Pagham
Pagham is a village in West Sussex, England, with a population of around 2,500. It has 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, and around 6 restaurants and cafés, along with 10 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Bognor Regis, 5.5 km away. There were around 25 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 Pagham area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Arun area is around the average in England (IoD2025). 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
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 211th of 294 English council areas — better than 28% of them.
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
10°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 12° / 9° · 38% rain
- Tomorrow: 13° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:56Sunset 16:36
9h 40m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
37 reported · August 2026▲ 19% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour16
- Violence & sexual offences9
- Criminal damage & arson6
- Shoplifting3
Neighbourhood team: Pagham and Rose Green · Sussex
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social behaviour (ASB)
- Anti-social driving, in particular speeding vehicles
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
275 reported road collisions (2025)
78 killed or seriously injured · 330 casualties · 16.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
58 food businesses within 2 miles
- 51 rated 4–5 ★ (42 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bognor Regis (5.2 km)
- 13 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Bognor Regis (5.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£320,505 average▼ 1.2% YoY
Across Arun · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,231 average monthly rent▲ 3.1% YoY
- 1 bed £849
- 2 bed £1,140
- 3 bed £1,395
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
2,618 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (7.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Esso (7.1 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
15 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 60 kW
- Nearest: Wagner Renewables Ltd (3.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches7
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds4
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,147
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK7,172
- Net moves+2,975
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 137 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,487 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (27% of 79,740)
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%)
43 inspected 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
991 CQC-registered services
- Care homes342
- GP practices107
- Dentists220
- Homecare agencies210
- Hospitals & hospices37
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · West Sussex
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 22 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
158 applications decided
86.1% granted · 136 granted, 22 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Jess Brown-Fuller
Liberal Democrat
Chichester
Recent votes:
- AyeOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21
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
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens5
- Restaurants & cafés8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,470 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
6 jobs advertised · £160,000 avg
e.g. Seasonal Customer Service Assistant, Grounds & Siting Manager, Associate Dentist (Visa Sponsorship)
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
50% low-carbon electricity
Gas 37% · Wind 28% · Imports 13% · Biomass 12%
166 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.9 yrs women · 79.2 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (West Sussex): 64.5 women · 63.1 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
Health services
6 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in PO21
- Bognor Medical Centre
- Grove House Surgery
- Maywood Health Care Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Chichester:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks371 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers348 local signatures · 13,821 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases325 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Make catapult attacks against animals a standalone criminal offence215 local signatures · 55,084 nationwide
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death192 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Pagham · 0.0 km
Pagham is a coastal village, Anglican parish and civil parish in the Arun district of West Sussex, England, with a population of around 6,100. It lies about two miles to the west of Bognor Regis.
Pagham Cricket Club Ground · 1.1 kmPagham Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Pagham, Sussex. The first recorded club match on the ground was in 1895.
Pagham F.C. · 1.2 kmPagham Football Club is a football club based in Pagham, near Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England. They are currently members of the Southern Combination Premier Division and play at Nyetimber Lane.
Nyetimber Mill · 1.4 kmNyetimber Mill is a grade II listed tower mill at Pagham, Sussex, England which has been converted to residential use.
Pagham Harbour · 1.6 kmPagham Harbour is a 629-hectare (1,550-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the western outskirts of Bognor Regis in West Sussex. It is a Geological Conservation Review site, a Nature…
Nyetimber (electoral division) · 1.8 kmNyetimber is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pagham?
- Pagham is a town in West Sussex, England, in the Arun local authority.
- How deprived is Pagham?
- The Arun local authority, which includes Pagham, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.