3out of 4	3,427 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Littlehampton Community School,the Hill Road , BN17 6DQ	- not rated	3,535 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Philip Howard Catholic School Elm Grove South , Barnham PO22 0EN	4out of 4	5,337 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The St Philip Howard Catholic High School Elm Grove South , Barnham PO22 0EN	- not rated	5,337 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Kingsway School Yapton Free Church , Main Road BN18 0EA	- not rated	2,833 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Area B - Out of School Learning Service The Flinstone Centre , East Street BN17 6AW	- not rated	3,251 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cornfield School, Littlehampton Cornfield Close , BN17 6HY	3out of 4	3,387 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Convent of the Holy Family School Norfolk Road , BN17 5HF	- not rated	4,178 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Rosemead School East Street , BN17 6AL	- not rated	5,403 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Girls	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
Hmp Ford	Hm Ford Open Prison Ford Road		245 yd
Spitfire Cafe	Unit S7 Ground Floor Rear, Rudford Industrial Estate Ford Road		727 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Ship & Anchor Public House	Ship And Anchor Station Road		1,036 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hmp Ford FORD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	245 yd
Ford Indoor Football Arena (Closed) Ford Airfield Industrial Estate	artificial grass pitch	945 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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%

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