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Bognor Regis

Bognor Regis is a town in West Sussex, England, with a population of around 63,885. It has around 101 restaurants and cafés, 6 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and 1 GP and clinic, with 80 bus stops and Bognor Regis railway station 0.3 km away. The average sold house price is around £343,630. There were around 369 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bognor Regis area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Arun area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 164,889 residents at roughly 746 people per km².

Council
Arun
County
West Sussex
Constituency
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
Police force
Sussex
42/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 210th of 294 English council areas — better than 29% of them.

Low crime61
Home affordability20
Affordable rents20
Good schools51
Life expectancy41
Low deprivation47
Employment36
Low council tax36

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

19°CSunny

  • Today: 19° / 12° · 5% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:32

13h 5m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

389 reported · July 2026 24% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences119
  • Anti-social behaviour107
  • Shoplifting36
  • Criminal damage & arson31

12 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Marine - Bognor Regis · Sussex

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social behaviour (ASB)
  • Retail Crime

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

293 reported road collisions (2024)

99 killed or seriously injured · 406 casualties · 17.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

366 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 298 rated 4–5 ★ (264 top)
  • 15 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Bognor Regis (0.7 km)
  • 43 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Bognor Regis (0.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£321,927 average 3.1% YoY

Across Arun · to 2026-06

Detached£554,358
Semi-detached£352,866
Terraced£275,756
Flat£167,592

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,227 average monthly rent 3.1% YoY

  • 1 bed £847
  • 2 bed £1,137
  • 3 bed £1,391

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

10.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.9 times median annual pay (10.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 158.9p · BP (11.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (2.7 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

10 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 60 kW
  • Nearest: Town Hall Car Park (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Swimming pools6
  • Sports pitches38
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds20

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

164,889 residents in Arun · 746/km²

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 56%
  • 65+: 28%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 149 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,487 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (27% of 79,740)

A £1,658
B £1,935
C £2,211
D £2,487
E £3,040
F £3,593
G £4,145
H £4,974

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

46 schools · 18,474 pupils

35 primary · 6 secondary · 5 other

Ofsted: 16 of 18 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

43inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Ormiston Six Villages AcademyGood
  • The Angmering SchoolGood
  • The Littlehampton AcademyGood
  • Felpham Community College
  • St Philip Howard Catholic School
  • The Regis School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Arun

Care & health services

988 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes343
  • GP practices106
  • Dentists219
  • Homecare agencies210
  • Hospitals & hospices37

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · West Sussex

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Bognor Regis (The Steyne and Waterloo Square))
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 83 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

178 applications decided

88.2% granted · 157 granted, 21 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Alison Griffiths

Conservative

Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

Recent votes:

  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • NoMotion to sit in private
  • AyePublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19
  • AyePublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat / Labour / Green / Independent coalition

  • Lab 8
  • Con 19
  • LD 14
  • Grn 5
  • Ref 2
  • Oth 6

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools7
  • GPs & clinics4
  • Pharmacies5
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens34
  • Restaurants & cafés96

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,340 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

519 jobs advertised · £39,683 avg

e.g. Team Member Plus, Swimming Pool Supervisor Plus, Resort Safety SIA Team

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£706 median full-time weekly pay

3.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,424 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

44% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 85,840 certificates

9.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

53% low-carbon electricity

Solar 33% · Imports 29% · Gas 18% · Wind 10%

96 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 83.9 yrs women · 79.2 yrs men

70% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile8.1
  • Happiness yesterday7.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bognor Regis and Littlehampton:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Bognor Regis · 0.2 km

    Bognor Regis, also known as Bognor, is a town, seaside resort and civil parish in the Arun district, in West Sussex on the south coast of England, 56 miles (90 km) south-west of London, 24 miles (39 km) west of Bright…

  • Bognor Regis Pier · 0.3 km

    Bognor Regis Pier is a pier located in the seaside resort of Bognor Regis, West Sussex. The pier opened on 5 May 1865 to the design of Sir Charles Fox and J. W. Wilson. Initially constructed with a length of 1000 ft (…

  • Bognor Regis railway station · 0.6 km

    Bognor Regis railway station serves the town of Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England. It opened as the terminus of a short branch line in 1864, replacing a more distant station on the Worthing to Chichester main line. L…

  • Bognor Regis Town Hall · 0.7 km

    Bognor Regis Town Hall is a municipal building in Clarence Road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Bognor Regis Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.

  • Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Bognor Regis · 0.7 km

    Our Lady of Sorrows Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England. It was built from 1881 to 1882 and designed by Joseph Stanislaus Hansom. It is situated on the corner of the High Str…

  • Bognor Regis Town F.C. · 0.9 km

    Bognor Regis Town Football Club is an English football club based in Bognor Regis, West Sussex. Nicknamed 'The Rocks’, the club is an FA Chartered Standard Community club affiliated to the Sussex County Football Assoc…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Bognor Regis?
Bognor Regis is a town in West Sussex, England, in the Arun local authority.
What is the population of Bognor Regis?
Bognor Regis has an approximate settlement population of 63,885.
How deprived is Bognor Regis?
The Arun local authority, which includes Bognor Regis, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.